Rhodes University MA in Creative Writing

16/04/2023

Rhodes University's multilingual MA in Creative Writing is committed to innovative approaches to literary culture that expand the possibilities of writing. At once critical and creative, the programme emphasises the essential relationship between reading and writing. The degree is offered in English, isiXhosa, Kaaps, or combinations thereof; genres may include poetry, prose, the graphic novel, or combinations/variations.

Applications for Full Time (2024) or Part Time (2024/5) study open now until 1 October, 2023.

Full Time: resident in Makhanda from the last week of January to the end of November. Semester 1: coursework. Semester 2: long writing project under supervision.
Part Time*: designed to allow you to study part time from home. Three (3) travel requirements to Makhanda for one week in duration per visit (two in the first year, and one in the second year). Year 1: weekly coursework via video conferencing. Year 2: long writing project under supervision.

*Due to rolling electricity blackouts across South Africa, applicants wishing to study part time in 2024/5 must a.) have own electricity generation capacity via inverter/batteries, or standalone power stations such as Bluetti, EcoFlow, Gizzu, etc., and b.) be in possession of a stable, fast internet connection. Our part time course is taught via video conferencing where interaction with fellow students and teachers is of paramount importance.

Apply online: https://ross.ru.ac.za/ugadmissions or email us for application forms: [email protected]

Study requirements: we require a 100% attendance rate for all course activities (classes, assignments, and Orientation and Contact Weeks).

Application requirements: Portfolio of creative writing: 30-35 pages of your writing in the language or genre you want to work in for your degree (currently we support English, isiXhosa, Kaaps, or combinations thereof; genres may include poetry, prose, the graphic novel, or combinations/variations thereof).
-Brief CV
-Short Motivational letter
-Transcripts (your past academic results) – if you are currently completing an honours or equivalent degree, please ensure that you inform us and Academic Admin of this)

Admission Requirements: Honours degree in any discipline or the NQF equivalent (e.g. a 4‐year B.Journ degree; PGCE, etc).

Recognised Prior Learning (RPL): if you wish to be considered for entrance without a 4-year degree, please write to us for application forms ([email protected]) Your application must include a Literary CV (in addition to the brief CV) detailing your publication history, other literary activities (editing, proofing, reviewing, publishing, translating, awards, etc.).

Bursaries/Scholarships: we have a limited number of Andrew W. Mellon bursaries available for RSA citizens studying Full Time. These are comprehensive bursaries that pay tuition and living expenses. Selection is based on financial need but other factors are also taken into consideration: recognition of equity based on our history, languages that promote our multilingual reality, quality of writing (as opposed to language proficiency).

Some facts about Rhodes University’s MA in Creative Writing
Established in 2011
Over 160 graduates to date
98% degree completion rate
Over 70 Distinctions
More than 40 graduates have gone on to publish books
10 MACW Graduates teach on the course

How we implement multilingualism: to qualify for any language that the MACW can support (English, isiXhosa, Kaaps) your application portfolio of creative work must be in that language. You may also apply for a dual-language option, in which case your application portfolio must be evenly split between the two languages. All seminars presented in English, but if there are sufficient enrolment numbers, additional language-specific seminars and reading groups are scheduled. All written work is done in the language/s of your entrance application portfolio. Multilingualism is encouraged in all events and activities.

16/04/2023

Rhodes University se multilingual MA in Kreatiewe Skryfkuns is committed totte innovative approach an literary culture wattie moontlikheide van skryfwêk kan expand. Beide critical en creative, mette emphasis wat val oppie vehouding tussen lies en skryf. Die degree wôd angebied in Engels, isiXhosa en Kaaps, offe combination van tale; genres slyt in digkuns, prose, die graphic novel of combinations/variations.

Applications vi Full Time (2024) of Part Time (2024/5) study is oep vanaf nou tot 1 October 2023.

Full Time: moet bly in Makhanda vanafie laaste wiek van January tottie einde van November.
1ste Semester: coursework. 2de Semester: lang skryfprojek onne supervision.
Part Time*: designed soedat jy part time vannie hys af kan study. Drie (3) travel requirements na Makhanda virrie duration van een wiek per visit (twie innie eeste jaa, en een, een kee innie twiede jaa. Jaa 1: wieklikse coursework via video conferencing. 2de Jaa: lang skryfprojek onne supervision.

