Recent Publications from CFF Writers
The following writers were recognized at the 2025 Open House/Annual Meeting for their recent publications, fiction and non-fiction. Norah Marler ('17TC, '18TC): released a new book, Stop Parenting Adult...
Upcoming CFF Fall 2025 Special Events
Save the date for several upcoming Columbia Fiction Foundry special events in the fall 2025. Registration details will be announced soon for all the events. October 22, 2025, Wednesday, 7:30-9p,...
Columbia Fiction Foundry 2025 Open House...
Columbia Fiction Foundry's annual open house at the Columbia Alumni Center will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Newcomers and current members are...
Charles B. Wendel - In Memorium
Long-time Columbia Fiction Foundry member Charles B. Wendel died on April 28, 2025. He was seventy-four. Charles graduated from Columbia with a Masters in English, a Master of Philosophy in...
CFF Member Margrét Ann Thors Signs...
CFF member Margrét Ann Thors ('10BAR, '11TC, '16SOA) signed a two-book deal with the publisher Spiegel & Grau who will release her first novel Freyja. Publication is planned for fall...
CFF Co-Founder Ralph White Featured on...
Author and CFF co-founder Ralph White ('94Bus) was on MSNBC's Morning Joe discussing his book Getting Out of Saigon. The April 30, 2025 segment was on the 50th anniversary of...
Jennifer Sears Wins Award for Short...
Jennifer Sears Columbia Fiction Foundry member, Jennifer Sears, has won the 2025 John Simmons Short Fiction Award for her short story collection, What Mennonite Girls Are Good For, to be...
Meet the Gatekeepers - A Conversation...
On April 10th, 2025, Columbia Fiction Foundry hosted a panel discussion with literary agents from the Agents Round Table, a consortium of independent literary agents. In a wide-ranging discussion moderated by...
Workshop Schedule for 2025 Released
The Columbia Fiction Foundry has released its 2025 Workshop Schedule. The writing workshops will be held twice a month in online Zoom sessions and in quarterly hybrid sessions with both...
Havilah Giannetta - In Memoriam
Columbia Fiction Foundry sadly announces the shocking news that our member and friend Havilah Giannetta was struck and killed by a hit and run driver on Sunday, November 10, 2024,...
Ken Schept Kicks-Off 2024 Columbia Selects...
Columbia Fiction Foundry president Ken Schept kicked off the Columbia Selects 2024-25 season with two other Writing Division graduates, Ines Rodrigues and Selden Cummings, on Thursday evening, November 7, at...
Fiction Foundry 2024 Open House, With...
On Saturday, October 5, Columbia Fiction Foundry hosted our annual Open House. Folks gathered at the Alumni Center in NYC for pastries, fresh fruit, coffee, tea and conversation. It was...