Creative Writing
School of Humanities and Sciences
This course of study cultivates the power of individual expression within a vibrant community of writers.
What You'll Study
Stanford’s Creative Writing Program--one of the best-known in the country--cultivates the power of individual expression within a vibrant community of writers. The Minor in Creative Writing offers a structured environment in which students interested in writing fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction develop their skills while receiving an introduction to literary forms. Students may choose a concentration in either prose or poetry. Creative Writing minors will participate in workshop-based courses and may have an opportunity to work independently with Stegner Fellows, Stanford’s distinguished writers-in-residence.
Degrees Offered
- Minor
More Information
Learn more about Creative Writing in the Stanford Bulletin
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- Department of English
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Exploratory Courses
ENGLISH 10C
Introduction to English I: Tradition and Individuality, Medieval to Early Modern
ENGLISH 11A
Introduction to English II: High Life and Low Life: British Literature 1660-1820
ENGLISH 11B
Introduction to English II: American Literature and Culture to 1855 (AMSTUD 150)
ENGLISH 12A
Introduction to English III: Introduction to African American Literature (AFRICAAM 43, AMSTUD 12A)
ENGLISH 12C
Introduction to English III: Modern Literature
ENGLISH 145G
ENGLISH 146A
ENGLISH 152G
ENGLISH 17Q
After 2001: A 21st Century Science Fiction Odyssey
ENGLISH 71
ENGLISH 81
ENGLISH 90
ENGLISH 91
ENGLISH 92
ENGLISH 9CE
Creative Expression in Writing