Creative writing/John Hewitt-Ulster University Writer in Residence.

We welcome applications for Doctoral projects in Creative Writing.

The English subject at Ulster University forms part of the School Arts and Humanities in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It is a vibrant and diverse centre for the study of literatures in English and hosts an active and thriving body of postgraduate students.

Individual scholars within the department are engaged in a range of research in the fields of English Studies and would welcome proposals that fall within any of the following parameters: Early Modern, Eighteenth Century and Victorian Literature and Culture, through to Modern, Postmodern, Contemporary, and Creative Writing, as well as Critical Theory. In addition, we have significant subject expertise and reputation in Irish Literature from the Early Modern Period onwards. Also, the department would welcome applications in the following subject areas: Literary Adaptation, Feminism and Gender studies, Romanticism, the Gothic, American Literature, Biographical Studies, and, Scottish and Ulster-Scottish Literature. As well as these, we would welcome applications in creative writing, particularly within poetry and prose fiction.

Applicants are invited to make contact with us in advance of application to discuss the feasibility of their chosen topic.

Candidates will be required to send through a portfolio as part of the application.

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