Why choose the international master Creative Writing?
A European perspective
The master connects three top European writing schools, fostering international and cultural engagement.
Tailored to your ambitions
Develop your artistic signature as an advanced writer and storyteller while contributing to the innovation of the literary discipline. You will engage in critical narrative research, hone your craft, and work towards artistic projects that reflect your voice and vision.
Site-specific residencies
Three times a year, students participate in immersive residencies in Arnhem, Madrid, or Torino. These are integral to the programme, grounding your work in the historical, cultural, and political complexities of the European context.
Learn from experts
The master features close mentorship and instruction from renowned European writers, translators, and professionals, supported by our strong network of literary organisations such as the EACWP and CELA.
Balance individuality and collaboration
We challenge the traditional idea of the solitary writer-genius. Instead, the programme fosters a sense of community and responsibility, preparing you to write for and with others, engaging with less-represented voices and complex societal issues.
For writers who want to make a difference
The curriculum is designed for graduates of creative writing programmes or professional writers who want to deepen their craft, broaden their perspective, and engage with urgent literary and global questions.
Are you our future master's student?
Students of the international master Creative Writing are conscious writers who want to develop as literary artists who make a difference. You are fluent in one of the national languages (Dutch, Spanish or Italian) as well as proficient in English. You demonstrate the ability to produce high quality artistic and literary narrative work that stems from research, association, and imagination.
You work and write from empathy for others. Your eye for complex human, social and political issues inform artistic work, whether it is your own story, or stories expressing less represented voices. You have the potential to work from a fascination with the unknown, the hidden, the future, the misunderstood, that which needs to be fathomed, demonstrating that reflection, change of perspective and a critical approach can form the basis of your research.
Competences you will focus on during your master Creative Writing are literary writing and narrating, contextualizing and (re)positioning, harnessing innovative potential, publishing, and presenting, collaboration and outreach.
Registrations open on 1 December 2024, and the first cohort begins in September 2025. Are you ready to become part of a European community of literary innovation?