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Writing Certificate

ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN NOVEL WRITING

Application Calendar:

The application for Fall 2020 admission will be posted here on April 13, 2020.

How to Apply:

Application Fee
- Pay the $80 application fee by registering for OWA 001 (currently not available).
Complete Form (available here April 13)**
- 1. Download the application form (pdf format).
- 2. Complete the writing exercises:
  - i. Personal Statement
  - ii. Fiction Writing Sample
  - iii. Classroom Feedback Sample
Submit
- Submit application materials on canvas.stanford.edu.
- Log in with your Continuing Studies Student username and password, and follow the prompts.

*The application fee is non-refundable and only valid for one application cycle.
**Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.