MA brochure - Creative Writing - Queen's University Belfast
MA brochure - Creative Writing - Queen's University Belfast MA brochure - Creative Writing - Queen's University Belfast
Today,+our+lecturers+in+Creative+Writing+are+all+ acclaimed+writers+in+their+respective+genres+who+have+ received+major+national+and+international+awards+for+ their+work.+To+study+Creative+Writing+at+Queen’s+means+ working+alongside+some+of+Ireland’s+leading+novelists,+ poets+and+dramatists+with+extensive+experience+of+ both+writing+and+teaching,+in+a+challenging+but+ supportive+environment.++++ Events Students+of+Creative+Writing+at+Queen’s+join+a+vibrant+ literary+and+social+culture.+Throughout+each+semester,+ the+Heaney+Centre+and+the+English+Society+host+ evening+readings+and+lectures+by+acclaimed+poets,+ novelists+and+critics.+The+Lunchbox+Series+offers+more+ intimate+readings+and+talks+by+writers+on+the+first+ Friday+lunchtime+of+the+month.+Every+Wednesday+ afternoon,+the+Queen’s+Writers’+Group+meets+in+the+ Centre+to+discuss+creative+work+in+any+genre+–+this+ group+is+open+to+students+and+writers+from+outside+the+ university+alike,+and+is+currently+hosted+by+the+Centre’s+ Director,+Ciaran+Carson.+ Resources&and&Facilities In+addition+to+the+new+McClay+Library,+which+offers++ students+worldNleading+facilities+and+research+ resources,+the+Heaney+Centre+houses+an+additional+++ library+of+contemporary+poetry,+located+on+the+second+ floor.+On+the+ground+floor+you’ll+find+a+social+space+and+ a+computer+room.+The+garden+has+been+planted+with+ flowers+and+shrubs+with+particular+resonances+in+ contemporary+Irish+literature.+ ! Why&Creative&Writing&at&Queen’s? Postgraduate+students+of+Creative+Writing+in+the+ School+of+English+at+Queen’s+take+advantage+of+MA+and+ PhD+programmes+which+are+at+the+forefront+of+the+ teaching+of+Creative+Writing+as+an+academic+discipline+ in+both+Ireland+and+the+UK.+The+MA+in+Creative+Writing+ is+currently+in+its+12 th +year+and+regularly+recruits+ students+from+all+over+the++EnglishNspeaking+world,+ including+Canada,+the+U.S.A+and+New+Zealand.+The+MA+ allows+students+to+focus+exclusively+on+poetry,+prose,+ or+scriptwriting+whilst+simultaneously+offering+modules+ which+develop+and+challenge+work+undertaken+in+these+ core+disciplines.+ The+School+of+English+at+Queen’s+remains+one+of+a+ handful+of+institutions+which+offer+a+PhD+in+Creative+ Writing.+A+former+graduate+of+the+MA+in+Creative+ Writing,+Emily+Dedakis,+was+the+first+student+in+Ireland+ to+attain+a+PhD+in+Creative+Writing+and+places+are+ currently+available+for+students+wishing+to+study+ poetry,+prose,+or+scriptwriting+at+doctoral+level.++ Creative&Environment Creative+Writing+at+Queen’s+is+part+of+a+worldNfamous+ literary+tradition+going+back+to+the+renowned+‘Group’+ of+the+1960s,+which+included+such+literary+giants+as+ Seamus+Heaney,+Michael+Longley,+Derek+Mahon,+Paul+ Muldoon,+Ciaran+Carson+and+Medbh+McGuckian.++ To+build+on+the+peculiar+strength+of+this+Queen’sNbased+ poetic+tradition,+The+Seamus+Heaney+Centre+for+Poetry+ was+founded+as+part+of+the+School+of+English+in+2003.+ The+Heaney+Centre,+headed+by+Professor+Ciaran+ Carson,+hosts+the+Creative+Writing+programmes+within+ the+School. “The+MA+in+Creative+Writing+provided+a+ space+to+explore+what+the+process+of+ writing+was+for+me+–+which+meant+ disciplining+myself+to+write,++rather+than+ just+talking+about+doing+it;++letting+it+flow,+ getting+it+down+on+paper;++working+on+ what+I've+written+to+craft+it+into+something+ worth+reading;++exposing+it+to+others+to+see+ if+it+works.+The+weekly+workshops+with+ tutors+at+Queens+were+there+to+encourage+ and+critique+at+every+step+of+that process.+ The+tutors+are+all+well+established+in+their+ own+fields+and+I+found+them+accessible+and+ honest+in+their+comments+on+my+work.+ They+more+than+fulfilled+their+part+of+the+ bargain+–+I+wrote,++they+read+what+I+wrote+ and+critiqued+it+and+inspired+me+to+work+on+ it+until+it+was+the+best+it+could+be. And+the+ discipline+of+having+to+produce+a+piece+of+ work each+week+for 'workNshopping'+was+ crucial+in+my+development+as+a+writer.” ―+MA+student,+Sheila+Llewellyn.
