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Undergraduate Overview
The undergraduate experience forms the heart of the Creative Writing Program. We offer nearly 100 courses a year, ranging from introductory workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to special projects, such as Novel Writing Intensive, Young Adult Fiction, Fiction into Film, and the Stanford Graphic Novel Project.
We host dozens of events, readings, and one-day workshops, giving students the opportunity to engage with published writers and explore their creativity beyond the classroom. Students looking to dive deep into creative writing can pursue capstone courses, such as the Levinthal Tutorials, advanced workshops, and courses with the Mohr Visiting Poet and Stein Visiting Writer.
Almost all our courses fulfill the Creative Expression (CE) Ways requirement . Additionally, we offer the 3-unit course Creative Expression in Writing , which not only fulfills the CE Ways requirement, but also provides students the chance to tap into their own creativity and experiment with the craft and adventure of their own writing.
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Our undergraduate program has 3 minor subplans:
- Fiction into Film
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English and Creative Writing
The Department of English offers the English major with a Creative Writing emphasis.
The Classroom and Beyond
From writing seminars to workshop series, we provide students with various opportunities to fine tune their craft and grow as writers.
If you have questions about the undergraduate program, there are several ways to get in touch:
Email us at creative1 [at] stanford.edu (creative1[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Meet with our Peer Advisors during their office hours
Or visit us in our main office: Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 223
We look forward to connecting with you!
Recent Books by Former Undergraduate Students
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Afterparties
At Stanford, I have had the privilege to pursue independent studies, including the Levinthal Tutorial, with devoted and talented instructors that approached my work with critical generosity and improved my caliber of writing tenfold. Workshop classes like English 92 and 192 helped me meet other writers on campus and the creative spaces brought much-needed inspiration.
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Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction
This intensive creative writing course is an exploration and study into the craft of creative writing. Students will read poems, essays, and short stories by well-known authors, as well as develop the skills needed to form their own personalized writing process. Students will be able to recognize how each creative piece sets its own terms and lives by them. They will practice writing like a reader and reading like a writer. With the aid of class discussions, exercises, and workshops, students will learn the fundamental craft of creative writing, enhance their creative thinking, and complete the course with their own portfolio of creative work. Most importantly, students will be a welcome part of a supportive writing community.
Note: Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction is offered at multiple times with different instructors this summer. The courses will cover the same content.
Session One
Session Two
Scheduled Class Time*
08:00 AM - 11:00 AM (PDT)
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM (PDT)
*The course will meet for two hours daily (Monday–Friday) for a live online class during this window of time. The third hour is used for online office hours. Students will be admitted to and attend just one course section and time. The exact course time and office hour schedule will be set closer to the start of the program. In addition to the live meeting times, students complete out-of-class learning assignments such as assigned readings, group work, pre-recorded online lectures, and more.
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Undergraduate Overview. The undergraduate experience forms the heart of the Creative Writing Program. We offer nearly 100 courses a year, ranging from introductory workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to special projects, such as Novel Writing Intensive, Young Adult Fiction, Fiction into Film, and the Stanford Graphic Novel Project.
Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction. This intensive creative writing course is an exploration and study into the craft of creative writing. Students will read poems, essays, and short stories by well-known authors, as well as develop the skills needed to form their own personalized writing process.