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.
October 10, 2011

>Book Review: Jailed by Myra Sherman

> Jailed by Myra ShermanDesperanto Press (December 2011) I bet you’ve never read anything like Jailed before. This collection of 14 linked short stories…
October 10, 2011

>Before You Submit: Some Tips for Self-Editing

> When I saw the title of Carol Saller’s post at The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Lingua Franca blog (Before You Submit: Some Tips…
October 7, 2011

>Tips for Writers: Walk This Way

> My tip today is closely related to the previous one. (See The Thesaurus Throwdown.) This week I was teaching an adult education class…
October 5, 2011

>Should I Hire a Book Publicist?

> I’m seriously asking myself this question. When my book In an Uncharted Country came out in 2009, I got a late start with…
October 4, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Oubliette" by David Long

> October 10, 2011: “Oubliette” by David Long Supposedly, this story is part of a series of “flash fictions” about characters drawn from a…
September 30, 2011

>Tips for Writers: The Thesaurus Throwdown

> This post is the first in what I hope will be a regular Friday discussion on Tips for Writers. Not that I know…
September 27, 2011

>The New Yorker: "The House on Sand Creek" by Thomas McGuane

> October 3, 2011: “The House on Sand Creek” by Thomas McGuane Since McGuane has a novel coming out this year, and since I…
September 26, 2011

>Interview with Kevin Watson, Press 53

>This is a really nice short interview with Kevin Watson about Press 53, a publisher who isn’t focused on market trends; he publishes what…
September 22, 2011

>Busy month coming to an end

> It’s not quite over, but the end is in sight. I’ve basically done no writing this month, which is a first for me,…
September 20, 2011

>Book Launch 2.0

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