Master of Creative Writing

Massey University

This is a selected entry qualification. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.

To enter the Master of Creative Writing you will:

have been awarded or qualified for a bachelors degree with at least a B grade average across the 200 and 300-level specialisation courses, or

have a bachelors with honours degree or a postgraduate diploma in arts in Creative Writing, Expressive Arts or English, with at least a B grade average for the qualification.

You will be selected into the qualification on the basis of a process which includes providing:

a summary of your research interests: a brief (one to two paragraphs) outline of your proposed MCW thesis, summarising your proposed creative project (about 70% of the thesis) and proposed critical project (about 30% of the thesis). Please indicate the genre in which you would like to write your creative thesis in this outline. Critical projects usually take the form of a literary essay, a craft essay, or an exegesis

a portfolio of your creative writing (please refer below)

confirmation that your creative writing portfolio is your own personal work.