Cultivating the power of individual expression within a vibrant community of writers
Creative Writing Minor
Discover your writing prowess and push the imaginative bounds of prose, poetry, and screenwriting with our undergraduate minor.
Stegner Fellowship
An opportunity for promising writers to develop their craft in the company of peers and under the guidance of Stanford faculty.
Our Community
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
2023-24 Creative Writing Undergraduate Prizes
The Creative Writing Program is accepting submissions for 2023-24 Creative Writing Undergraduate Prizes.
12th Annual Poetry Into Film Contest
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.
Remembering Louise Glück
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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Cedar Room
The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the next event in the Lane Lecture Series: A Reading with Carmen Maria…
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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…
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Levinthal Hall
Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the Stanford Humanities Center, we're pleased to announce the next event with…