I am nine miles above you and falling fast once iron groans and peels away from me and strapped to this rock I am…
The Spring 2015 Issue Is Here
We’d like to thank all of talented contributors for their great work. We would also like to thank the Gatsby Foundation for their generosity. We…
On Anthologies (Blog)
My greatest shame is that I own one song from a best-of-Willie-Nelson album. Don’t get me wrong — Willie Nelson is a lovely man, very…
Open Call for Cover Art
We’re looking for visual art to publish in our magazine. We need artwork for both the cover and the magazine’s contents. Submit your photographs, drawings, and…
The Girls of Paris (Poetry)
The Girls of Paris No matter their age, they were always the girls, dressed in starched white uniforms, and white rubber soled shoes. They might…
Charming Garbage (Fiction)
As my home crumbles around us, my fat French uncle tells me again about all the things he secretly fixed in France, him and his…
DOA: Defense of Autotune (Blog)
In my younger and more vulnerable years (namely NSOP), I offended a recently acquired acquaintance by stating that one of my favorite Kanye West albums…
FourthGeneration4.0 (Poetry)
Krishan Mistry is a writer from the suburbs of New York City who is interested in what might be inappropriately labeled as “conceptual poetry.” He…
Folklore (Fiction)
1 Really, the mountains were everything to me, and I could never understand why they were not to you. I think we just saw peaks…
Apply to the Spring 2015 Editorial Board
The Columbia Review is looking for new members to join its editorial board. Board members meet weekly to discuss submissions to the magazine, and select pieces…