About the Program

Stanford's internationally recognized Creative Writing Program offers an exciting space to develop your craft and find your original voice. As part of your undergraduate studies, you can pursue a Creative Writing Minor, allowing you to pair your passion for writing with any field of study. You'll work in small, intensive workshops across fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, guided by a faculty of distinguished, award-winning authors. This program is designed to hone your artistic sensibility and help you produce a polished portfolio of your best work, all within a supportive and inspiring community.

What You'll Study

The curriculum is designed to give you a deep and practical understanding of the writer's craft. You will build a strong foundation through a sequence of workshops and reading courses.

• Choose from one of three subplans: 

  • Prose

  • Poetry

  • Fiction into Film 

• Participate in workshop-based courses where you will share your work and refine your critical eye in small classes. Coursework is structured to guide you from introductory to advanced levels.

• Join us at one of our many undergraduate events, readings, and one-day workshops, and take advantage of opportunities to take courses with the Mohr Visiting Poet and the Stein Visiting Writer.