C.J. Heigelmann is an emerging author of Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Psychological Thrillers, who has published three novels, An Uncommon Folk Rhapsody, Crooked Fences, and Can't Hide What's Inside. 

Ever evolving, but yet retaining his core signature of sharp-edged reality, his writing style brings a fresh and compelling perspective to every plot and storyline.

BOOK PUBLICATIONS

Heigelmann, C. J.  Can’t Hide What’s Inside. Common Folk Press, 2021.

Heigelmann, C. J.  Crooked Fences. Common Folk Press, 2019.

Heigelmann, C. J.  An Uncommon Folk Rhapsody. Common Folk Press, 2017.

MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS

Heigelmann, C.J. “The Other Side of the Hill.” The Writers and Readers’ Magazine, May/June, issue 16, vol. 3, pp. 7-11. 2021. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B096LWK95D

Heigelmann, C.J. “The Other Side of the Hill.” Rigorous Magazine, vol. 5, no. 2, 2021. https://www.rigorous-mag.com/v5i2/cj-heigelmann.html

ANTHOLOGY PUBLICATIONS

Heigelmann, C. J. “The Other Side of the Hill.” Catfish Stew: 2021 South Carolina Anthology, edited by Ferguson Williams, South Carolina Writers Association. 2021. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095XCLJ1H

AWARDS

Winner, Independent Press Award, Multicultural Fiction, 2021, An Uncommon Folk Rhapsody (Historical Fiction).

Finalist, Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Fellowship for Fiction, 2021, The Other Side of the Hill (Short Story Fiction).

Finalist, Wishing Shelf Book Award, Adult Fiction, 2020, An Uncommon Folk Rhapsody (Historical Fiction).

Distinguished Favorite, New York City Big Book Award, Military Fiction, 2020, Crooked Fences (Contemporary Fiction). 

BESTSELLING AMAZON AUTHOR SUB-GENRES: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Depression, Racism and Discrimination, African American Literary Fiction, Historical Thrillers, Historical African Fiction, Vigilante Justice, and Serial Killers.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Authors Guild 

Historical Novel Society

South Carolina Writers Association

Quotes-

"I express my characters in their pure flawed form because all of us are flawed. I don't shrink from using stereotypes whether positive or negative. Instead, I promote them and in the next breath completely shatter them. This exposes the error of subjugating individuals to intellectually lazy social labels, compelling the reader to confront the empirical nature of a character while lending insight into true understanding."

"Readers are not one-dimensional, and the stories they read shouldn't be either."

-C.J. Heigelmann