An excerpt from Lu Han’s novel-in-progress, The Rusticated, has been published by The Adroit Journal. It can be found here: https://theadroitjournal.org/issue-forty-nine/lu-han/ The Rusticated tells the story of Ling, a young...

Columbia Fiction Foundry has had a busy couple of months! In addition to our regular, bi-monthly workshops, CFF hosted two special events and, in March, a live, in-person/Zoom Saturday workshop...

           Parul Kapur Hinzen’s novel, Inside the Mirror, was awarded the 2022 AWP Prize for the Novel by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Inside...

On December 2nd, Columbia Fiction Foundry hosted our first hybrid in-person/Zoom workshop since before COVID. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long!  It was wonderful to read and discuss...

On Saturday, October 14, Columbia Fiction Foundry hosted our second annual Open House. The event was combined with a hybrid in-person/Zoom Annual Meeting at the newly refurbished Alumni Center at...

The Latest News from Columbia Fiction Foundry members: --Margaret (Margie) Winslow was named a finalist for the 2023 Debut Dagger Awardsponsored by the Crime Writers Association (UK), which is presented...

–Frank Napolitano’s historical novel, Day of Days: September 11, 2001, A Novel of the Fire Service, published by Toren James in 2021, was recently named a “Distinguished Favorite” by the...

CFF Co-founder and past president Ralph White’s memoir, Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese, published by Simon & Schuster, launches in April 2023. Praised as...

On February 2nd, 2023, Columbia Fiction Foundry hosted a panel discussion with agents from DeFiore & Company. In a wide-ranging discussion, CFF members learned from industry experts Brian DeFiore, Miriam...

Check out some exciting updates from CFF members! Bell’s Romeo & Juliet prequel to be a novel; Two other plays will be performed CFF member and playwright, Melissa Bell, has been...

On April 23, 2022, Columbia Fiction Foundry welcomed Frances Cha, author of the critically acclaimed IF I HAD YOUR FACE. Frances’ debut novel, published by Penguin Random House, was named...

VIRTUAL FICTION FOUNDRY PREPARES FOR SOFT LAUNCH Will Hughes and Merlin The demands of Covid forced the Columbia Fiction Foundry to seek new ways to hold workshops. The Alumni Center...