MA&in&English&(Creative&Writing) Convenor:+Dr+Sinéad+Morrissey The+MA+in+English+(Creative+Writing)+is+designed+to+ allow+students+to+concentrate+exclusively+on+the+genre+ of+their+choice,+be+it+poetry,+prose+fiction,+or+ scriptwriting.+The+spine+of+the+MA+is+therefore+the+ Creative+Writing+Workshop+which+runs+through+both+ semesters+in+each+of+these+three+disciplines.+In+addition+ to+the+workshops,+students+undertake+a+range+of+ additional+halfNmodules+to+further+their+development+ as+selfNreflective+writers.+ Modules&Available&in&2012E13 Compulsory+modules: Poetry,(Prose,(Scriptwriting(Workshops( Research(Methods(for(Creative(Writers(–+this+module+ requires+students+to+undertake+a+piece+of+original+ research+and+to+use+this+research+as+the+basis+of+a+new+ creative+work+in+the+genre+of+their+choice.+ Craft(and(Technique(–+this+module+examines+existing+ ‘master’+texts+in+all+three+genres+and+requires+students+ to+apply+the+techniques+deployed+by+these+authors+to+ their+own+writing. Selected+elective+modules+(subject+to+change): Poetic(Form( The(Seven(Basic(Plots From(Page(to(Stage The(Poetics(of(Translation Life(Writing PhD&in&Creative&Writing The+PhD+in+Creative+Writing+involves+both+an+extended+ piece+of+creative+work+and(a+related+critical+ component.+To+apply+for+a+PhD+in+Creative+Writing+you+ must+have+already+completed+an+MA+in+Creative+ Writing+in+the+same+genre.+Students+with+a+Distinction+ at+MA+level+will+be+given+preference. Core&Teaching&Staff Garrett&Carr&–&&Prose&Fiction Garrett+Carr+was+born+in+1975.+He+grew+ up+in+Co.+Donegal,+in+a+town+rather+like+ Ballydog,+the+setting+of+his+first+novel+ The(Badness(of(Balldog.+That+book+and+ its+sequel,+Lost(Dogs,+were+both+listed+ as+2010+reads+of+the+year+by+the+Irish+ Independent+and+The+Times+(UK).+ The+common+ground+between+texts+and+maps+ interests+Garrett.+He+creates+maps+of+Ireland’s+border+ region+and+exhibits+them+around+Ireland.+He+has+maps+ in+the+collections+of+the+Arts+Council+of+Northern+ Ireland+and+the+National+University+of+Ireland+at+ Maynooth. Tim&Loane&–&Scriptwriting& Tim+Loane+has+worked+extensively+as+ a+writer,+director+and+actor+in+film,+ television,+theatre+and+radio+on+local,+ national+and+international+stages.+He+ coNfounded+Tinderbox+Theatre+ Company+in+1998.+His+screenwriting+ includes+Teachers((Channel+4),+Out(of( the(Deep(Pan((BBC)+and+Reversals( (ITV).+He+directed+the+short+film+Dance(Lexie(Dance( which+was+nominated+for+an+Academy+Award+in+1997.+( Dr&Darran&McCann&–&&Prose&Fiction&and&Drama Dr+Darran+McCann+is+from+Armagh+ City.+He+was+educated+at+Trinity+ College,+Dublin,+and+Dublin+City+ University.+He+worked+as+a+journalist,+ and+had+work+published+in+local+and+ national+newspapers+and+magazines+ throughout+Ireland+and+the+UK,+before+becoming+a+ news+reporter+on+the+staff+of+Belfast’s+Irish+News.