*A.g.v die rolling electricity blackouts regoo Sy-Afrika, moet applicants wie part-time studies wil doen in 2024/5 a.) sôg dat hulle, hulle eie vorm van electricity generation capacity besit via inverter/batteries of standalone kragstasies soes Bluetti, Ecoflow, Gizzu, etc., en b,) ’n stable, vinnage internet lyn het. Ôs part time kursus wôd via video conferencing angebied, en interaksie tussen studente en teachers is yters belangrik.

Apply online: https://ross.ru.ac.za/ugadmissions of email ôs vi application forms: [email protected]

Study requirements: 100% attendance rate vi alle course activities (klasse, assignments, en Orientation en Contact Weeks).

Application requirements: Portfolio van kreatiewe skyfwêk: 30-35 blaaie van jou skryfwêk innie taal of genre waa in jy beslyt om te wêk vi jou degree (currently support ôs Engels, isiXhosa, Kaaps, of combinations/variations daavan; genres slyt in digkuns, prose, die graphic novel, of combinations/variations daavan).

-Kot CV
-Kot Motivational brief
-Transcripts (jou past akademiese ytslae) – as jy hydeglik ’n honneursgraad of equivalent degree klaa maa, maak asseblief sieke jy inform ôs of Academic Admin hievan).

-Admission Requirements: ’n Honneursgraad in ienagge discipline of die NQF equivalent (e.g. ’n vie jaa B.Journ graad; PGCE, ens).

Recognised Prior Learning (RPL): as jy considered wil wôd vi entrance sône ’n vie jaa graad, skryf asseblief an ôs vi ansoek vorms ([email protected]). Jou ansoek moet ’n Literêre CV inslyt (saam mette kot CV) van jou publikasie geskiedenis, en anne literêre aktiwiteite (editing, proeflesing, resensies, publikasies, vetaling, pryse, etc.).

Bursaries/Scholarships: ôs hette ’n limited number van Andrew W. Mellon bursaries beskikbaar vi RSA citizens wat Full Time study. Die bursaries slyt in tuition en living expenses. Die selection is gebaseer op financial need, maa anne faktore wôd oek ingetel: recognition of equity gebaseer op ôs land se geskiedenis, tale wat ôs multilingual realiteit promote, die kwaliteit van jou skryfwêk (as opposed tot jou language proficiency).

’n Paa facts oo Rhodes University se MA in Kreatiewe Skryfkuns
Geskep in 2011
Oorie 160 graduates to date
98% degrees voltooid
Oorie 70 distinctions
Meer as 40 graduates het vêder gegan om boeke te publiseer
10 MACW Graduates teach byrie course

Hoe ôs multilingualism implement: om te qualify vi ienagge taal wat MACW kan support (Engels, isiXhosa, Kaaps) moet jou application portfolio of kreatiewe wêk in dai taal wies. Jy kan oek apply virre dual-language opsie, in dai geval moet jou application evenly gesplit wies tussen die twie tale. Alle seminars wôd in Engels present, maa as daa hoeg genoeg enrolment nommes is, wôd additional taal-spesifieke seminars en reading groups geschedule. Alle geskryfde wêk wôd gedoen innie taal of tale waa in jou entrance application portfolio gedoen is. Multilingualism wôd encouraged by alle events en aktiwiteite.

16/04/2023

ISebe loBhalo-buciko leMA kwiDyunivesiti yaseRhodes limatasa-tasa kwiinzame zalo zokukhulisa uthando loncwadi, nokonwabela ukufundwa kweencwadi, ukuze kwakheke ubuciko ekubhalweni kwazo. Ezi zifundo zigxininisa kufundo lweencwadi nasekubhalweni kwazo. Le degree yeMA kubhalo-buciko iqhutywa kwisiNgesi, isiXhosa, iKaaps, kwanaku didiyelo (combination) leelwimi eliphumayo; izintlu (genres) zokubhala ziquka izibongo, amabali, inoveli ebubhanya-bhanya (graphic novel), okanye ke udidiyelo (combination) lwezintlu zokubhala (genre) ngokukhankanywa kwazo.

Izicelo zokufunda zeFull Time (2024) okanye Part Time (2024/5) zamkelekile ukuqala namhlanje ukuya kuma nge 1 October, 2023.

