Author Hanif Kureishi says you can't teach Creative Writing

The Buddha of Suburbia author should know: he teaches it himself!

In all seriousness, he does explore the topic in a little more depth and makes some serious points.

Read what he says here: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/04/creative-writing-courses-waste-of-time-hanif-kureishi