Fall 2024 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 7. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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.

· Students may take only one creative writing courses per semester. A course may be repeated provided the student has the permission of the instructor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Department. 

· 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 Friday, April 12 and 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. Applicants not admitted to a workshop on April 12 will be considered for spots that open up in workshops after the initial notifications have been sent out. Students will be notified by the English Department should a professor wish to offer them an open spot. 

*Some creative writing workshops will hold a few spots for the late August/early September Fall 2024 course registration period for incoming first-semester students. Students already on the waitlist will still be in consideration, but decisions for these spots will not be made until late August 2024. A note will be added indicating which workshops are holding spots at the end of their individual Submittable course descriptions as well as at the end of their course descriptions on the Harvard English Department website:https://english.fas.harvard.edu/english-courses.

· We suggest adding notifications@email.submittable.com to your email contacts to ensure any notifications (submission confirmations and application decisions) reach your inbox.