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 Scriptwriting
Prepare for a career writing for theatre, film or television with an MA that allows you to explore and produce dramatic writing across the media. You’ll study...
English Literature with Creative Writing
‘Good readers make good writers’ is the ethos of this course. You develop your craft as a writer under the supervision of our world-renowned novelists, poets and...
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 and workshops, you’ll develop your writing ability...
Creative Writing Poetry
In our MA Creative Writing (Poetry) we aim to support you in writing poetry of a publishable standard, and to create an encouraging but rigorous environment....
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...
Drama
Command the stage – from both on and off it – as you build your confidence and experience, drawing on a wealth of performance styles and traditions from across...
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 the major genres...
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
Gain a first-class grounding in literature from across time and across cultures, and hone the craft of critical writing as you become a talented literary critic....
Research
School of Literature Drama and Creative Writing
Drag icon, chart-topping podcasters and bestselling authors join UEA Live’s 30th anniversary line-up
A stellar line-up of writers and change-makers from the worlds of literature, media and politics, including Bimini Bon Boulash and Ed Miliband, are coming...
Four UEA academics appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
Professors Tessa McWatt, Rebecca Stott and Vesna Goldsworthy and Emeritus Professor Jon Cook were today (Tuesday 6 July) recognised for their exceptional...
Future and Form events present six visions of a literary future
Marking its 50 year anniversary, UEA’s world-renowned MA in Creative Writing programme presents, as part of Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2021, six new...
Incubate Presents: Love Me Before I Go
- Nov 20, 2021 14:30PM
- Theatre Royal Norwich, Stage Two
- Performance
- Pay what you can
A partnership between Norwich Theatre and the University of East Anglia, Incubate is a new work initiative, celebrating and nurturing the latest voices in theatre. This staged-reading introduces the work of our first Incubate artist, Madeleine Accalia.
Love Me Before I Go is a play that explores extinction, desire and how we navigate loss. In Norfolk, Jessie, a young show person from a travelling fair meets Mary, a survivalist. They are both trespassing on the local Earl’s estate. As night draws in, their lives unravel and uncomfortable truths surface. They are forced to reckon with what they really want, and the lengths they will go to get it.
Madeleine graduated from UEA in 2019. During her degree she was part of the North Wall’s Catalyst playwriting programme and won ‘Best Upcoming Writer’ at INK Festival 2018. She was shortlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwright, and is currently a Resident Artist at The Roundhouse.
This is a ‘Pay what you Choose’ event, with all ticket proceeds supporting the development of future Incubate artists.
UEA Live: Malika Booker
- Nov 17, 2021 19:00PM
- Lecture Theatre 1, UEA
- Literature
- £9 / £5 (students)
Interdisciplinary artist, and co-founder of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, Malika Booker, will discuss the collective’s upcoming anthology, Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different, with script-writer and poet Molly Naylor.
UEA Live presents a stellar line-up of writers and change-makers from the worlds of literature, media and politics, coming together this autumn to mark 30 years of the University’s flagship literary festival. The events are set to be held in-person in a safe and managed way.
Season ticket (all 7 events): £54 / £45 (concession)
Individual tickets: £9 / £5 (students)
UEA Live: Ed Miliband
- Nov 10, 2021 19:00PM
- Lecture Theatre 1, UEA
- Literature
- £9 / £5 (students)
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband discusses the need for change in his new book Go Big: How To Fix Our World – from inequality and climate crisis to the challenge of housing, technology and democratic change.
UEA Live presents a stellar line-up of writers and change-makers from the worlds of literature, media and politics, coming together this autumn to mark 30 years of the University’s flagship literary festival. The events are set to be held in-person in a safe and managed way.
Season ticket (all seven events): £54 / £45 (concession)
Individual tickets: £9 / £5 (students)
Feminist Translation Practices: Historical Perspectives
- Dec 8, 2021 13:00PM
- Online
- Seminar
- Free
BCLT Research Seminar
Feminist Translation Practices: Historical Perspectives
Hilary Brown (University of Birmingham)
Online event. Free, booking required.
Re-reading Jacques Derrida’s ‘Qu’est-ce qu’une traduction “relevante”?’
- Nov 24, 2021 17:30PM
- Arts 2.07, UEA
- Seminar
- Free
BCLT Research Seminar
Re-reading Jacques Derrida’s ‘Qu’est-ce qu’une traduction “relevante”?’ (What is a “relevant” translation?)
Kathryn Batchelor (University College London)
Attend on campus in Arts 2.07, or online.
Free, booking required.
UEA Live: Leone Ross
- Nov 3, 2021 19:00PM
- Lecture Theatre 1, UEA
- Literature
- £9 / £5 (students)
Acclaimed novelist and short story writer Leone Ross explores love, addiction and magic realism in her new novel, This One Sky Day.
UEA Live presents a stellar line-up of writers and change-makers from the worlds of literature, media and politics, coming together this autumn to mark 30 years of the University’s flagship literary festival. The events are set to be held in-person in a safe and managed way.
Season ticket (all 7 events): £54 / £45 (concession)
Individual tickets: £9 / £5 (students)