The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) hosts Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Creative Writing programme, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. We are part of the Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University.
Application deadlines
We have specific application deadlines for undergraduate workshops in each trimester, and for our MA and PhD programmes.
Undergraduate courses
Discover your individual voice and develop your imaginative capacity within a lively community of writers.
Master of Arts in Creative Writing
Join the Creative Writing programme with a national and international reputation for developing many of New Zealand's best writers.
PhD in Creative Writing
Our PhD programme is designed for those who wish to write creatively and think in focussed and original ways about the critical contexts of their writing.
Harry Ricketts—CREW 257 Creative Nonfiction convenor
'The resurrection of the Essay, in its many guises, is one of the most exciting shifts in contemporary writing. Come and explore the form in this course.'
Monica Pausina—MA graduate
'I left with such a strong foundation...For me, it was nothing short of miraculous.'
Hannah Mettner—PhD candidate
Hannah is examining the intersection of queerness and fabulism in short fiction.