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Contact Information and Calendar

Contact Information & Calendar 2025-2026 for both Creative Writing and Research Capstones

Students interested in the Capstone in Research are encouraged to meet with an English adviser to make plans for required courses. To schedule an advising appointment with an English adviser to plan for either Capstone program, click here.

For general logistical questions about the Capstones, contact Dominique Witten (undergraduate.english@umich.edu), Program Coordinator in Undergraduate Studies in English Language & Literature.

Pre-application discussions with the Capstone Director about program content and the admissions process are encouraged.  

The Co-Directors of the Capstone in Research 2025-2026 are Professors Hadji Bakara and Gillian White (english.researchcapstone@umich.edu). 

The Director of the Capstone in Creative Writing is Professor Cody Walker (jcodyw@umich.edu). 

Creative Writing Capstone Calendar 2025-2026

Application deadline for the 2026-2027 program: Friday, February 27, 2026

Notification of admissions decisions: Friday, March 13, 2026

Literati Bookstore Reading #1: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

Literati Bookstore Reading #2: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

Research Capstone Calendar 2025-2026

Fall Application deadline for the 2026-2027 program: Friday, November 14, 2025.

Notification of Fall admissions decisions: December 2025

Winter Application deadline for the 2026-2027 program: Monday, March 16, 2026.

Notification of Winter admissions decisions: April 2026.

 

Not sure when to apply?  More information here.