Author: Cliff

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.
February 20, 2012

>Year of the LitMag: A Public Space, Issue 14 (Guest Post by Christy Strick)

> Year of the Lit Mag:  A Public Space, Issue 14 Reviewed by Christy Strick Before I talk about APS, I’d like to commend…
February 17, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Don’t Just Revise–Retype

> Most writers understand that the name of the game is revision. Writers don’t so much write as they do revise what they’ve already…
February 15, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: Wild by Cheryl Strayed

> Wild by Cheryl Strayed will be published on March 20, 2012. Cheryl is the author of the novel Torch, and recently revealed her…
February 15, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: Watergate by Thomas Mallon

> The last of Thomas Mallon’s historical novels I read was Fellow Travelers, an excellent story set during the McCarthy era. Now Mallon has…
February 14, 2012

>Guest Blogger: Is Your Writing More Important Than Your Tennis Game? by Tom Lombardo

> Is Your Writing More Important Than Your Tennis Game? by Tom Lombardo I’m not one of those writers who sits down and writes…
February 10, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Hit the ground running

> Earlier this week, Fictionaut ran a short interview with me in which I mentioned an article by Sven Birkerts about the beginnings of…
February 8, 2012

>I’m interviewed at Fictionaut

> Today, Meg Pokrass interviews me on the Fictionaut Blog: Fictionaut Five with Clifford Garstang.
February 8, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: When the Night by Cristina Comencini

> There are some publishers that are so good that you’d be willing to read anything they published, even if you knew nothing about…
February 7, 2012

>Summer Writers’ Conferences

>  Although it’s not very wintry where I live, normally at this time of year I am thinking ahead toward summer and, more specifically,…
February 7, 2012

>The New Yorker: "Citizen Conn" by Michael Chabon

> February 13 & 20, 2012: “Citizen Conn” by Michael Chabon I have to say that, even though I found the ending somewhat unsatisfying,…