Full Time: kulindeleke ukuba umfundi ahlale eMakhanda ukusukela kwiveki yokugqibela kaJanyuwari ukuya kutsho ngoNovemba. Simesta 1: izifundo zonyaka. Simesta 2: umfundi ubhala ithisisi exhaswa likhankatha.
Part Time*: ilungiselela ukuba umfundi akwazi ukufunda part time esekhaya. Futhi kulindeleke ukuba umfundi atyelele eMakhanda kathathu, achithe iveki ityeli ngalinye kwintlanganiso nootitshala nabanye abafundi (kunyaka wokuqala wezifundo zakhe utyelela eMakhanda kabini, kanti kowesibini kube kanye). Unyaka 1: izifundo ziqhutywa ngomabona-kude (video conferencing). Unyaka 2: umfundi ubhala ithisisi exhaswa likhankatha.

*Ngenxeni yengxubakaxaka kacimi-cimi wombane elizweni lonke laseMzantsi Afrika, bayacelwa abafundi abanqwenela ukuqhuba izifundo zabo part-time ngo2024/5 ukuba (a) bazilungiselele oolind’ umbane (electricity generation capacity) abasebenza ngeebhetri okanye ooiinvetha, kwanezinye izixhobo zogesi wangasese ezifana nooBluetti, EcoFlow, Gizzu, njalo-njalo, kananjalo (b) bazixhobise ngocingo olikhawulezayo noluthembakeleyo lwe-internet. Izifundo zethu zepart-time ziqhutywa ngomabona-kude (video conferencing) apho kuye kunyanzeleke ukuba umfundi akwazi ukuqhagamshelana nootitshala bakhe kwakunye nabanye abafundi ngokupheleleyo.

Ukufaka isicelo: https://ross.ru.ac.za/ugadmissions okanye uthumele i-email ukuze ufumane uxwebhu lokwenza isicelo: [email protected]

Kulindeleke ntoni kwezi zifundo: ukuba umfundi ngamnye makathabath’ inxhaxheba ngokupheleleyo (100%) kwizifundo zakhe (eklasini, kumsebenzi ayalelwe ukuba awenze (assignments), nangexesha apho kuGuyelwa uNyaka (Orientation Week), nakwii Ndibano-Buqu (Contact Week) nooTishara nabafundi).

Kulindeleke ntoni kumfundi xa esenza isicelo sokufunda: Umsebenzi awubhalileyo (30-35 amaphepha ubude). Lo msebenzi mawube kulwimi naku hlelo-mbhalo (genre) umfundi ayakuthi alusebenzise xa ebhala iThisisi yakhe (okwangoku samkela isiNgesi, isiXhosa, iKaaps, okanye ke udidiyelo (combination) lwezi lwimi; iindidi zokubhala (genre) zizibongo, amabali, inoveli ebubhanya-bhanya (graphic novel), okanye ke udidiyelo (combination) lwezi ndidi zokubhala).
- iCV equphileyo
- iLeta exhasayo, nayo equphileyo
- Ingxelo yeziphumo (kwizifundo eziphakamileyo) – umfundi ogqibezela izifundo zeeHonours okanye ezikumgangatho olingana noweeHonours, makancede asixelele, achazele kwakhona noAcademic Admin)

Kulindeleke ntoni ukufezekisa isicelo sokufunda: Inqanaba lemfundo yedegree, okanye ke elukumgangatho kaNQF, lilingana twatse nedegree (umzekelo 4-year B.Journ degree; PGCE, njalo njalo).

Ulwazi lwatanci/lwemvelo - Recognised Prior Learning (RPL): ukuba ucela ukufunda kodwa ungenayo le 4-year degree, nceda usibhalele, usixelele, ukuze ufumane uxwebhu lokubhala isicelo ([email protected]) Isicelo sakho sokufunda siza kukhatshwa yiCV engqina uhambo lwakho kubhalo-buciko (phofu le CV isongeza kulaa CV iquphileyo) icacisa iincwadi ozishicileleyo, indima yakho kuncwadi gabalala (kuhlelo-ncwadi, coselelo/nonophelo kupelo-magama, hlaziyo-ncwadi, shicilelo-ncwadi, nguqulelo-ncwadi, thwaso-ncwadi, iimbasa, namawonga umbhali athe wawazuza, njalo njalo).

Bhasari/Umxhasi-mfundo: sinalo iqaqobana lweebhasari zikaAndrew W. Mellon ezijoliswe kubafundi beRSA abanqwenela ukuziqoshelisa izifundo kunyaka omnye, abangadingi thuba lakuphefumla (Full Time). Ezi bhasari zihlawulela izifundo kunye neendleko zazo ezinje ngokutya nokuphila. Ukuze umfundi afumane le bhasari kuye kujongwe ubunkenenkene bakhe kwicala lemali, kwanezinye iingongoma ezithile ezinje ngezi zilandelayo: uyeyeliswano kwiilwimi zethu, kwintsebenziso, kwimpatho, nakwiinzame zokubonisa ukuxabiseka kwazo zonke iilwimi zethu ngokulinganayo - kulandwa imbali yazo; ukuxhasa iilwimi ezihambisana nazo zonke iilwimi zelizwe; ubugcisa kubhalo-ncwadi (ngcono kobo buvela kuburharha kulwimi).

