Myth maker: Malcolm Bradbury and the creation of Creative Writing at UEA by Lise Jaillant

“…The usual story is that the first creative writing programme was launched in 1970 at the University of East Anglia, under the leadership of Malcolm Bradbury. Ian McEwan is often presented as the first student in creative writing, a role he has always rejected – insisting that he studied for an MA in literature with the option to submit creative work for the final dissertation. …”
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