The Writing and Research Centre at Western Sydney University offers a challenging, rigorous coursework and project-based Master’s degree, combining criticism and creative work and leading to a Master of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing. The centre is unique in Australia in the way it combines scholarship, authorship and expertise in publishing. The centre includes some of Australia’s most celebrated writers (such as the novelists Gail Jones and Alexis Wright) and widely published literary scholars and critics with international reputations (such as Ivor Indyk, Hazel Smith, Chris Andrews, and Anthony Uhlmann).

Completion of a Bachelor's degree or a three year Diploma in an appropriate discipline from a recognised tertiary institution If you have undertaken studies in another country you may need to provide proof of proficiency in English