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Associate Professor Heidi Julavits '96 has been chosen as a recipient of the prestigious Berlin Prize. This award comprises a semester-long fellowship in Berlin, offering recipients the time and resources to explore their artistic projects.

Alumnus Matthew Gellman ’18 has emerged victorious in the highly prestigious 22nd Annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize with Beforelight, a winning manuscript selected by poet and writer Tina Chang from 800 original submissions.

Here, we talk to Nonfiction student Donna Lee Davidson about prescriptive percussion, jazz clubs, and the all-encompassing importance of rhythm.

The Silk Factory, a new memoir from alumnus Michael Hickins ’86 (CC ’83), is coming next month from Amsterdam Publishers.

Writing alumnus Raffi Joe Wartanian ’21 has been named the first Poet Laureate of Glendale, California. 

Lucky Dogs, a new novel from alumna Helen Schulman ’86, is coming soon from Knopf. 

Poetry alumna Emily Simon ’21 has published her first book titled In Many Ways (Winter Editions, 2023), a lyrical essay on selfhood, memory, and language in New York City during the pandemic.

Here, we talk to Adjunct Assistant Professor Piotr Orlov about Saturday Night Fever, mixtapes, and music storytelling.

Adjunct Assistant Professor Catherine Lacey ’10 and Adjunct Professor Brenda Wineapple have been named 2023 Fellows of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.

Here, we talk with Professor Leslie Jamison about empathy on the page, why she sees herself as a bowerbird writer, and how teaching influences her writing style.

Brown Girls, the debut novel from alumna Daphne Palasi Andreades ’19, has been shortlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. 

Several Columbia University School of the Arts alumni have received Guggenheim Fellowships, one of the most prestigious awards in the arts and humanities.

Student Series

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From Here to There

by Lisa Cochran

A series in conversation with recent Writing alumni whose books are hitting the shelves, where we reflect on what the writing life looks like on the other side.

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This Is Who We Are

by Carlos Barragán

A series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.

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Past Lives

by Jessie Shohfi

A series featuring Columbia writers who began their professional lives on different career paths.