Fall 2025 Creative Writing Course Application Information

Read all instructions before submitting your application(s):

Please submit your completed application(s) by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, April 6, 2025. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please note that there will not be a second application cycle in August. 

There are absolutely no exceptions to this deadline; please do not contact the instructor or the department if you miss this deadline, simply apply again next term. Applications may time out if you leave them open long enough, so keep this in mind (don't click the submit button at 11:59 pm; leave adequate time to troubleshoot in case there are submission issues). 

• When creating a Submittable account, please use your Harvard email address, not your personal account.
• You must submit a separate application to each course (up to 4), using the application links below. Please be sure to upload the appropriate materials for each course, and provide the same course preference order on each application. Your first choice workshop must be ranked first on each application, and so on. Any applications with inconsistent rankings will be disqualified.
• Note to students outside of FAS and HDS: if your registration timeline does not conform to that of FAS, please still follow the application instructions and timeline listed on this page, and if admitted, you will be permitted to cross-register and enroll when your registration period begins.
• You may not edit or resubmit an application once you have applied. Please be sure your application materials are finalized and accurate before submitting.
• English concentrators who are writing creative senior theses or projects may apply to workshops in any genre in which they are not writing their senior thesis/project. (If you are writing a poetry thesis, please do not apply to poetry workshops.) Students who do not have the opportunity to write these capstone projects with our faculty will be considered first, but our thesis writers are welcome to apply. 
• Harvard affiliates who are unable to enroll in creative workshops for official academic credit are still welcome and encouraged to apply but will only be reviewed once degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students are considered. Non-credit seeking students are asked to indicate this status in their letter of interest, and if admitted are expected to fully engage and participate in the workshop.
• Students will be notified of application decisions by 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 10, 2025 and must claim their seats within 24 hours. Applicants will receive a separate email notification for each course once decisions have been made. Each student can be admitted to only one course. The creative writing faculty meets to discuss all applications to prevent multiple acceptances. Students not admitted to a workshop on April 10 will be added to a departmental waitlist and be notified should a professor wish to offer them an open spot. 
• We suggest adding notifications@email.submittable.com to your email contacts to ensure any notifications (submission confirmations and application decisions) reach your inbox.