PGDip in Creative Writing

The Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing, offered through York University's Department of English, features workshop-based courses in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, culminating in a Capstone Project completed under the direct supervision of York Creative Writing faculty and established professional writers. The diploma is open to graduate students from any faculty, not only those enrolled in the English graduate program, and can be completed either as a stand-alone credential or concurrently with another graduate degree. Diploma programs of this kind at York are generally open to students in any relevant graduate program, or to those with a general interest in graduate-level study, who wish to pursue focused training outside their primary field. The program gives graduate students structured, workshop-based training in literary craft alongside a supervised creative project, providing formal recognition of specialized creative writing study alongside a student's primary degree.