++He+ went+on+to+earn+an+MA,+then+Ph.D,+in+Creative+Writing+ at+Queen’s+University,+Belfast+–+the+latter+being+the+first+ time+a+doctorate+in+Creative+Writing+had+ever+been+ awarded+by+an+Irish+university. His+play,+Confession,+was+produced+by+Accidental+ Theatre+Co.+at+the+Brian+Friel+Theatre,+Belfast,+in+2008.+ His+debut+novel,+After(the(Lockout,+was+published+ internationally+by+Fourth+Estate+in+2012. Dr&Sinéad&Morrissey&–&Poetry& Sinéad+Morrissey+is+the+author+of+ four+poetry+collections:+There(Was( Fire(in(Vancouver((1996),+Between( Here(and(There((2002),+The(State(of( the(Prisons((2005)+and+Through(the(Square(Window( (2009).+Her+prizes+include+The+Rupert+and+Eithne+ Strong+Award,+The+Patrick+Kavanagh+Award,+The+ Michael+Hartnett+Poetry+Prize+and+The+Irish+Times+ Poetry+Prize.+In+2007+she+was+received+a+Lannan+ Literary+Fellowship.
<strong>MA</strong>&in&English&(<strong>Creative</strong>&<strong>Writing</strong>)<br />
Convenor:+Dr+Sinéad+Morrissey<br />
The+<strong>MA</strong>+in+English+(<strong>Creative</strong>+<strong>Writing</strong>)+is+designed+to+<br />
allow+students+to+concentrate+exclusively+on+the+genre+<br />
of+their+choice,+be+it+poetry,+prose+fiction,+or+<br />
scriptwriting.+The+spine+of+the+<strong>MA</strong>+is+therefore+the+<br />
<strong>Creative</strong>+<strong>Writing</strong>+Workshop+which+runs+through+both+<br />
semesters+in+each+of+these+three+disciplines.+In+addition+<br />
to+the+workshops,+students+undertake+a+range+of+<br />
additional+halfNmodules+to+further+their+development+<br />
as+selfNreflective+writers.+<br />
Modules&Available&in&2012E13<br />
Compulsory+modules:<br />
Poetry,(Prose,(Scriptwriting(Workshops(<br />
Research(Methods(for(<strong>Creative</strong>(Writers(–+this+module+<br />
requires+students+to+undertake+a+piece+of+original+<br />
research+and+to+use+this+research+as+the+basis+of+a+new+<br />
creative+work+in+the+genre+of+their+choice.+<br />
Craft(and(Technique(–+this+module+examines+existing+<br />
‘master’+texts+in+all+three+genres+and+requires+students+<br />
to+apply+the+techniques+deployed+by+these+authors+to+<br />
their+own+writing.<br />
Selected+elective+modules+(subject+to+change):<br />
Poetic(Form(<br />
The(Seven(Basic(Plots<br />
From(Page(to(Stage<br />
The(Poetics(of(Translation<br />
Life(<strong>Writing</strong><br />
PhD&in&<strong>Creative</strong>&<strong>Writing</strong><br />
The+PhD+in+<strong>Creative</strong>+<strong>Writing</strong>+involves+both+an+extended+<br />
piece+of+creative+work+and(a+related+critical+<br />
component.+To+apply+for+a+PhD+in+<strong>Creative</strong>+<strong>Writing</strong>+you+<br />
must+have+already+completed+an+<strong>MA</strong>+in+<strong>Creative</strong>+<br />
<strong>Writing</strong>+in+the+same+genre.+Students+with+a+Distinction+<br />
