New American studies prize named for Stanford’s Shelley Fisher Fishkin

The American Studies Association created a new prize and named it for Stanford English Professor SHELLEY FISHER FISHKIN. */ */

English at Stanford

“In the long run, a people is known, not by its statements or its statistics, but by the stories it tells.” –Flannery O’Connor

Discover the power of English to expand your horizons.

English Spring Courses

We have exciting course offerings, both new and well-loved for our undergraduates this Spring Quarter.

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Current or prospective student in English?

The English department offers a Ph.D. in English, a B.A. in English, a minor in English, and a minor in Creative Writing.

Visit the Degree Programs page to learn about each program and get all of your questions answered.

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Prospective student?

When I tell people here that I want to pursue a life in the arts, they say that’s awesome. Before coming to Stanford I was afraid to admit to myself that that was something I was even considering, and I was able to reach this point through professors in the English department, through seeing people who are thriving artists and writers, and through programs like Sophomore College. Stanford is working really hard here to find and support students like us, and we get to grab that and run with it. And I hope other students get that opportunity too, because it’s a wonderful thing.

— Zoe Sonnenberg, BA 2018

Undergraduate Program Information

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Affiliated Programs

Creative Writing Program

Center for the Study of the Novel

Stanford Literary Lab

Hume Center for Writing and Speaking

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities

Department Bookshelf

English remains a top-ranked department nationally because of the strength and variety of our faculty publications, both in scholarly research and creative writing. Browse the Bookshelf to explore our many interests.