She slouches, shoulders/ pitched, tongue static as a bell/ without breeze.
The Word Process: An Interview with Alexandra Kleeman
Alexandra Kleeman talks about why the writing process should not be a place of comfort, but of "the unexpected, the frightening, and the transformational."
The 2019 Spring Contest is Now Open for Submissions
Submit your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to the 2019 Columbia Journal Spring Contest, judged by Tommy Pico, Alexandra Kleeman, and Kiese Laymon.
My Barber Left New York City Before I Did
For nearly 10 years, my haircuts were cheap and they were good. To me, in fact, they were excellent.
Review: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
While disquieting scenes and creatures fill the pages, the most frightening parts are these casual references to real-world issues facing women.
12 Nonfiction Books We’re Excited About in 2019
Twelve forthcoming releases that have our non-fiction loving hearts all aflutter, from works by icons like Toni Morrison to rising stars like Jia Tolentino.
Canon Fodder: Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Canon Fodder is a series of essays about the books writers hold close in their lives--and why those books deserve a second read.
Ideas Have No Smell: An Interview with M. Kasper
M. Kasper on how he went about creating facsimile-style translations of some of the 'unacknowledged literary greats of the twentieth century.'
of defeat
Three washings and still under my fingernails the smell of September.
Blurbed: What to Read, See and Do in January 2019
Each month, Blurbed features a curated list of things to read, events to attend and news from the Journal.
You Can’t Play It Safe: An Interview with Meghan Daum
If there’s something that you know, deep down, to be true, you will feel it in your gut, and that’s what you should write.
Three Short Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Translated from Japanese
These three stories by legendary writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa were translated from the original Japanese by Ryan C.K. Choi.