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Earn Degrees from Two Great Universities, Write a Novel AND Study for a Year in Scotland

Are you:

• Someone who has always wanted to write a novel?
• Intrigued by the opportunity to study in novel-worthy settings – including the great historical city of Edinburgh, Scotland?
• Interested in earning two degrees in one combined program?
• Excited by the idea of learning how to write, live, market and publish as a professional author?
• Ready to change your life?

Move Up in Your Life & Beyond Your Expectations

Through ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University’s dual degree collaboration with Edinburgh Napier University you will:

• Begin ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University’s M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction with a June on-campus residency in the gorgeous Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, where you’ll:
  • Start your novel!
  • Connect with a friendly, supportive writing community.
  • Begin to develop the knowledge and skill base to create a future as a working author, editor or professor (or a combination of all three).
• Begin a year (September to August) of study abroad in the in Edinburgh, Scotland, where you will enjoy:
  • An amazing city and university.
  • An intensive on-campus writing program that develops skills and techniques while providing extensive practical experience.
  • The kind of regular one-to-one editorial mentoring that is invaluable to a new writer (or an established writer who is venturing into the field of genre novel writing for the first time.)
  • The chance to meet professional authors, editors and others in publishing to learn more about the industry and build a network of potential contacts.
  • Optional modules - writing graphic novels, screenwriting, YA fiction or interactive media - to expand and enrich your skills.
• Once having satisfactorily completed all requirements, you will receive an M.A. from Edinburgh Napier University and be well on your way to completing your novel.
• As ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University’s M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction is an online program with twice-yearly on-campus residencies, you will remain an active part of ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ’s program while studying in Edinburgh. Plus, ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ faculty members will work with you directly to ensure an easy transition to Edinburgh’s program and then back to ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ.
• After completing the M.A. in Scotland, you will attend the next January on-campus residency at ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University for the Writing Popular Fiction M.F.A. From this point onwards you will continue in the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ program, including finishing your novel, completing another four residencies, and taking online courses including subject matter on teaching popular fiction and how to market yourself as a writer.
• Having satisfactorily completed all requirements, you will have finished your novel – or possibly even two! - and earned your second degree - an M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction at ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University.

The Journey to Your Future

The ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University/Edinburgh Napier University Write Together Program will provide you with a novel, two degrees, a fun writing community that will continue to support you for the rest of your life AND the skills needed to become an author – or edit, publish or teach writing. The combined program will take you on a journey – not just from Greensburg to Edinburgh and back – but from life as a new writer with a dedicated support system to a career as an independent professional ready to live a writing life.

Financial Support is Available for Students who Qualify!

For time spent at ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, you are eligible for loans, military benefits and a ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ payment plan. The process is the same as for any graduate student at ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ.

For costs associated with time spent studying abroad at Edinburgh Napier University, you are eligible for Federal Unsubsidized and Graduate Plus loans and a payment plan through Edinburgh Napier. The process is the same as for other programs in that you will need to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You may borrow up to the "cost of attendance" as determined by ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ in collaboration with Edinburgh Napier. Cost of attendance can include tuition, fees, transportation, books, supplies and living expenses. Loans will be processed by ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ. Once received by ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, the funds will be released to you to pay Napier directly, and to help with expenses during your time studying abroad.

Already a Graduate of the M.A. in Creative Writing at Edinburgh Napier?

You can add an M.F.A. from ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ for fewer credits

As a graduate of the M.A. in Creative Writing at Edinburgh Napier University, you can now earn your M.F.A. – and finish the book you started at Edinburgh Napier – through the Writing Popular Fiction Program at ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ University. Alumni from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland can enroll in the Writing Popular Fiction Program at ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ and earn an M.F.A. by taking 34 credits (instead of the usual 54) and attending four residencies (instead of six).

Contact Us to Learn More

At ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ:

Ellen Monnich
Assistant Director of Graduate & Adult Studies
monnich@setonhill.edu

(724) 838-4221

Nicole Peeler, Ph.D.
Writing Popular Fiction Program Director
peeler@setonhill.edu

(724) 552-2967

At Edinburgh Napier:

David Bishop
M.A. Creative Writing Program Leader
D.Bishop@napier.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 455 6155