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Cultivating the power of individual expression within a vibrant community of writers

It’s here that I fell deeper and deeper in love with writing, and I can say without a shadow of doubt that I met mentors, peers, and friends for life. The generosity with which the Creative Writing Program has shaped me will sustain—it’s truly been life-changing.
Katherine Ho
Peer Advisor, Class of 2023

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Creative Writing Minor

Discover your writing prowess and push the imaginative bounds of prose, poetry, and screenwriting with our undergraduate minor.

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Stegner Fellowship

An opportunity for promising writers to develop their craft in the company of peers and under the guidance of Stanford faculty.

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Meet the faces of Creative Writing--the faculty, lecturers, staff, and visiting writers who guide and support our students and fellows.

In the Spotlight

2023-24 Creative Writing Undergraduate Prizes

The Creative Writing Program is accepting submissions for 2023-24 Creative Writing Undergraduate Prizes. 

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12th Annual Poetry Into Film Contest

The 12th Annual Poetry Into Film Contest is accepting submissions for the best short film inspired by a poem.

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Katherine Wolkoff

Remembering Louise Glück

The Nobel laureate, 2003-2004 Poet Laureate of the United States, and former visiting professor at Stanford died last week at 80.

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Recent News

  • Awards

Associate Professor of English, Kirstin Valdez Quade awarded John S. Guggenheim Fellowship

We are absolutely delighted to share the news that Kirstin Valdez Quade has been awarded a 2024 John S. Guggenheim fellowship.  As the foundation notes about its history, “Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors,” all of which Kirstin Valdez Quade has achieved with her body of work.
  • Announcements

Spring 2024 Course Preference Form

Submit the Course Preference Form to be considered for enrollment into Spring 2024 Creative Writing courses.
  • Announcements

Take a course with Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet - submit course application for English 192V!

Calling all Stanford undergraduate students! Submit an application to be considered for enrollment into Prof. Sze's Spring 2024 course: English 192V.

Upcoming Events

Date
Wednesday, April 17, 2024. 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location
Building 460, Margaret Jacks Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94305
The Terrace Room (room 426)

Adam Mansbach is a novelist, screenwriter, cultural critic and humorist. He is the author of the #1 New York Times …

Date
Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Location
Faculty Club
439 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Cedar Room

The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the next event in the Lane Lecture Series: A Reading with Carmen Maria…

Date
Thursday, May 2, 2024. 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location
Margaret Jacks Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94305
Terrace Room (Room 426)

The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the next event in the Lane Lecture Series: A Colloquium with Carmen Maria Machado…

Bookshelf

John Evans
2023
A. Van Jordan
2023
Amanda Gunn
2023
Malavika Kannan
2023
Aracelis Girmay
2023
Jackson Holbert
2023
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