Creative Writing Program

Announcement from the Stanford Creative Writing Program

Creative Writing Program

Creative Writing Minor

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

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.

Stanford University

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

2024-2026 Stegner Fellows

The Creative Writing Program is pleased to welcome the incoming 2024-2026 Stegner Fellow cohort in poetry and fiction.

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New Book Release from Nicholas Jenkins

Nicholas Jenkins, Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Creative Writing Program, celebrates the release of his new book The Island: War and Belonging in Auden's England. A groundbreaking reassessment of W. H. Auden’s early life and poetry, shedding new light on his artistic development as well as on his shifting beliefs about political belonging in interwar England.

New Book Releases from Madeleine Cravens & Zach Williams

We would like to extend our congratulations to Madeleine Cravens, Stegner fellow, and Zach Williams, Jones Lecturer, on their first book releases. Madeleine Cravens has debuted an astonishing collection of poems while Zach Williams debuted a striking story collection.

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Second Stegner Fellow reading explores poignancy and joy

On Wednesday evening, two Stegner Fellows captivated the audience in the latest installment of the reading series. Fiction writer Rucy Cui and poet D. M. Spratley presented pieces with a blend of poignancy and humor, reminding audiences that joy should play a role in the writing process.

Announcements

Apply Now: English 91A Asian American Autobiography with Chang-rae Lee for Winter 2025

Calling all Stanford undergraduate students! Submit an application to be considered for enrollment into Prof. Lee's Winter 2025 course: English/Amstud/Asnamst 91A.