Events

Virginia Festival of the Book Friday, 22 March 2024
Cliff will be participating in the Virginia Festival of the Book's Festival Friday. Details to come.

Archived Events

In Conversation at Fountain Books, You missed it! on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 18:00
Cliff will be in conversation with Richmond VA writer Patty Smith about his new book, The Last Bird of Paradise.
@ Fountain Bookstore, Richmond VA

Book Signing at The Book Gallery, Winchester VA, You missed it! on Saturday, 24 February 2024 11:00
Cliff will be talking to shoppers and signing copies of his new book THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE at The Book Gallery in Winchester VA
@ The Book Gallery, Winchester VA

In conversation at New Dominion Bookshop, You missed it! on Friday, 23 February 2024 19:00
Cliff will be in conversation with Charlottesville author Jay Kauffmann about Cliff's new book, The Last Bird of Paradise.
@ New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville VA

Book Launch Event, You missed it! on Thursday, 22 February 2024 18:00
Cliff will be celebrating the launch of his new book, The Last Bird of Paradise, at the Ox-Eye Vineyards Tasting Room in Staunton VA.

Rotary Club of Staunton, You missed it. on Tuesday, 09 January 2024 12:00
Cliff will be speaking about his new novel, THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, to the Staunton Rotary Club.

Lit Balm Reading Series, You missed it! on Saturday, 12 August 2023 17:00
Cliff will be joining Ruth Danon, David Groff, Adrie Kusserow, Carol Mitchell, James Morehead, and L.J. Sysko in a reading hosted by Kristina Darling
@ Zoom

Eastern Shore Writers Association, You missed it! on Thursday, 18 May 2023 19:30
Cliff will be leading a discussion for a Zoom gathering of the Eastern Shore Writers Association: The Complete Guide to Writing Short Stories (Abridged). Click the link to register.
@ Zoom

Meeting with The Notebooks, You missed it! on Wednesday, 10 May 2023 10:30
Cliff will be meeting with a local writers' group, The Notebooks, to discuss his writing and publishing experience.
@ North River Library, Bridgewater VA

Rocktown Authors Festival, You missed it! on Saturday, 29 April 2023 12:00
Cliff will be participating in the 2023 Rocktown Authors Festival at the Massanutten Regional Library in Harrisonburg VA.
@ Massanutten Regional Library

Virginia Festival of the Book Preview Event with Jason Wright, You missed it! on Thursday, 16 March 2023 18:30
During the week prior to Charlottesville's Virginia Festival of the Book there will be several preview events, one of which will be held at the Staunton Public Library. As moderator of this event, Cliff will have a conversation with Jason Wright about his latest novel, Even the Dog Knows.
@ Staunton Public Library

Celebrating 10 Years: WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, You missed it! on Tuesday, 25 October 2022 19:00
Join Kevin Watson, Publisher at Press 53, in conversation with Cliff Garstang, author of WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, published ten years ago this month. Register for this online event here.
@ Online

Book Birthday Party!, You missed it! on Wednesday, 19 October 2022 18:00
On Wednesday, October 19, from 6-8:00 pm, Cliff & Friends will be celebrating the 10th Birthday of Cliff's prize-winning book, WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, at Accordia, a wine bar in downtown Staunton VA that serves great wine, cheeses, and chocolates.
@ Accordia Wine Bar

Ecco Adesso Book Club, You missed it! on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 18:00
The "Read Between the Wines" Book Club at Ecco Adesso Vineyards will be hosting Cliff for a discussion of his work, with a focus on THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY. All or welcome and light refreshments will be served.
@ Ecco Adesso Vineyards

AWP Reading and Book signing, You missed it! on Friday, 25 March 2022 17:30
Cliff will be participating in the Regal House Publishing offsite reading at Barnes & Noble during the AWP Conference in Philadelphia. (If you can't make it to the reading, stop by Barnes & Noble any time to pick up a copy of Oliver's Travels and track me down at the conference to get it signed!)
@ Barnes & Noble, Philadelphia

Book Signing at AWP: The Shaman of Turtle Valley, You Missed It! on Thursday, 24 March 2022
During the AWP Conference in Philadelphia, March 24-26, Cliff will be signing copies of The Shaman of Turtle Valley at the Braddock Avenue Books Table in the Bookfair. (Time TBD)
@ AWP Bookfair

Virginia Festival of the Book Virtual Panel, You missed it on Saturday, 19 March 2022 14:00
Cliff will be moderating a virtual panel discussion at the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book: "What We Call Family: Literary Fiction" featuring Dariel Suarez, Kyle Lucia Wu, and Jessie van Eeerden
@ Online

Virginia Festival of the Book Panel Discussion, You missed it! on Thursday, 17 March 2022 16:00
Cliff will be appearing on a panel at the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book: "Uncertainty Within: Literary Fiction" along with Sharon Harrigan and Lesley Wheeler (Jody Hobbs Hessler moderating).
@ James Madison Regional Library, Charlottesville

The Downtown Writers Jam with Brad King, You didn't really miss it, because it's archived! on Wednesday, 01 December 2021
Cliff's appearance on The Downtown Writers Jam with Brad King will be available on Dec. 1.