Amanqaku abalulekileyo ngeRhodes University’s MA in Creative Writing
ISebe lisekwe ngonyaka ka2011
Kunamhlanje nje selivelise lathwesa ngaphezu kwe160 yabafundi
98% yabafundi bethu bazigqibile izifundo ngempumelelo
Ngaphezu kwe70 yabafundi bapase ngeenkwenkwezi
Ngaphezu kwe40 yabafundi bethu bahambe baya kushicilela iincwadi zabo
Kwabo bafundi bethu abapasa phantsi kweli sebe ishumi kubo (10) lifundisa namhlanje kweli sebe

Silukhuthaza njani unxibelelwano nentsebenziswano yeelwimi: ukuze uphumelele nakwesiphina isicelo sakho phantsi kwezi lwimi sinazo eMACW (English, isiXhosa, Kaaps), ingqokelela yemibhalo oyithumelayo, nesicelo sokufunda sakho eMACW, mayibe kwenye yezi lwimi sizibaluleyo. Uvumelekile ukuba ucele ukusebenzisa iilwimi ezimbini xa ufunda, into ke leyo ethi ingqokelela-mibhalo yakho (Portfolio) mayikungqinisise oko, isebenzise zombini ezi lwimi ufuna ukubhala ngazo ngokulinganayo, kungekho lwimi luqhwayela ngemva kwisicelo sakho. Zonke izifundo ziqhutywa ngesiNgesi, kodwa xa amanani esiXhosa okanye eKaaps emaninzi, zibakho izifundo eziqhutywa kwezi lwimi ukukhawulelana nabafundi. Xa ubhala iThisisi yakho usebenzisa olu lwimi ulukhethitheyo, okanye ezi lwimi uzikhankanyileyo nozisebenziseleyo phaya kulaa ngqokelela-mibhalo ubucele izifundo ngayo. Unxibelelwano nentsebenziswano kwiilwimi ziyakhuthazwa ngawo onke amaxesha, kuwo onke amabakala ezifundo zikaMACW.

23/07/2020

21/05/2020

Part time creative writing class currently in progress. Paul Wessels on earphones, Deborah Seddon on mic.

20/09/2019

"Meanwhile, on the lighter side of tingz in Makhanda... " - Pura Lavisa [Full time student]

19/09/2019

APPLICATIONS OPEN for study at Rhodes University Creative Writing full and part time 2020!!

Find our prospectus and application details here: -
https://www.ru.ac.za/schooloflanguages/creativewriting/applications/applications/

03/09/2019

NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL [NAC] Bursaries | CLOSED | Closing date: 12 September 2019

Postgraduate bursaries in creative fields including creative writing are offered by the National Arts Council (www.nac.org.za or 011 838 1383):

https://www.nac.org.za/latest-news/call-for-local-bursary-applications-2020-academic-year/

Please be advised that should the NAC not make its announcement of outcomes by the stated 13 December date, it is incumbent upon you to follow up with them, and also to ensure that you have some bridging finance if at all possible.

19/07/2019

14 September 2019, Somerset East | The Jakes Gerwel Foundation will officially open the PAULET WRITERS HOUSE with poet and Rhodes University MA Creative Writing student, Ronelda S Kamfer, as keynote speaker alongside poet and author Antjie Krog.

See more about the Paulet House project: - https://jgf.org.za/projects/

Music provided by the Gill College Choir and the Soweto String Quartet.

Professor Jakes Gerwel [18 January 1946 – 28 November 2012] was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist. He served as the Chancellor of Rhodes University for over 13 years, having been appointed to the position on 9 April 1999.

See Rhodes University's previous Vice Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat's tribute to Jakes Gerwel: - https://www.ru.ac.za/vice-chancellor/tributetojakesgerwel/latestnews/chancellorjakesgerwelobituary.html

Grocott's Mail
Ronelda Sonnet Kamfer-Trantraal

28/06/2019

The Grand Cultural Influence of Octavia Butler

https://lithub.com/the-grand-cultural-influence-of-octavia-butler/