Duration 
Units 
Taught by top industry experts
Learning is led by accomplished authors who bring real-world publishing experience to the classroom. Gain invaluable insights, personalised feedback, and practical tips to elevate your writing to professional levels and turn your passion for writing into a successful and fulfilling career.-
Contemporary skill development
Our graduates are well-versed in the latest trends and techniques of creative writing, embracing the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of contemporary literature. -
Publication-ready work
Armed with a deep understanding of published forms, our graduates produce compelling and polished work, ready for submission to literary magazines, publishing houses, and other platforms.
Don't just take our word for it, read the written works of our most notable staff and alumni, and feel inspired.
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Career opportunities
Upon successfully completing the Master of Creative Writing, you will have the skills and knowledge to succeed in a variety of roles, including:
- Published author
- Literary agent
- Content manager
- Senior content writer
- Editor
- English coordinator
Admission requirements
To gain entry to the Master of Creative Writing, applicants must have:
- A bachelor’s degree in any discipline; or
- Equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience or students must submit a piece of published work.
Fast-track your Master of Creative Writing:
Eligible students can fast-track their Master of Creative Writing and complete their degree in only seven units*. To gain entry to the fast-tracked master's degree, applicants must have:
- A bachelor’s degree or higher in English, Journalism, Communications, Writing or Creative Writing, Secondary English Teaching or similar (as assessed by ECU).^
*To gain entry to the fast-track master’s, students must apply after they accept the offer for the 10-unit master's. Applications for the fast-tracked master degree are subject to ECU’s assessment.
^Bachelor degree or higher must be completed within the last 10 years.
If you would like more information, contact one of our Student Enrolment Advisors on 1300 707 760 or request a call-back.
Remain flexible while you pursue your postgraduate degree with our gateway qualifications. If you need to exit early, you could still receive a Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing after completing your first three units.
Graduate Certificate
3 units
or continue studying
Graduate Diploma
+ 3 units
(6 units total)
Master Degree
+ 4 units
(10 units total)
Or
Master (Fast-Track)
+ 1 unit
(7 units total)
The Master of Creative Writing consists of 10 units.
Students completing the 10-unit master’s will complete all below units, whereas students eligible to fast-track their master’s degree will complete only seven units (see entry criteria).
For more information and learning outcomes of each unit, download your course guide below.
Units you will study:
- Foundation Units
- Advanced Units
- Capstone Units (Double-Weighted)
Foundation Units
Foundation Units
- Writing Fiction
This unit introduces the fundamentals of writing fiction through reading a range of short stories.
- Writing Realities
This unit explores writing based on actual events, including history, biography, true crime and stories of place and family.
- Writing for Performance
This unit introduces skills for writing drama or monologue for performance.
- Writing and Audience
This unit cultivates a writer's understanding of their work with consideration of genre and readership, including online audiences.
- Editing and Publishing
This unit explores the business of writing, editing, and publishing, including processes and workflow for professional editing, seeking publication, and presenting the professional author platform.
Advanced Units
Advanced Units
- Writing for the Planet’s Future
This unit takes an ecocritical approach to writing about place and environment in the production of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
- Writing and Empathy
This unit explores the core practice of writing and embodiment - including writing about love and characters outside our own viewpoint.
- Writing Fiction that Scares and Unsettles
This unit explores the darker aspects of fiction including genres such as horror and gothic, as well as thematic concerns like violence, trauma, and conflict.
Capstone Units (Double-Weighted)
Capstone Units (Double-Weighted)
- Writing Project Research and Development
In this unit students initiate, plan, and develop a writing project which is of a significant scope.
- Writing Project Resolve and Reflect
In this unit students continue and complete the project initiated in the first Writing Project unit and create a podcast to get a feel for presenting their work to a future audience.
