Two creative writing lecturers requested anonymity due to fears of professional retaliation. Pseudonyms and gender neutral pronouns were used to protect sources’ identities and improve readability.

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

In a late August Zoom meeting, all 23 current Stanford creative writing Jones Lecturers were “future fired,” meaning that half will no longer work in the Creative Writing Program after this year, with ...