University of Houston - Creative Writing Program

University of Houston - Creative Writing Program A page for current, future, and former UHCWP students and faculty.

Spotlight on one of our incredible undergraduates, Kristina Markovska! Read all about Kristina’s accomplishments, includ...
04/30/2026

Spotlight on one of our incredible undergraduates, Kristina Markovska! Read all about Kristina’s accomplishments, including her recent practicum internship with WITS (Writers in the Schools), above. Keep up the incredible work, Kristina! ✨🎉✍️

📣 Calling all undergrads! Applications for the Rowan Internship program are open from now until May 8th. The Rowan Found...
04/17/2026

📣 Calling all undergrads! Applications for the Rowan Internship program are open from now until May 8th. The Rowan Foundation makes possible both Houston-based ($2,500 of funding) and out-of-town ($5,000) internships. Interns work with relevant publishing, marketing, and other writing-oriented businesses during the summer break.

Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit the link in our bio for more information. Send in applications today!

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 Alexandra L. Rowan Memorial Foundation Writing Competition Prizes, w...
04/16/2026

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 Alexandra L. Rowan Memorial Foundation Writing Competition Prizes, won by UH undergraduate students!

Please join us this Saturday, April 18th at 3:45 pm at The Menil Collection to hear the prize-winning writing!

🎉 Congratulations, writers! 🎉

We are so thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 Inprint Prizes!Please join us this Saturday, April 18th at 3:45 p...
04/16/2026

We are so thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 Inprint Prizes!

Please join us this Saturday, April 18th at 3:45 pm at The Menil Collection for the Inprint Prize Winners reading!

🎉 Congratulations, writers! 🎉

AWP26 starts TOMORROW in Baltimore, MD! Come find us and at the Bookfair at Booth 1155 later this week 📚
03/03/2026

AWP26 starts TOMORROW in Baltimore, MD! Come find us and at the Bookfair at Booth 1155 later this week 📚

The UHCWP is thrilled to welcome and wishes him congratulations on the publication of his debut novel, Hush Little Chil...
10/17/2025

The UHCWP is thrilled to welcome and wishes him congratulations on the publication of his debut novel, Hush Little Children, now out with Flexible Press!

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Friday marked the first Gulf Coast reading series of the year, featuring three UHCWP student readers, Karen Zheng, Leah ...
09/29/2025

Friday marked the first Gulf Coast reading series of the year, featuring three UHCWP student readers, Karen Zheng, Leah Fretwell, and Julia Guez (plus special guests Leisa Loan, KT Herr, and Maha Abdelwahab). PhD student Iqra Khan introduced visiting author Patrycja Humienik. It was a wonderful evening - congrats to everyone involved!

Want to join the UHCWP family? Our applications are open for next academic year 2026-2027 from now until January 15th! O...
09/23/2025

Want to join the UHCWP family? Our applications are open for next academic year 2026-2027 from now until January 15th! Our faculty can’t wait to read your applications.

Wishing the warmest of welcomes to the Incoming Cohort of 2025! We celebrated our new MFA and PhD students last week at ...
09/09/2025

Wishing the warmest of welcomes to the Incoming Cohort of 2025! We celebrated our new MFA and PhD students last week at with a reading of their work. We are so excited to have them here and can’t wait for the fantastic school year ahead!

Announcing the 2025 Fine Arts Work Center Summer Scholars! Each year, we partner with to send one fiction writer and on...
04/30/2025

Announcing the 2025 Fine Arts Work Center Summer Scholars! Each year, we partner with to send one fiction writer and one poet to FAWC’s Summer Workshop Program. Congratulations to this year’s scholars, and Nick Templeton!

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