The Jones Lectureship at

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is a two-year teaching fellowship available to previous Stegner Fellows. The Lectureship is available in fiction and poetry and is intended to provide writers with the time and support needed to complete book-length literary projects. Jones Lecturers typically teach several undergraduate courses per year. The Lectureship is named for

Richard Foster Jones Richard Foster Jones (July 7, 1886 – September 12, 1965) was a professor of English at Stanford University, and executive head of the university's English department. His research interests included Early Modern Britain, early modern English lit ...

, head of the Stanford English Department when

Wallace Stegner Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and historian, often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book ...

founded Stanford's Creative Writing Program following the end of Second World War. The original $500,000 endowment for the Lectureship came from Dr. E. H. Jones, a Texas oilman and brother of Richard Foster Jones. Other appointments available to former Stegner Fellows include the Marsh McCall Lectureship and the Draper Lectureship, each two-year appointments at Stanford University. The Marsh McCall Lecturer oversees the staffing and teaching of creative writing courses at Stanford Continuing Studies. It is named for Classics Professor Marsh McCall, former dean of Continuing Studies. Former Marsh McCall Lecturers include

Julie Orringer Julie Orringer (born June 12, 1973) is an American writer and lecturer. She attended Cornell University and the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. She was born in Miami, Florida and now lives in Brooklyn with ...

, Stephen Elliott,

Eric Puchner Eric Puchner is an American novelist and short story writer. Life His short stories have appeared in Tin House, ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Sun'', ''The Missouri Review'', and ''Best New American Voices''. He was a fellow at Bread Loaf Writers' C ...

, Adam Johnson and

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. The Draper Lecturer primarily teaches undergraduate courses in creative non-fiction. It is named for Phyllis Draper and William Henry Draper III.

List of notable Jones Lecturers

* Tobias Wolff * Keith Scribner *Bruce Snider *Lysley Tenorio *Austin Smith * Stephanie Vaughn * Allan Gurganis *

Scott Turow Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novel ...

Rick Barot Rick Barot (born February 19, 1969) is an American poet and educator. Life Barot was born in the Philippines, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and attended Wesleyan University and The Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa. He ha ...

* Timothy Steele *

Al Young Albert James Young (May 31, 1939 – April 17, 2021) was an American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor. He was named Poet Laureate of California by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2005 to 2008. Young's many books include ...

Gabrielle Calvocoressi Gabrielle Calvocoressi is an American poet, editor, essayist, and professor. Life and career Gabrielle Calvocoressi was born in 1974 in central Connecticut. Their family owned movie theaters, including a drive-in, in several small towns across ...

* Tom Kealey * Adam Johnson * ZZ Packer *

Tom Barbash Tom Barbash is an American writer of fiction and nonfiction, as well as an educator and critic. He is the author of the novel ''The Last Good Chance,'' a collection of short stories ''Stay Up With Me,'' and the bestselling nonfiction work ''On To ...

* Ryan Harty *

Scott Hutchins Scott Hutchins (born 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer. Biography Scott Hutchins is an American novelist and short-story writer. A native of Arkansas, he was awarded a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His work has ...

Nan Cohen Nan Cohen (born 1968) is an American poet and teacher. She has published two poetry collections, ''Rope Bridge'' and ''Unfinished City''. Life She was raised in Reisterstown, Maryland, and graduated from Yale University and the University of Calif ...

* Peter Campion *

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Dana Kletter Dana Kletter (born October 21, 1959) is an American musician and writer. Biography Kletter and her twin sister Karen were born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in New York. Dana began playing piano at age four. She attended American Universi ...

* David Vann * Ed McClanahan *

Ehud Havazelet Ehud Havazelet (July 13, 1955 – November 5, 2015) was an American novelist and short story writer. Ehud Havazelet was born in Jerusalem, Israel. His father, Meir Havazelet, a rabbi and emeritus professor at Yeshiva University, emigrated to the ...

Skip Horack Bruce Maclachlan "Skip" Horack, Jr. (born May 24, 1976) is an American writer. Life and career He was raised in Covington, Louisiana where he attended St. Paul's School. Horack holds a B.A. in English and a J.D. from Florida State University ...

Solmaz Sharif Solmaz Sharif ( fa, سولماز شریف; born 1983) is an Iranian-American poet. Her debut poetry collection, ''Look'', was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Arizona State Univers ...

* Maria Hummel

References

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