School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
Welcome to our School.
In our corridors you'll bump into world-class writers about literature and into the people who are writing literature today: prose, poetry, plays. It's that thrilling meeting of criticism and creativity – reading and writing, thinking and doing – that makes our School such a special place.
This is why we say that UEA is the place where literature lives.
Courses
Creative Writing Poetry
Immerse yourself in the craft and study of poetry, discovering more about the variety and nuances of the artform, and about yourself as a poet. Learning from...
Creative Writing Scriptwriting
Develop your writing craft, industry knowledge, and dramaturgical understanding as you learn with renowned writers for theatre, screen, and radio along with...
Drama and Creative Writing
Unite creative writing and performance in this exhilarating and immersive course at UEA. You’ll study a wealth of writing for theatre, cinema, television, and...
English Literature and Drama
Immerse yourself in the practices of both writing and performance on this interdisciplinary degree. You’ll gain a thorough academic grounding in prose, poetry,...
Creative Writing and English Literature
Step into the writer’s world and hone your craft in this lively creative degree. Through a mixture of seminars, workshops, and real-world writing opportunities,...
Drama
Hone your craft as a performer and maker, drawing on a wealth of performance styles and traditions from across time periods and from all around the world. You’ll...
Literature and History
Study the intertwined disciplines of literature and history under the guidance of our leading historians, literary critics, and creative writers at UEA. You’ll...
English Literature with Creative Writing
On our renowned undergraduate creative writing course, your creative writing and your literary training will invigorate each other. Based in Norwich, England's...
English Literature
UEA is the place where literature lives – from ancient epic storytelling to contemporary bestsellers, and from different countries and traditions around the...
Research
People
School of Literature Drama and Creative Writing

‘Oh I have lost my reputation!’ How Shakespeare’s failure led to Othello
Before he was deemed the greatest playwright of the English language, William Shakespeare suffered the same ignominy that befalls many a performer today: he was...

UEA Live celebrates ten years of Norwich UNESCO accolade with line-up of internationally renowned writers
The University of East Anglia (UEA) celebrates ten years since Norwich was named as England’s first UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

Soviet-Ukrainian novelist and Fast Show comedian take centre stage at Noirwich Crime Writing Festival
The ninth Noirwich Crime Writing Festival returns in September, with a special line-up announced today (Wednesday 22 June) featuring an award-winning...

Academic awarded prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship
Dr John-Mark Philo, from UEA’s School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing, has been awarded £1.2 million by UK Research and Innovation's Future Leaders...