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Loiter over words and explore and play and be very serious about your poetry without holding it too tightly.

A creative writing workshop that introduces the basic, aesthetic elements of fiction and explores what major Native American writers have done with the form.

Story craft, structure, and dialogue--all students welcome!

Open seats! Enroll directly into Prof. Jordan's Autumn 2026 course: english192H/africaam114.

The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the incoming 2026-2028 Stegner Fellow cohort in poetry and fiction.

We are accepting submissions from Stanford undergraduate students for our 2025-26 Undergraduate Prizes!

The 14th annual Poetry Into Film Contest is accepting submissions for the best short film inspired by a poem.

Calling all Stanford undergraduate students! Submit an application to be considered for enrollment into English 190SW with Kate Folk and Edward Porter.

Submit the Course Preference Form to be considered for enrollment into Spring 2026 Creative Writing courses.