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Note: PWR 1 is a prerequisite for all creative writing classes except English 9CE and 9CT.
How to enroll in a Creative Writing Class:
- Fill out the course preference form online (see: Course Preference Form)
- Get your class assignment on the results page.
- Show up to the first class.
Note: English 9CE: Creative Expression in Writing and English 9CT: Special Topics in Creative Expression are not included in the course preference form. They are available for open enrollment in Axess.
Dates:
- The course preference form for Spring 2015-16 will open February 8th, 5:00pm.
- The form will close on March 9th at 11:59pm.
- Results will be posted on March 16th before 5pm.
About the Course Preference Form:
- Be sure to submit at least a first and second choice.
- Almost all students get their first or second choice class.
- Priority is given to upperclassmen and to those with a creative writing minor or emphasis.
- Should you need to change your preferences, please resubmit the form.
Course Descriptions:
- Course descriptions are on the Undergraduate Requirements page with more extensive information on the English department website.
Enrolling on Axess:
- You can only enroll on Axess after receiving a permission number, which will be given to you in the first or second week of class.
- If you must enroll in Axess to meet the 12-unit study list requirement, temporarily enroll in English 198 with Tom Kealey. Do not forget to drop this class once you have received your permission number.
Graduate students should NOT fill out the course preference form. Email Christina Ablaza (cablaza@stanford.edu) to inquire about specific courses.
Questions? Feel free to stop by our advising hours and talk to our peer advisor.
English 191V, 192V, and 290
Enrollment in English 191V: Reading for Nonfiction Writers with Philip Gourevitch, English 192V: The Occasions of Poetry with Jane Hirshfield, and English 290: Advanced Fiction Writing with Professor Elizabeth Tallent is by application only. Submit the form to the Creative Writing office (Bldg. 460- Room 223) by 4pm on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016.
The Mohr and Stein Visiting Writers’ Classes
Each year, the Creative Writing Program welcomes distinguished guests to teach Stanford writing seminars in poetry and prose to undergraduates. These unique classes are kept small, limited to no more than 15 students, and they focus on a subject of the writer’s expertise and choosing. The writer also holds a public reading and colloquium. This year during Winter quarter we welcome author Larissa MacFarquhar to teach English 191V: Reading for Writers. During Spring quarter we welcome poet Jane Hirshfield to teach English 192V: The Occasions of Poetry and author Philip Gourevitch to teach English 191V: Reading for Writers. These seminars are made possible with the generous support of Lawrence and Nancy Mohr and Isaac and Madeline Stein.
Hoffs-Roach Tutorial
The new Hoffs-Roach Tutorial is a 5-unit course for Spring 2016. Students will write a full-length (100 page) screenplay. The tutorials will be facilitated by Tom Kealey and Shimon Tanaka and will consist of three students in each group. Requirements are to write the 100 page screenplay, to give weekly feedback to the other members of the group, and to write a short paper at the end of the quarter including a plan for screenplay revision.
Note: The script can be an original, an adaptation, or even a revision of a previous script, so long as 100 new pages are written or rewritten during the Spring quarter.
Prerequisite for the tutorials is ENG 190F – Fiction Into Film. Application should include this flyer with the information filled out, plus a paper copy of 5-6 pages of the student’s best screenwriting work. Paper copies only, delivered to Margaret Jacks Hall (building 460), room 223 by Tuesday March 1st at 4pm.
Click here to download Hoffs-Roach application
Questions to kealey@stanford.edu
