The University of East Anglia's Creative Writing Course was founded by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Sir Angus Wilson in 1970. The M.A. is widely regarded as the most prestigious and successful in the country and competition for places is notoriously tough. The course is split into four strands: Prose, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry and Scriptwriting (which is Skillset accredited). All four result in an M.A. qualification upon successful completion of the course. The Course Directors are currently Andrew Cowan, Kathryn Hughes, Lavinia Greenlaw and Val Taylor respectively. Course tutors include Amit Chaudhuri, Trezza Azzopardi, Giles Foden, Tobias Jones, James Lasdun, Jean McNeil, Margaret Atwood and George Szirtes. Writers such as Angela Carter, Rose Tremain, Andrew Motion, W. G. Sebald, Michèle Roberts and Patricia Duncker have also taught on the course. Writers-in-residence have included Alan Burns and Margaret Atwood. Notable alumni Nobel Prize winners Kazuo Ishiguro (MA, 1980), 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Booker Prize winners Anne Enright (MA, 1987), 2007 Booker Prize winner for The Gathering Kazuo Ishiguro (MA, 1980), 1989 Booker Prize winner for The Remains of the Day Ian McEwan (MA, 1971), 1998 Booker Prize winner for AmsterdamCosta Book Award winners Tash Aw (MA, 2003), Whitbread Book Award winner in the 2005 First Novel category for The Harmony Silk FactorySusan Fletcher (MA, 2002), Whitbread Book Award winner in the 2004 First Novel category for Eve GreenAdam Foulds (MA, 2000), Costa Book Award winner in the 2008 Poetry category for The Broken WordEmma Healey (MA, 2011), Costa Book Award winner in the 2014 First Novel category for Elizabeth is MissingAndrew Miller (MA, 1991), Costa Book Award winner in the 2011 Novel category for PureMonique Roffey (BA, 1987), Costa Book Award winner in the 2020 Novel category for The Mermaid of Black ConchChristie Watson (MA, 2009), Costa Book Award winner in the 2011 First Novel category for Tiny Sunbirds Far AwayWomen's Prize for Fiction winners Naomi Alderman (MA, 2003), 2017 Women's Prize for Fiction winner for The PowerRose Tremain (BA, 1967), 2008 Women's Prize for Fiction winner for The Road HomeBetty Trask Award & Prize winners Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (PHD, 2019) 2017 Betty Trask Award winner for Harmless Like YouSam Byers (MA, 2003; PHD, 2014) 2014 Betty Trask Award winner for IdiopathyAnthony Cartwright (BA, 1996) 2004 Betty Trask Award winner for The AfterglowHelen Cross (MA, 1997) 2002 Betty Trask Award winner for My Summer of LoveSuzannah Dunn (MA, 1989) 1991