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Meet UCSB’s 2026 Raab Writing Fellows

This year’s cohort presents passion projects at year-end showcase.

Meet UCSB’s 2026 Raab Writing Fellows

The sky is the limit for 18 ambitious UCSB students. This year’s cohort of Raab Writing Fellows brought their creative spirits and passions to life with year-long interdisciplinary projects led by Writing Program Faculty, endowed by author, poet, and philanthropist Diana Raab.

This past Wednesday, this year’s shining fellows presented the culmination of their projects at the Mosher Alumni House. The presentation was led by Raab Writing Fellows Program organizer and Raab Seminar facilitator Peter Huk, and joined by special guest Diana Raab.

Spanning memoir, investigative journalism, fiction, advocacy writing, and academic inquiry, this year’s fellows led their projects with genuine passion and timeliness. “What strikes me most about this cohort is the remarkable range and ambition of what the fellows chose to pursue,” said Huk.