Announcements

 

Spring 2026 Admission

The Creative Writing Certificate Program is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2026 semester. 

Applicants must be full-time, degree-pursuing undergaduates at UT-Austin in order to be considered for the certificate.  The primary criteria for admission includes academic performance, a short personal statement (approximately one paragraph), as well as a writing sample.  

Please Note: The application for Spring admission is for FICTION only.  The POETRY application will open in January for Fall 2026 admission.

Fiction Creative Writing Certificate Application

Applicants in Fiction must submit a writing sample of up to 2,500 words.  The sample can consist of one story, several stories, or a novel excerpt. 

Please include your Name and EID on the writing sample and in the file name: Last_First_EID

The application has TWO parts:

1) Fill out the CREATIVE WRITING CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

2) Submit writing samples to CRW Certificate box folder

Deadline is Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

 

Honors Thesis in Creative Writing Application

The Honors Thesis Class meets in Spring 2026 for advanced students who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to creative writing and wish to work under faculty supervision on a culminating creative project.

Please Note: The Honors Project class, CRW 370H, does NOT count as the additional "elective" class required to complete the certificate. Students taking 370H must still fulfill all of the required 18 credits for the certificate in addition to 370H.

Eligibility:  A University GPA of at least 3.33 and a Creative Writing Certificate GPA of at least 3.66 are required for the Honors Creative Writing Certificate to be awarded, as stipulated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Applicants must have completed or be enrolled in CRW 355 at the time of application. 

To apply to the Creative Writing Honors Class, please fill out the form at: CRW Honors Application    

Submit your thesis proposal and writing sample in ONE document to: CRW Honors box folder

Deadline is Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 WINNERS OF
THE PARKER AND KRUGER WRITING PRIZES!

 

Parker Fiction - First Place        "My Cassandra" - Reese Beebe

Parker Fiction - Second Place   "Ganadora" - Jude Villarreal

                                   

Parker Poetry - First Place        “my old habits do anything but die” - Jude Villarreal

Parker Poetry - Second Place   "Love"  - Sam Salabit

                                   

Parker Lit Crit - First Place         “How Edward C. Corral Reimagines Grief” - Lane Dent

Parker Lit Crit - Second Place    "Heaven Is Where the Home Is" - Molly Tompkins

                                   

Kruger Fiction - First Place          "La Yerbabuena" - Esperanza Magaña

Kruger Fiction - Second Place     "The Lost Honour of Farhana Azeem" -  Zainab Siddiqui

                                   

Kruger Poetry - First Place                  “Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative” - Sam Salabit

Kruger Poetry - Second Place (tie)     “a poem is a protest” - Asiyah Jilani

Kruger Poetry - Second Place (tie)     “What makes you the exception?” - Anum Tayyab

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 CREATIVE WRITING
HONORS THESIS STUDENTS

 

Adriana Adame

Praditha Boppana

Jenny Cao

Ren Daley

HALLOW Furman

Jacob Keiser

KC Koepp

Chelsea Li

Esperanza Magaña

Lanna Nguyen

Benjamin Nunn

Kaytlen Parker

Alexa Peña

Jaden Porter

Abygail Pulido

Edward Ramon

Julianna Riccioli

Charlie Sharpe

Zainab Siddiqui

Kaeio T

Jude Villarreal

 

APPLICATIONS TO THE CREATIVE WRITING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN FICTION AND POETRY (AS WELL AS THE HONORS PROGRAM), WILL RE-OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 1 WITH A DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 1, 2025.

 

A.I. POLICY

The use of generative A.I. in producing creative work for contest submission is prohibited.  Any entries that show evidence of the use of generative A.I. will be disqualified.  (Entrants will be notified in such cases.)

Ongoing Opportunities

Check back often for more links to publishing, contest, and internship opportunities.