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It Doesn't Have to be This Way, a debut novel by alumnus Alistair Mackay '18, has been picked up by South African publishing house Kwela Books, an imprint of NB Publishers.
Abundance, a debut novel by alumnus Jakob Guanzon '17, was released on March 2, 2021 by Graywolf Press to great critical acclaim.
Soon After First Light is a series where we talk craft, process, and pandemic with Columbia's accomplished writing professors.
Alumna and Adjunct Professor Katrine Øgaard Jensen '17 recently published her latest translation of Ursula Andkjær Olsen's poetry, Outgoing Vessel, from the Danish through Action Books.
The Writing Program welcomed Namwali Serpell to its Creative Writing Lecture series last week.
Meiselman: The Lean Years, a novel by alumnus Avner Landes '10, was released last week by Tortoise Books.
Columbia College alumna Danielle Evans '04 was recently named one of four finalists for the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, presented by The Simpson Literary Project, in a private ceremony.
Justine, a debut illustrated novel by alumna Forsyth Harmon '13 ('01 CC) was released by Tin House on March 2, 2021. The novel is available for purchase here.
Soon After First Light is a series where we talk craft, process, and pandemic with Columbia's accomplished writing professors.
HBO recently named alumnus Brysen Boyd '20 their first ever Writing Fellow to work directly on a show in progress.
Here, we talk with Associate Professor of Writing Deborah Paredez about COVID-19’s impact on her writing practice, the kinesthetic challenges in Zoom classrooms, and the pleasure in process over product.
Assistant Professor Leslie Jamison moderated a discussion on climate writing as part of The Center for Fiction On America series. Jamison is the author of three nonfiction books—The Recovering The Empathy Exams, and most recently, the essay collection Make it Scream, Make it Burn—as well as a novel, The Gin Closet. She is a contributing writer for the New York Times magazine.