Lit Balm: An Interactive Livestream Reading Series, You missed it! on Saturday, 20 November 2021 17:00
Cliff will be appearing in the Lit Balm Reading Series with three other writers.
@ Online

Sewanee Writers Conference Reading Series, You missed it! on Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:00
SWC Reading Series: Karin Cecile Davidson, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Clifford Garstang, and Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry.
@ Online

Kitchen Table Writers' Workshop, You missed it. on Tuesday, 16 November 2021 11:00
Cliff will be speaking with Marjorie Hudson's Kitchen Table Writers' Workshop about his latest book, Oliver's Travels.
@ Zoom

Fireside Chat at Barren Ridge Vineyards, You missed it! on Thursday, 21 October 2021 18:30
Cliff will join Leona Sevick and Seth Michelson for the first Author Fireside Chat at Barren Ridge Vineyards, with book sales provided by Stone Soup Books.
@ Barren Ridge Vineyards

OLLI Author Talk, You missed it! on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 14:00
Cliff will be giving an Author Talk to members of OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at the University of Virginia

1455 Summer Literary Festival, You missed it! on Thursday, 15 July 2021
Cliff will be participating in the 1455 Summer Literary Festival. Details TBD.

Readings on the Pike, You missed it! on Thursday, 08 July 2021 19:00
Cliff will join a group of other readers for the monthly Readings on the Pike Series on Zoom.
@ Online

Speaking with Chesapeake Bay Writers, You missed it! on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 11:30
Cliff will be speaking at the (virtual) monthly meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Writers (a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club) on "Becoming a Citizen of the (Literary) World: Influences, Responsibilities, and Publishing Trends"
@ Zoom

Book Signing, You missed it! on Saturday, 12 June 2021 15:00
Cliff will be appearing at The Book Dragon Bookshop in Staunton from 3:00 to 4:30 pm to sign books and talk with readers.
@ The Book Dragon Bookshop

Family Friction: Reading at KGB Bar (virtual), You missed it! on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 19:00
Cliff will be joining writers Kim Coleman Foote and Virginia Pye for a reading hosted by KGB Bar in NYC (on Zoom, tickets required)
@ Online

NU Club of Virginia, You missed it! on Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:00
Cliff will be in conversation with Betty Joyce Nash in a program for the Northwestern University Club of Virginia.
@ Online

Hidden Timber Books Reading, You missed it! on Sunday, 23 May 2021 15:00
Cliff will be participating in the Hidden Timber books Small Press Author Reading Series by giving a reading and talk on Zoom. Registration required.
@ Online

Big Blend Radio, You missed it! on Sunday, 23 May 2021 14:00
Cliff will make a return appearance on Big Blend Radio's Champagne Sundays to talk about his new book.
@ Radio/Online

Book Launch for Oliver's Travels, You missed it! on Tuesday, 18 May 2021 19:00
In conjunction with The Book Dragon Bookshop, Cliff will be celebrating the launch of his new novel, Oliver's Travels with a hybrid event. Cliff will have a conversation about the book with Christina Chiu, award-winning author of the novel Beauty. Books will be available for purchase from The Book Dragon on West Beverley St. in Staunton and from their Bookshop.org shop. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIscumhqTkrE9wBgfCeGng5L13VT3yeJSm3 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
@ Online

Five Ways of Looking at Short Fiction, You missed it! on Thursday, 11 March 2021 19:00
Cliff will be presenting a seminar entitled "In Praise of Unlikeable Characters" as part of a five-part series sponsored by Press 53 and Scuppernong Books of Greensboro, NC. The series feathers five writers of short fiction and runs from March 4 to April 1.
@ Online

Everywhere Stories on Zoom, You missed it! on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 19:00
Cliff will be hosting a series of Zoom readings featuring contributors to the Everywhere Stories anthologies that he edited. The first reading features Barbara Krasner, Mark Brazaitis, Jeff Fleischer, and Midge Raymond. Pre-registration is required.
@ Online

VCCA Fireplace Series, You missed it! on Thursday, 06 August 2020 19:30
During the pandemic, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts has been featuring its fellows in the Fireplace Series. For this installment, Cliff will be featured along with a visual artist. Streaming on Facebook and Youtube.
@ Online

Storytelling in Prose and Poetry, You missed it! on Wednesday, 22 July 2020 12:00
Cliff will participate in an online discussion and reading with three other poets and fiction writers, moderated by Virginia Pye. Hosted by Press 53.
@ Online

1455 Literary Festival, You missed it! on Saturday, 18 July 2020 10:30
Cliff will be participating in the 2nd Annual 1455 Summer Literary Festival, which this year will take place online and is entirely free. Cliff's panel, "Writing the Valley" will be moderated by Debra Lattanzi Sutika and also includes Jessi Lewis.
@ Online

High Road Festival--CANCELED, You missed it! on Saturday, 13 June 2020
THE 2020 FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELED BUT WILL RETURN IN 2021 Cliff will be offering one-on-one critique sessions and manuscript consultations at the annual High Road Festival of Poetry and Short Fiction in Winston-Salem, NC. (rescheduled from March 28)
@ Embassy Suites Hotel, Winston-Salem, NC

Zoom Book Launch for House of the Ancients, You missed it! on Sunday, 03 May 2020 14:00
Cliff will join Shuly Cawood for an online launch of our new story collections from Press 53. Register here.
@ Zoom

Virginia Festival of the Book -- CANCELED, You missed it! on Saturday, 21 March 2020 10:00
The Virginia Festival of the Book has been canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus.   Cliff will be moderating a panel during the Virginia Festival of the Book called Writing the Anthropocene featuring three writers: Amitav Ghosh, Lindsay Lerman, and Johanna Stoberock.
@ New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville VA

