Is a creative writing degree worth the money?

By Geoff Mills. Some people say you'll never get a job with a creative writing degree, but they teach valuable transferable skills. When the University of East Anglia offered the first British MA in creative writing almost 35 years ago, it caused academic scandal. According to Malcolm Bradbury, the writer who helped set it up, "some thought writing couldn't be taught. Some thought, if it could be, it shouldn't be." More...