# Creative Writing Course Enrollment Information

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# Creative Writing Course Enrollment Information ---

Introductory creative writing courses are open to all; no application required. Advanced classes require departmental permission to enroll.

**Students may only enroll in one CWR course per semester. You may submit the waitlist form once per semester in order to indicate your prerequisites and obtain enrollment permission.**

Review the specific guidelines for enrollment for each course below:

## Spring 2026 Course Enrollment Guidelines

### CWR 202 — Introductory Poetry

**No prerequisites**. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please [register your information for CWR 202](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXU3aLqaQYdKN3npBJZORrfWUUQYMbnsyTkmEWpyRKE/edit). If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

### CWR 204— Introductory Fiction

**No prerequisites**. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please [register your information for CWR 204](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXU3aLqaQYdKN3npBJZORrfWUUQYMbnsyTkmEWpyRKE/edit). If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

### CWR 206/COM 215/TRA 206 — Literary Translation

**No prerequisites or restrictions**. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please [register your information for CWR 206](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXU3aLqaQYdKN3npBJZORrfWUUQYMbnsyTkmEWpyRKE/edit). If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

### CWR 213 — Writing Speculative Fiction

**No prerequisites or restrictions.** Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, three seats for sophomores, two seats for juniors, and two seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please [register your information for CWR 213](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXU3aLqaQYdKN3npBJZORrfWUUQYMbnsyTkmEWpyRKE/edit). If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

### CWR 218 — Reading Like a Writer

**No prerequisites or restrictions.** Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please [register your information for CWR 218](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXU3aLqaQYdKN3npBJZORrfWUUQYMbnsyTkmEWpyRKE/edit). If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

### CWR 302 — Advanced Poetry

**Prerequisites and restrictions**: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please [register for CWR 302](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nxWv7rHULzpC-RxAHy89dnuTuPUNOSF_yuMLq-H1Gt8/edit).

### CWR 304 — Advanced Fiction

**Prerequisites and restrictions**: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please [register for CWR 304](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qrb5xkefSHaVERwv2ItNJtnn2RUUIffGDmJPmV8wYBA/edit).

### CWR 306/COM 356/TRA 314— Advanced Literary Translation

**No prerequisites or restrictions**. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please [register your information for CWR 306](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXU3aLqaQYdKN3npBJZORrfWUUQYMbnsyTkmEWpyRKE/edit). If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

### CWR 310 — Writing from Life

**Prerequisites and restrictions**: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please [register for CWR 310](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BtoU6IVN_H_0H8QGz2IgRKNTho-rM0aO8rsTI0mV0is/edit).

\***Students may only enroll in one CWR course per semester. You may submit the waitlist form once per semester in order to indicate your prerequisites and obtain enrollment permission.**

#### Questions or Technical Issues?

For questions about the enrollment process, please email Creative Writing Program Manager Erin West [erin.west@princeton.edu](mailto:erin.west@princeton.edu).