Virginia Festival of the Book --CANCELED, You missed it! on Thursday, 19 March 2020 12:00
The Virginia Festival of the Book has been canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus.   Cliff will be presenting his novel, THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY, during a panel with Mimi Lok and Michael Zapata: Stories of Displacement--Fiction, Far from Home.
@ Central JMRL Library, Charlottesville VA

Reading at Country Bookshop, Southern Pines NC, You missed it! on Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:00
Cliff will be giving a reading and signing books at The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines NC
@ Country Bookshop, Southern Pines NC

Reading at Flyleaf Books, You missed it! on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 19:00
Cliff will be reading from his latest work and will be in conversation with Marjorie Hudson at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill.
@ Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC

Reading at Scuppernong Books, You missed it! on Monday, 17 February 2020 19:00
Cliff will be reading from his latest novel, The Shaman of Turtle Valley, at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro NC. Also appearing is Cameron MacKenzie.
@ Scuppernong Books, Greensboro NC

Augusta County Library Book Talk, You missed it! on Saturday, 18 January 2020 12:00
Cliff will be giving a talk at the Augusta County Public Library
@ Augusta County Public Library

Middlebrook Book Club, You Missed It! on Thursday, 09 January 2020 17:30
Cliff will be meeting with the Middlebrook VA Bookclub at the Middlebrook Branch Library.
@ Middlebrook VA Library

Book Signing at Book Dragon Bookshop, You missed it! on Saturday, 07 December 2019 15:00
Cliff will be signing copies of his books at Book Dragon Bookshop during the annual Cherish Every Christmas event in Downtown Staunton.
@ Book Dragon, 102 W. Beverley St., Staunton VA

RAAC Keynote, You missed it! on Saturday, 09 November 2019 19:00
Cliff will be speaking at an even hosted by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community at the Quievremont Winery near Washington VA.
@ Quievremont Winery

Local Author Book Fair, You missed it! on Saturday, 09 November 2019 13:00
Cliff will be joining other Staunton VA area writers for a local author book fair.
@ Book Dragon, Staunton VA

Reading/Talk at WriterHouse, You missed it! on Saturday, 19 October 2019 12:30
Cliff will be reading from and discussing his new novel at WriterHouse
@ WriterHouse, Charlottesville VA

Riverside Writers Parade of Prose, You missed it! on Saturday, 12 October 2019 13:00
Cliff will be the speaker at the Parade of Prose, a biannual event in Fredericksburg VA sponsored by the Riverside Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club
@ Salem Church Library, Address: 2607 Salem Church Road; Fredericksburg VA 22407

Fall for the Book 2019, You missed it! on Thursday, 10 October 2019 16:30
Cliff will be appearing at the annual Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA along with D.M. Pulley and Randon Billings Noble.
@ George Mason University

Reading at Gettysburg College, You missed it! on Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Cliff will be meeting with students and giving a reading at Gettysburg College
@ Gettysburg College

Reading Series at Deschutes Roanoke, You missed it! on Thursday, 19 September 2019 18:30
Cliff will be reading at the Deschutes Reading Series
@ Deschutes Tasting Room

SIBA Discovery Show, You missed it on Friday, 13 September 2019
Cliff will be appearing at the 2019 SIBA Discovery Show
@ Spartanburg, sC

Waynesboro Rotary, You missed it! on Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:00
Cliff will be speaking to the Waynesboro Rotary Club
@ Waynesboro Country Club

Book Club, You missed it! on Monday, 12 August 2019 19:00
Cliff will be visiting with a book club in Staunton, Virginia to discuss his latest book.

Why then, why there?, You missed it! on Saturday, 03 August 2019 13:00
Cliff is teaching a seminar on Setting in Time and Place at WriterHouse in Charlottesville, VA
@ WriterHouse

1455 Author Series, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 June 2019 15:00
Cliff will be participating in the 1455 (formerly the Virginia Center for Literary Arts) Author Series at Handley Library in Winchester VA. After a reading, 1455 Executive Director Sean Murphy will interview Cliff.
@ Handley Library, Winchester VA

Yeah You Write @Bo's Kitchen & Bar Room, You missed it! on Tuesday, 18 June 2019 18:30
Cliff will be joining Kelly Fordon, Jonathan Durbin, and Will Allison at the Yeah You Write Reading Series
@ Bo's Kitchen & Bar Room, NYC

Book Launch and Reading at Fountain Books, You missed it! on Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:30
Cliff will have the Richmond launch of his novel The Shaman of Turtle Valley at Fountain Books in Richmond. Also appearing: Val Nieman.
@ Fountain Books, Richmond VA

Redbeard Brewing: Meet the Author, You Missed It! on Monday, 27 May 2019 15:00
Join Cliff at Redbeard Brewing Company in Staunton for a Meet-the-Author session. Cliff will talk about his work and will be available answer questions.

Staunton Rotary, You missed it. on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:00
Cliff will be speaking to a Staunton Rotary Club luncheon about his career and new book

Book Launch Celebration at Ox-Eye, You missed it! on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:00
Cliff will be celebrating the launch of his new book, THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY
@ Ox Eye Vineyard Tasting Room

Reading at New Dominion Bookshop, You missed it! on Saturday, 11 May 2019 19:00
Cliff will read from his new book at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville. Also appearing will be poet Lauren Camp.
@ New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville VA

AWP Conference, You Missed It! on Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Cliff will be signing books during the Book Fair at the AWP Conference in Portland OR and will otherwise be around the Press 53 booth. Friday, March 29, 1:30-2:30 pm, at the Braddock Avenue Books table; 3:00-4:00 pm at the Press 53 booth.  