at+<strong>MA</strong>+level+will+be+given+preference.<br />
Core&Teaching&Staff<br />
Garrett&Carr&–&&Prose&Fiction<br />
Garrett+Carr+was+born+in+1975.+He+grew+<br />
up+in+Co.+Donegal,+in+a+town+rather+like+<br />
Ballydog,+the+setting+of+his+first+novel+<br />
The(Badness(of(Balldog.+That+book+and+<br />
its+sequel,+Lost(Dogs,+were+both+listed+<br />
as+2010+reads+of+the+year+by+the+Irish+<br />
Independent+and+The+Times+(UK).+<br />
The+common+ground+between+texts+and+maps+<br />
interests+Garrett.+He+creates+maps+of+Ireland’s+border+<br />
region+and+exhibits+them+around+Ireland.+He+has+maps+<br />
in+the+collections+of+the+Arts+Council+of+Northern+<br />
Ireland+and+the+National+<strong>University</strong>+of+Ireland+at+<br />
Maynooth.<br />
Tim&Loane&–&Scriptwriting&<br />
Tim+Loane+has+worked+extensively+as+<br />
a+writer,+director+and+actor+in+film,+<br />
television,+theatre+and+radio+on+local,+<br />
national+and+international+stages.+He+<br />
coNfounded+Tinderbox+Theatre+<br />
Company+in+1998.+His+screenwriting+<br />
includes+Teachers((Channel+4),+Out(of(<br />
the(Deep(Pan((BBC)+and+Reversals(<br />
(ITV).+He+directed+the+short+film+Dance(Lexie(Dance(<br />
which+was+nominated+for+an+Academy+Award+in+1997.+(<br />
Dr&Darran&McCann&–&&Prose&Fiction&and&Drama<br />
Dr+Darran+McCann+is+from+Armagh+<br />
City.+He+was+educated+at+Trinity+<br />
College,+Dublin,+and+Dublin+City+<br />
<strong>University</strong>.+He+worked+as+a+journalist,+<br />
and+had+work+published+in+local+and+<br />
national+newspapers+and+magazines+<br />
throughout+Ireland+and+the+UK,+before+becoming+a+<br />
news+reporter+on+the+staff+of+<strong>Belfast</strong>’s+Irish+News.++He+<br />
went+on+to+earn+an+<strong>MA</strong>,+then+Ph.D,+in+<strong>Creative</strong>+<strong>Writing</strong>+<br />
at+Queen’s+<strong>University</strong>,+<strong>Belfast</strong>+–+the+latter+being+the+first+<br />
time+a+doctorate+in+<strong>Creative</strong>+<strong>Writing</strong>+had+ever+been+<br />
awarded+by+an+Irish+university.<br />
His+play,+Confession,+was+produced+by+Accidental+<br />
Theatre+Co.+at+the+Brian+Friel+Theatre,+<strong>Belfast</strong>,+in+2008.+<br />
His+debut+novel,+After(the(Lockout,+was+published+<br />
internationally+by+Fourth+Estate+in+2012.<br />
Dr&Sinéad&Morrissey&–&Poetry&<br />
Sinéad+Morrissey+is+the+author+of+<br />
four+poetry+collections:+There(Was(<br />
Fire(in(Vancouver((1996),+Between(<br />
Here(and(There((2002),+The(State(of(<br />
the(Prisons((2005)+and+Through(the(Square(Window(<br />
(2009).+Her+prizes+include+The+Rupert+and+Eithne+<br />
Strong+Award,+The+Patrick+Kavanagh+Award,+The+<br />
Michael+Hartnett+Poetry+Prize+and+The+Irish+Times+<br />
Poetry+Prize.+In+2007+she+was+received+a+Lannan+<br />
Literary+Fellowship.
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