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Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing Jeremy Tiang won the Obie Award for Outstanding New Play last week. Tiang won the prize recognizing Off- and Off-Off Broadway productions for their play Salesman之死. Salesman之死 is their second play.
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced this year’s Literature Fellowships, with Columbia represented in both Creative Writing and Translation.
The Ocean in the Next Room, a poetry collection by alum Sarah V. Schweig ’09, has been published by Milkweed Editions.
Just two days after Writing alum Holly Brickley ’05 released her debut novel Deep Cuts, Deadline revealed the feature film adaptation, replete with two movie stars, an acclaimed director, and a tastemaker studio.
Writing alum Kristen Martin '16 publishes debut nonfiction book, The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow (Bold Type Books, 2025).
Hogarth Press has acquired North American rights to two novels by Writing Program alum Woody Brown '24.
Distinguished Writing alumni and faculty are heading to Los Angeles for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair.
Talking to Rachel Kushner '01, author of the National Book Award-nominated and Booker Prize shortlisted novel Creation Lake, is like traversing through galactic orbits with black holes pulling you in without you knowing.
Writing alum Jessi Jezewska Stevens ’17 has been named a finalist for the 2025 Story Prize for her short story collection Ghost Pains. One of three finalists, Stevens’ work was selected from 107 submissions from 82 unique publishers and imprints.
Fiction alum Melora Wolff '87 has released her latest collection, Bequeath, a book of essays out now from LSU Press.
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor of Writing Anelise Chen is releasing her new book Clam Down on June 3, 2025 from One World, an imprint of Random House that specializes in the avant garde.
In her latest novel, Don’t Be a Stranger, Susan Minot ’83 explores the fallout from an unlikely affair and its profound impact on her heroine.