High Road Festival, You missed it! on Saturday, 23 March 2019
Cliff will be speaking at Press 53's High Road Festival of Poetry and Short Fiction in Winston-Salem, NC.
@ Marriott Hotel, Winston-Salem NC

Fiction: Seeking New Lives, Elsewhere, You missed it! on Friday, 22 March 2019 12:00
Cliff will be moderating a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book featuring Marina Perezagua (The Story of H), Christopher Tilghman (Thomas and Beal in the Midi), and Spencer Wise (The Emperor of Shoes).
@ Central JMRL Library, Charlottesville

Embracing Power: Women and the Supernatural, You missed it! on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 14:00
Cliff will be moderating a fiction panel at the 2019 Virginia Festival of the Book featuring Jessica Handler (The Magnetic Girl) and Cai Emmons (Weather Woman).
@ Barnes & Noble, Charlottesville

Author Fest, You missed it! on Saturday, 16 March 2019 10:00
Cliff will join other local authors for an event at the Waynesboro Public Library. Books will be available for sale. Free and open to the public.
@ Waynesboro Public Library

Book Launch!, You missed it! on Friday, 09 November 2018 19:00
We will be celebrating the release of Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Volume III with a reading and book signing at Black Swan Books & Music in Staunton, VA.

Workshop: Manuscript Revision, You missed it! on Saturday, 03 November 2018
Cliff will be teaching a workshop on manuscript revision at the Virginia Writers' Club Symposium.

Local Author Expo, You missed it! on Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:30
The Augusta County Library is hosting a Local Author Expo with six local writers: Brad Parks, Clifford Garstang, William C. Markham, Billy Coffey, Connie Kuykendall, and Abigail Dane.
@ Augusta County Library, Fishersville

Seminar: The Care and Feeding of Compelling Characters, You missed it! on Saturday, 12 May 2018 09:30
Cliff will be teaching a half-day seminar at WriterHouse in Charlottesville on creating compelling characters in fiction. (See WriterHouse.org for registration information.)
@ WriterHouse, Charlottesville

Poetry Month Reading, You missed it! on Friday, 27 April 2018 19:00
Cliff will be moderating a reading by five poets to celebrate National Poetry Month, featuring: Lesley Wheeler, Susan Facknitz, Michael Trocchia, Stan Galloway, and Leona Sevick.
@ Black Swan Books & Music

Press 53 Anniversary Celebration, You missed it! on Saturday, 28 October 2017 19:00
Join Cliff and several other Press 53 authors at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro NC to celebrate Press 53's 12th Anniversary!
@ Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm St., Greensboro NC 27401

Virginia Writers' Club Symposium, You missed it! on Saturday, 05 August 2017
Cliff will be on the "Writing and Marketing Short Fiction" panel at the annual Virginia Writers' Club Symposium.
@ Piedmont Virginia Community College

The Writing Show: The Art of the Start, You missed it! on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:00
Cliff will be appearing in James River Writers' The Writing Show for July 2017 discussing "The Art of the Start"
@ Firehouse Theater, Richmond

Skyline Writers Circle, You missed it! on Saturday, 08 April 2017 14:00
Cliff will speak to the Skyline Writers Circle in Luray, VA on "Navigating the Publishing Industry"

Book Launch at Scuppernong Books, You missed it! on Thursday, 08 December 2016 19:00
Cliff will be joined by contributors to Vol. II of Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC. The idea of the book will be presented and contributors will read from their stories.
@ Scuppernong Books, Greensboro NC

The Writers Center: Emerging Writers, You missed it! on Sunday, 09 October 2016 14:00
As one of this year's Writers Center Emerging Writer Fellowship recipients, Cliff will be reading from his work at the Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
@ The Writers Center, Bethesda

Book Launch!, You missed it! on Friday, 07 October 2016 19:00
Join Cliff and three of the contributors to Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Volume II to celebrate the launch of the anthology
@ Black Swan Books & Music

Fall for the Book Festival, You missed it! on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 13:30
Join Cliff and several contributors to his new anthology, Everywhere Stories Volume II, as they read from and discuss the stories in the book at the Fall for the Book Festival.
@ George Mason University

SAFTA Reading Series, You missed it! on Sunday, 19 June 2016 13:00
Cliff will be joining William Kelley Woolfitt as part of the Sundress Academy for the Arts Reading Series.
@ Bar Marley, Knoxville TN

Reading at The French Press, You missed it! on Thursday, 21 April 2016 19:00
Cliff will be giving a reading at The French Press, a sweet new coffee shop in Waynesboro, VA.
@ French Press Coffee Shop, Waynesboro, VA

Author Fest 2016, You missed it! on Saturday, 16 April 2016 12:00
Cliff will be joining several other area authors at Author Fest 2016 sponsored by the Waynesboro Public Library. Come meet the authors and buy their books.
@ Waynesboro Public Library, Waynesboro VA

Virginia Festival of the Book: Pirates, Drones, and other Catastropes, You missed it! on Friday, 18 March 2016 16:00
Cliff will be moderating a fiction panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book featuring novelists Corban Addison, Elise Blackwell, and Ron Childress.
@ JMRL Central Branch, Charlottesville

