The editors are delighted to officially announce that the Columbia Journal Fall Contest is now open for submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and, for the...
Announcing Columbia Journal Issue 57
Order your copy of Columbia Journal's Spring 2019 edition, Issue 57, featuring work by Jenny Holzer, Patti Smith, Eileen Myles, Duy Doan, and Donika Kelly.
Ask the Editor: An Interview with Rachel Lyon, Editor in Chief of Epiphany
Rachel Lyon is an author and editor in chief at the literary journal, 'Epiphany'. She discusses her work and how she found her place in...
Review: Coventry by Rachel Cusk
Cusk is a master of the illustrative anecdote, allowing her to telescope between the specific and the abstract.
Review: The Undying by Anne Boyer
Woven throughout the deeply personal story of Boyer's battle with breast cancer is a social and political critique of the breast cancer “industry.”
Review: When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl’s Book by Naja Marie Aidt, translated by Denise Newman
The engulfing panic of losing someone indispensable to you stops time. Needs and emotions are put on hold: hunger, sleep, lust, and ambition are stifled...
Untold Stories: Haiti
Fifteen minutes until visiting hours. Time dragged. Damien was sitting on the floor, his back leaning against the wall, trying to keep it together, waiting.
Review: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
Monroe is writing from inside the obsession. She is someone who is prone to what she calls “crime funks,” someone who has always been “murder-minded.”
Storytelling, Music, and Publishing: An Interview with Eva Lou
Eva Lou is a Taiwanese-born, American-educated writer who has called Hawaii, New York, Seoul, and Paris home. She has a BA in Comparative Literature from...
Review: Love in the New Millennium by Can Xue
With its non sequitur dialogue, arias sounding from the sky, and houses that vanish behind characters’ backs, the book takes place in a dreamscape—Dali’s playful...
Review: The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
Sarah M. Broom’s debut book The Yellow House reads like a multifaceted map of not just a place, but also an expanse of time, marking...
Of Mothers & Mother Tongues: Interview with Ed Bok Lee
Poet Ed Bok Lee discusses the role of family, evolution, and trauma in his newest collection, "Mitochondrial Night."
Review: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
Trick Mirror is a book that only a millennial could write, but one who is smart enough to be able to see our lives objectively,...
Pain You Can’t Resist: An Interview with Emily Bernard
Emily Bernard talks about her new book of essays Black is the Body and why she can't resist the emotional cost of showing her scars.