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UCSB Writing Program UC Santa Barbara Writing Program, home of a thriving community of writers, both faculty and students emphasis in Writing Studies.

The UCSB Writing Program offers undergraduate general education courses at the lower and upper division levels; a professional writing minor; graduate courses focusing on writing and writing pedagogy; and a Ph.D. Running through Writing Program courses at all levels is a simultaneous focus on the study of and practice with writing for diverse audiences and purposes within specific contexts.

UCSB students in the Writing Program and College of Creative Studies had the chance to meet and learn from the author El...
10/14/2025

UCSB students in the Writing Program and College of Creative Studies had the chance to meet and learn from the author Elizabeth Gilbert this weekend. Thank you to for interviewing her and to the for making it possible.

Photo credit 📸: David Bazemore

Join us for two days of events with award-winning poet and filmmaker Cathy Linh Che! 📅 Wed, Oct 15- Poetry Salon with C...
10/03/2025

Join us for two days of events with award-winning poet and filmmaker Cathy Linh Che!

📅 Wed, Oct 15
- Poetry Salon with Cathy Linh Che + UCSB & local poets

📅 Thurs, Oct 16
- Creative Writing Workshop | 12–2 PM (apply by Oct 8 — lunch provided!) Link to sign up: https://forms.gle/39PCgsjErSHMRh2r8

- Film Screening & Poetry Reading | 3:30 PM | Mosher Alumni House

Cathy will share her Sundance-winning short film We Were the Scenery and her new poetry collection Becoming Ghost, which center her parents’ experiences as refugees after the Vietnam War.

📍 Free & open to UCSB students, faculty, and community

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UC Santa Barbara Writing Program South Hall University Of
Santa Barbara, CA
93106

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 12pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

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(805) 893-7488

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