Virginia Festival of the Book: Life After Death, You missed it! on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:00
Cliff will be moderating an exciting fiction panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book called "Life After Death--Hello from the Other Side." The panel features novelists Sharon Guskin, Andy Kutler, and Jacquelyn Mitchard.
@ Barnes & Noble, Charlottesville

Seminar: Creating the World in a Short Story, You missed it! on Sunday, 25 October 2015 13:00
Cliff will be teaching a seminar on Creating the World in a Short Story at WriterHouse in Charlottesville
@ WriterHouse

Reading at Black Swan Books, You missed it! on Friday, 23 October 2015 18:00
Cliff will be reading from WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW and work-in-progress. With Chris Cleary
@ Black Swan Books, Staunton

Indiana Authors Award and Author Fair, You missed it! on Saturday, 10 October 2015
Cliff will be attending the Indiana Author Fair as part of the Indiana Authors Award celebration, where he is a finalist for the Emerging Author Award.
@ Indianapolis Public Library

Publishing Panel at Queens University MFA Alumni Program, You missed it! on Friday, 09 October 2015 11:00
Cliff will join other Queens University MFA Program Alums on a Publishing Panel at the biannual Alumni Conference
@ Queens University of Charlotte

Reading at Queens University MFA Alumni Program, You missed it! on Thursday, 08 October 2015 20:00
Cliff will be giving a reading in Charlotte NC to kick off the Queens University MFA Program Alumni Conference. With Rebecca Gummere
@ Claudia Belk Dining Room, Queens University of Charlotte

Press 53 10th Anniversary Celebration, You missed it! on Saturday, 03 October 2015 18:00
Cliff will be attending the Press 53 Tenth Anniversary Celebration on October 3, 6-10pm, at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro NC. Both of Cliff's books and the anthology he edited, EVERYWHERE STORIES, as well as Prime Number Magazine, which he edits, are published by Press 53. The celebration is open to the public.
@ Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC

Fall for the Book Festival, You missed it! on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 15:00
Cliff will be discussing Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet as part of the annual Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University. Location at GMU TBD.
@ George Mason University

Reading at VQR Conference, You missed it! on Saturday, 15 August 2015 18:00
Cliff will be reading at the Virginia Quarterly Review Conference immediately prior to the public reading by Ann Beattie in the Ballroom of the Boar's Head Inn.
@ Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville VA

Virginia Writers Club Symposium: Navigating Your Writing Life, You missed it! on Saturday, 01 August 2015
Cliff will be presenting two programs at the annual Virginia Writers' Club Symposium: Writing the Other and Assembling a Story Collection.
@ PVCC

Book Signing at Artisan Galleries at Massanutten Resort, You missed it! on Wednesday, 24 June 2015 12:00
Cliff will be signing books from 12pm to 4pm on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Stop by and say hello!
@ Artisan Galleries at Massanutten

Reading at Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop, You missed it! on Thursday, 11 June 2015 19:00
Cliff will be giving a reading at the Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop at Hollins University along with Jan Bowman and Nancy Allen.
@ Hollins University

Press 53 Reading at AWP, You missed it! on Friday, 10 April 2015 17:30
Cliff will be participating in an off-site reading with other Press 53 authors at AWP2015 in Minneapolis.
@ Barnes & Noble Minneapolis

Everywhere Stories at the Virginia Festival of the Book, You missed it! on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:00
Cliff will be on a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book to discuss Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet. Also on the panel, Craig Bernier and Kevin Clouther. Short Stories: Great Fiction in Small Bites 4:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, New Dominion Bookshop
@ New Dominion Bookshop

Author Festival at Waynesboro Library, You missed it! on Saturday, 07 March 2015 13:00
Cliff will be one of more than 20 are writers participating in the Waynbesboro Public Library Author Festival. Come meet the writers and buy their books!
@ Waynesboro Public Library

Everywhere Stories at The Writer's Center, You missed it! on Sunday, 11 January 2015 14:00
Cliff will join Susi Wyss and David Ebenbach at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to present Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet. Susi and David are two of the 20 contributors to the anthology, which Cliff edited.
@ The Writer's Center, Bethesda

Everywhere Stories at WriterHouse in Charlottesville, You missed it! on Sunday, 14 December 2014 14:00
Cliff will present Everywhere Stories at WriterHouse in Charlottesville, along with several of the contributors.
@ WriterHouse, Charlottesville

Reading, Signing at The Sacred Circle, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 November 2014 11:00
On Saturday, Nov. 22, at 11am, Cliff will appear at The Sacred Circle in Staunton VA to discuss his new anthology, Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet. He'll be speaking at 11am but will be loitering afterward to mingle with unsuspecting customers.
@ The Sacred Circle, Staunton

Everywhere Stories in Richmond, You missed it! on Saturday, 08 November 2014 18:00
Join Everywhere Stories contributors Jay Kauffmann and Teresa Hudson for this reading from the book.
@ Chop Suey Books

Indy Author Fair, You missed it! on Saturday, 25 October 2014
Cliff will be appearing at the 2014 Indy Author Fair in conjunction with the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award ceremonies.
@ Indianapolis Central Library

