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The University of East Anglia is to launch a new creative writing programme in India in March next year.
The international writers course will be based in Calcutta and modeled on UEA's existing Creative Writing MA. The programme has been set up by Amit Chaudhuri, professor of contemporary literature and Professor Jon Cook, director of creative & performing arts, and is expected to build on initiatives already in place, namely the Charles Pick South-Asia Fellowship and the university's collaboration with Guardian Masterclasses.
Chaudhuri said: "The University of East Anglia runs the best-known creative writing programme in the UK and one of the most highly regarded in the world. It is the first time we have taken the programme abroad and this new initiative has lots of exciting possibilities."
UEA's projects in India also include the Tibor Jones South-Asia Prize and a forthcoming annual translation course in India led by the British Centre of Literary Translation at UEA.
Chauduri added: "If successful, this inaugural international writing programme could be followed by others."
Students can apply to the course online at: http://www.uea.ac.uk/creativewriting/news.