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.
September 15, 2011

>SWAG reading series open to all book lovers | The News Leader | newsleader.com

>SWAG reading series open to all book lovers | The News Leader | newsleader.com: There is a great article in today’s Go! Magazine (supplement…
September 13, 2011

>James River Writers

> The James River Writers Conference is next month (Oct. 7-8). You should go. It’s pretty excellent. It’s in Richmond, VA, at the Library…
September 13, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Starlight" by Ann Beattie

> September 19, 2011: “Starlight” by Ann Beattie This week’s “story” is an excerpt from Ann Beattie’s new “novel,” although it isn’t clear that…
September 11, 2011

>Have the terrorists won?

> My friends Mary Ann and Stan were visiting from Chicago. They had left the house to go for a long run, and I…
September 9, 2011

>The New Yorker: "An Anonymous Island" by Yi Mun-yol

> September 12, 2011: “An Anonymous Island” by Yi Mun-Yol What is this, Asia month? Last week we had Haruki Murakami, the great Japanese…
September 7, 2011

>Shenandoah: Vol. 61, No. 1, Fall 2011

> Shenandoah, the Washington & Lee Review, has completed its transition to being an online magazine (except that it still requires postal submissions, so…
September 7, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Town of Cats" by Haruki Murakami

> September 5, 2011: “Town of Cats” by Haruki Murakami This “story” by Murakami is excerpted from his new long novel, coming out this…
September 6, 2011

>Man Booker Prize 2011 short list announced

> The shortlist for the 2011 Man Booker Prize is out: Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending Jonathan Cape A truly wonderful novel…
September 6, 2011

>Killer Titles

> I’ve been thinking about book titles lately, because of the very good news that I’ve got a new book coming out next year…
September 5, 2011

>Writers.com: Writing the Short Story–Make Your Story Great!

> There’s still time to sign up for my “Writing the Short Story–Make Your Story Great!” class at Writers.com. It’s a 10-week class for…