Book Launch: Everywhere Stories, You missed it! on Friday, 03 October 2014 18:00
On Friday, October 3, join cliff at Black Swan Books & Music in Staunton to celebrate the publication of Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, the new anthology of which he is the editor. Contributors Jay Kauffmann and Teresa Hudson will also be on hand for the event.
@ Black Swan Books & Music, Staunton VA

Talk at Charlotte Writers Club, You missed it! on Tuesday, 16 September 2014 19:00
Cliff will be giving a talk to the Charlotte Writers Club. Books will be available for sale.
@ Charlotte, NC

Northwestern University Club of Charlotte, You missed it! on Monday, 15 September 2014 19:00
Cliff will be speaking to the Northwestern University Club of Charlotte
@ Charlotte, NC

Virginia Writers Club Symposium: Navigating Your Writing Life, You missed it! on Saturday, 02 August 2014
Cliff will participate in a discussion of publishing short fiction as part of the annual Virginia Writers Club Symposium
@ Piedmont Valley Community College, Charlottesville, VA

Waterbear Reading Series in Arlington, VA, You missed it! on Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:00
Cliff will appear as part of the relaunched Waterbear Reading Series at One More Page Books in Arlington, VA along with Dana Little, Amanda Miska, and K. Tyler Christensen
@ One More Page Books, Arlington VA

Book Club Visit, Middlebrook, VA, You missed it! on Thursday, 12 June 2014 17:30
Cliff will be visiting a book club in the Middlebrook Branch of the Augusta County Library to discuss WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW.
@ Middlebrook Station, Augusta County Library

Book Club Visit, Fairfax, VA, You Missed It! on Saturday, 31 May 2014 12:00
As part of a fundraising auction for The College of William & Mary, Cliff will be visiting a group of readers and writers in Northern Virginia to talk about his work. (If you'd like to arrange for Cliff to visit your book club, contact him at info@cliffordgarstang.com.)

Book Club Visit, Staunton, You missed it! on Thursday, 22 May 2014 14:00
Cliff will be visiting a local book club that has selected WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW for their May reading. (If you'd like to invite Cliff to visit your book club, please contact him at info@cliffordgarstang.com)
@ Staunton, VA

Reading at Black Swan Books & Music, with Steve Weddle, You missed it! on Thursday, 08 May 2014 18:00
Cliff will be reading from new work and his award-winning WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW together with Steve Weddle (author of COUNTRY HARDBALL) at Black Swan Books & Music in Staunton.
@ Black Swan Books & Music, Staunton, VA

The Translated World, You missed it! on Sunday, 27 April 2014 14:00
Cliff will be one of several local authors--poets and prose writers--talking about how translation is part of their work.
@ Black Swan Books & Music, Staunton, VA

Virginia Festival of the Book: Literary Biographies, You missed it! on Thursday, 20 March 2014 10:00
Cliff will be moderating the "Literary Biographies" panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book, featuring Andrew Anderson (Federico Garcia Lorca); Carl Rollyson (Sylvia Plath); and Hilary Holladay (Herbert Huncke)
@ UVa Bookstore, Charlottesville

Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: Men Who Write, You missed it! on Wednesday, 19 March 2014 18:00
Cliff will be moderating the "Men Who Write" panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book, featuring Jon Pineda, Clint McCown, and Anthony DeSa
@ Barnes & Nobel, Charlottesville

Reading and Book Signing at Waynesboro Public Library, You missed it! on Thursday, 13 March 2014 19:00
Cliff will be appearing at the Waynesboro Public Library at 7PM on Thursday, March 13, 2014

Book signing at AWP Bookfair, You missed it! on Thursday, 27 February 2014 16:00
Cliff will be signing copies of his books at the Press 53 table at the Bookfair at AWP 2014 Conference in Seattle.
@ Seattle, WA

Reading and Signing at Barnhill's, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 February 2014 18:00
Cliff will be reading from What the Zhang Boys Know at Barnhill's in Winston-Salem.
@ Barnhill's Books, Winston-Salem NC

Reading at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 February 2014 14:00
Cliff will be appearing at Scuppernong Books, a new independent bookstore in Greensboro, NC.

Reading at McIntyre's Books in Fearrington Village, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 February 2014 11:00
Cliff will be at McIntyre's Books in Fearrington Village, NC to read from and sign copies of his books.
@ McIntyres Books, Fearrington Village, NC

Bookclub Discussion, You missed it! on Friday, 21 February 2014 10:00
Cliff will be appearing at the Wonderland Book Club in Raleigh, NC, for a discussion of What the Zhang Boys Know
@ Raleigh, NC

Reading at Randolph College, You missed it! on Wednesday, 13 November 2013 20:15
Cliff will be the Visiting Writer at Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) this November. As part of his visit, he will give a public reading on November 13 at 8:15pm in the Smith Memorial Building.

James River Writers' Conference, You missed it! on Saturday, 19 October 2013 14:15
Cliff will be on a panel at the James River Writers' Conference in Richmond VA with other finalists for the Library of Virginia Fiction Award.
@ Richmond Convention Center

Authors' Cafe at the West Virginia Library Association Conference, You missed it! on Friday, 11 October 2013 08:00
Cliff will be appearing at the Authors' Cafe at the West Virginia Library Association's annual conference in Shepherdstown, WV.

Cliff Garstang at The Writer's Center, You missed it! on Sunday, 22 September 2013 14:00
Cliff will be reading at The Writer's Center in Bethesda Md. along with poet Hailey Leithauser
@ The Writer's Center, Bethesda, Md.

