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Our alumni novelists
Beth O'Brien studied MA Creative Writing at Birmingham, and is currently studying a PhD at the University which explores disability in fairy tales.
Her debut novel, Wolf Siren, reimagines Little Red Riding Hood and was published in 2025. She began writing the novel for one of the MA assignments, using the MA to pursue writing fiction.
Other published graduates from the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies include:
- Katie Lowe, author of The Furies, who studied an MPhil in Literature.
- Elizabeth O'Connor, author of Whale Fall, who studied a PhD in English Literature. Elizabeth was named in The Guardian's list of Top 10 novelists of the year in 2024.
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Career opportunities
We’re proud to be the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers (The Graduate Market in 2024 High Fliers report).
Postgraduate careers support
Our Creative Writing postgraduate students have gone on to work in careers such as 'Novelist/Writer', 'Content Editor', and 'Communications Manager' in organisations such as Foyles (W&G Foyle Ltd), The Times and Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd.
The University has commissioned Cturtle as our data partner for tracking our alumni destinations. The data above is a subset from 43,666 alumni who completed their course up to 31 July 2024.
