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

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Creative Writing Program

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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Micaela Go

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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Our Community

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

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

In the Spotlight

Professor Chang-rae Lee authors his most personal work yet

Congratulations are in order for Professor Chang-rae Lee's newest novel, A Tender Age. The prizewinning novelist tells the story of a Korean American immigrant at summer camp in 1976.

Poet Hanif Abdurraqib shares how to build a creative life

On the stage with Professor Aracelis Girmay, Denning Visiting Artist, Hanif Abdurraqib spoke to packed and lively crowds during conversations with members of the Stanford community and beyond. 

Professor Aracelis Girmay wins PEN America poetry prize

Congratulations to Professor Aracelis Girmay for being awarded the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection for her book Green of All Heads.

Recent News

The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the incoming 2026-2028 Stegner Fellow cohort in poetry and fiction.
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We are accepting submissions from Stanford undergraduate students for our 2025-26 Undergraduate Prizes!
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The 14th annual Poetry Into Film Contest is accepting submissions for the best short film inspired by a poem.

Upcoming Events

Date
Wednesday, November 18, 2026. 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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 Martín Espada.

This event is…

Date
Wednesday, February 17, 2027. 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 with the Mohr Visiting…

Date
Wednesday, February 24, 2027. 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 with the Mohr Visiting Poet: A Colloquium with Robin Coste Lewis…

Bookshelf

Chang-rae Lee
2026
Daniel Sutter
2026
Will Brewer
2026
Christina Li
2025
Bernardo Wade
2025
Kate Folk
2025