Hampton Roads Writers Conference, You missed it! on Thursday, 19 September 2013
Cliff will be teaching several workshops at the annual Hampton Roads Writers' Conference in Virginia Beach, September 19-21.
@ Westin Town Center, Virginia Beach

Press 53 Gathering of Writers, You missed it! on Saturday, 10 August 2013
Cliff will be at the Second Annual Gathering of Writers in Winston-Salem North Carolina in his capacity as Editor of Prime Number Magazine, co-sponsor of the event.
@ Community Arts Cafe, 411 W. 4th St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Blue Ridge Anthology Reading, You missed it! on Wednesday, 17 July 2013 19:00
Cliff will join several other contributors to the 2013 Blue Ridge Anthology at a reading in support of the book.
@ Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro VA

Riverside Writers, You Missed It! on Saturday, 13 July 2013 13:00
Cliff will speak to the Riverside Writers Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club on July 13 at 1pm at the Salem Church Library in Spotsylvania County. (Note: this is a change from the Aug. 10 date previously announced)
@ You missed it!

Book Club: JMU Emeriti, You Missed It! on Wednesday, 29 May 2013 15:00
Cliff will join the JMU Emeriti Book Club for a discussion of WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW

Atlanta Writers Club, You missed it! on Saturday, 20 April 2013
Cliff will be appearing at the April meeting of the Atlanta Writers Club.

Book signing/reading at A Cappella Books (Atlanta), You missed it! on Friday, 19 April 2013 18:00
Cliff will visit A Cappella Books in Atlanta for a reading and signing
@ A Cappella Books, Atlanta

Book Club: JMU Women's Book Club, You missed it! on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:00
Cliff will join the JMU Women's Book Club for their discussion of WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW
@ Harrisonburg, VA

Reading/Signing at One More Page (Arlington, VA), You missed it! on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 19:00
Cliff will be appearing at One More Page Books, a great little bookstore in Arlington, VA, to read from and sign copies of WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW.
@ One More Page Books, 2200 Westmoreland St., Arlington VA

Virginia Festival of the Book: Forbidden Attraction, You missed it! on Friday, 22 March 2013 10:00
Cliff will be moderating a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book featuring fiction writers Bill Roorbach, Erika Robuck, Maryanne O'Hara, and Margaret Wrinkle.

Virginia Festival of the Book Short Story Panel, You missed it! on Thursday, 21 March 2013 14:00
Cliff will be on a panel with E.J. Levy, Robert Day, and Kurt Rheinheimer discussing their recent story collections. Part of the 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book, the event will be at the Charlottesville Barnes & Noble.
@ Barnes & Noble

Virginia Festival of the Book, You missed it! on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 18:00
Cliff will be on a panel at the Bridge, PAI: The Ties That Bind, Family in Fiction, featuring Clifford Garstang, Mollie Cox Bryan, Camisha Jones, Lydia Netzer, and Wendy Shang. In addition to their own work, the authors will discuss Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club, Charlottesville's selection for The Big Read 2013.
@ The Bridge, PAI, Charlottesville, VA

Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association and Virginia Outdoor Writers Association Join Conference, You missed it! on Saturday, 16 March 2013
Cliff will be addressing the 2013 Spring Join Conference of the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association and the Virginia Writers Association in Staunton, VA, at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel.
@ Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, VA

Signing at AWP Bookfair, You missed it! on Friday, 08 March 2013 14:00
Attending AWP13 in Boston? So is Cliff, and he'll be signing books at the Press 53 Booth in the Bookfair on Friday, March 8, from 2:00 - 3:00. (He'll be hanging around the Booth a lot because Prime Number is sharing it, so if you can't make it to the official signing, chances are you can catch him another time.)
@ AWP Bookfair 2013

Reading and Signing at BRCC, You missed it! on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 12:00
Cliff will be reading from What the Zhang Boys Know and answering questions at the Blue Ridge Community College library.
@ Library, Blue Ridge Community College

One Night Standing, You missed it! on Sunday, 10 February 2013 19:00
Cliff will be appearing at the One Night Standing reading series at the Kirk Avenue Music Hall in Roanoke. With Ralph Berrier.
@ Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke

Fountain Bookstore Small Press Day, You missed it! on Saturday, 02 February 2013 13:00
Cliff will be appearing at Fountain Books in Richmond (1312 E. Cary St.) from 1:00pm to 2:00pm as part of their Small Press Day. Come meet and Cliff and many other local and small press authors.
@ Fountain Books, Richmond

Read Local, Shop Local, You missed it! on Saturday, 08 December 2012 12:00
Cliff will join other local authors at the Staunton Public Library's "Read Local, Shop Local" event. Authors will discuss their work and have books available for sale. Books make great gifts!
@ Staunton Public Library

ARGS Writers Fest, You missed it! on Saturday, 01 December 2012 11:00
Cliff will be appearing at the Appomattox Regional Governor's School Writers' Fest, an annual event.
@ Appomattox Regional Governor's School

Talk and Signing - WriterHouse, You missed it! on Thursday, 29 November 2012 19:00
Cliff will speak about novels in stories at WriterHouse in Charlottesville.
@ WriterHouse, Charlottesville, VA

Reading and Signing -- Winston-Salem, You missed it! on Saturday, 10 November 2012 19:00
Cliff will appear at Only at Barnhill's on Saturday, November 10, at 7pm, for a reading from his book What the Zhang Boys Know.
@ Only at Barnhills, Winston-Salem, NC

