CHICAGO, IL (April 3, 2009) – Columbia continues to gather accolades for the wealth of exceptional writing its student body produces. The Fiction Writing Department has announced that the 30th anniversary issue of Hair Trigger received its fourth consecutive Gold Crown Award from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) at ceremonies on March 15, 2009.
Fiction Writing students featured in Hair Trigger 30 won several individual awards, including first-place prizes in all three of the major categories – Experimental Fiction, Creative Nonfiction Essay, and Traditional Fiction. This last category was swept by students who claimed all three of the top Traditional Fiction prizes, including three honorable mentions.
The Fiction Writing Department entered their departmental publication Fictionary for the first time. The news magazine, which featured cover art by legendary cartoonist Art Spiegelman, competed in the CSPA Specialty Magazine category and came away with a Silver Medalist Award. In all, Spring 2009 is a winning season for the written word at Columbia.
For a complete list of the 2009 winning students, visit Fiction Writing on the Columbia website.