Press 53 Wine & Words Fest, You missed it! on Saturday, 10 November 2012 15:00
Cliff will participate in Press 53's annual Wine & Words Fest, celebrating the press's recent publications and the winners of its annual Open Awards contest.
@ Community Arts Café, Winston-Salem, NC

CANCELLED - Book Launch Party--Public Welcome, You missed it! on Saturday, 20 October 2012 17:00
Cliff will be celebrating the launch of WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW at Only at Barnhills in Winston-Salem EVENT CANCELLED! Sorry.
@ Only at Barnhills

CANCELLED - Advanced Story Workshop, You missed it! on Saturday, 20 October 2012 12:00
Cliff will be leading an advanced story workshop at the Community Arts Cafe in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sponsored by Press 53: What We Talk About When We Talk About Aboutness -- EVENT CANCELLED. Sorry! We hope to reschedule.
@ Community Arts Café, Winston-Salem, NC

Reading and Signing at Chop Suey Books, You missed it! on Saturday, 13 October 2012 15:00
Cliff will read from and sign copies of What the Zhang Boys Know at Chop Suey Books in Richmond, VA.
@ Chop Suey Books, 2913 W. Cary St., Richmond, VA

Book Club Appearance, You missed it! on Monday, 08 October 2012 19:00
Cliff will be visiting the 2WB Book Club, which has chosen WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW for their October selection.

Reading at New Dominion, You missed it! on Thursday, 04 October 2012 17:30
Cliff will be reading from his new book at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville.
@ New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville

Reading and Talk: NU Club of DC, You missed it! on Thursday, 27 September 2012 18:30
Cliff will be appearing at a meeting of the Northwestern University Club of Washington DC to discuss his book and career. Time TBD
@ Winston & Strawn, 1700 K St., NW, Washington DC

Reading and Talk: Fall for the Book, You missed it! on Thursday, 27 September 2012 10:30
Cliff will be appearing at the annual Fall for the Book Festival in Northern Virginia, September 27, together with short story writer Edward Belfar.
@ George Mason Univeristy

Reading and Signing at Over the Moon, You missed it! on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 18:00
Cliff will read from WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW at Over the Moon in Crozet.
@ Over the Moon Bookstore, Crozet, VA

Book signing at Books & Co., You missed it! on Sunday, 23 September 2012 14:00
Cliff will be at Books & Co. in Lexington to sign copies of his new book, WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW.
@ Books & Co., Lexington VA

Book Signing at BookWorks, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 September 2012 14:00
Cliff will be appearing at the BookWorks bookstore at 101 West Beverley St. in Staunton to sign books and talk to customers.
@ BookWorks, Staunton

Book Signing: The Sacred Circle, Staunton, You missed it! on Saturday, 22 September 2012 10:00
Cliff will be visiting The Sacred Circle at 112 E. Beverley St. from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm to chat with customers and sign books.
@ The Sacred Circle

Talk and Book Signing - Westlake Library, You Missed It! on Thursday, 20 September 2012 17:30
Cliff will give a talk about writing and will be available to sign copies of his book at the Westlake Library at Smith Mountain Lake, VA.
@ Westlake Library, Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Book Launch Celebration in Chicago, You missed it! on Sunday, 16 September 2012 17:00
Join Cliff to celebrate the launch of WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW. At the Globe Café & Bar, Orrington Hotel, Evanston.
@ Orrington Hotel, Evanston

Reading and Talk - NU Club of Virginia, You missed it! on Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:00
Cliff will be speaking at the Annual Meeting of the Northwestern University Club of Virginia. Books will be available for purchase.
@ 1850 Rolfe Way Richmond 23238

Book Launch: What the Zhang Boys Know, You Missed It! on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 18:30
Celebrate the release of Cliff's new book, What the Zhang Boys Know
@ The Darjeeling Café, Staunton, VA

Gathering of Writers, You Missed It! on Saturday, 18 August 2012
Cliff will run two workshops during Press 53's Gathering of Writers.
@ Community Arts Café, Winston-Salem, NC

Book Launch!, You missed it! on Friday, 17 August 2012 19:00
Join Cliff, along with Press 53 Publisher Kevin Watson, for the launch of Cliff's new book
@ Community Arts Café, Winston-Salem, NC

Short Story Workshop, You Missed It! on Saturday, 11 August 2012 09:00
Cliff is teaching a workshop at WriterHouse in Charlottesville: "Creating a World in a Short Story"
@ WriterHouse, Charlottesville, VA

Virginia Writer's Club Symposium, You Missed It! on Saturday, 04 August 2012
Cliff will be speaking on the craft of fiction writing during VWC Symposium.
@ Piedmont VA Community College, Charlottesville VA

Talk and Book Signing: Local Authors "Between the Covers", You missed it! on Saturday, 30 June 2012 13:00
Cliff and other local authors talk about aspects of the book writing and publication process. Books will be available for purchase. [Because of storm that caused widespread power outages, this event was cancelled. It may be rescheduled.]
@ Staunton Public Library

Alternate Routes to Memoir, You Missed It! on Thursday, 03 May 2012 10:00
This workshop features fiction writer Cliff Garstang, poet Sandra Beasley, fiction and non-fiction writer, Art Taylor, and non-fiction writer Dianne Hennesy King, discussing various ways of writing our life stories.
@ Vienna Community Center, Vienna VA