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.
August 15, 2011

>Sunday Night

> The image at left is apropos of nothing, except that it was one of the pictures that came up when I Googled “Sunday…
August 11, 2011

>KindleGraph This!

> You can now request a “KindleGraph” for thousands of Kindle books, including mine. So, here’s what I think you should do. Go to…
August 10, 2011

>Fall for the Book Festival in the Washington DC metropolitan area – Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Live Events Free to the Public

> Fall for the Book Festival in the Washington DC metropolitan area – Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Live Events Free to the Public The…
August 9, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Gilgul" by Yosef Hayim Yershalmi

> August 15 & 22, 2011: “Gilgul” by Yosef Hayim Yershalmi I liked this story well enough, although I’m not entirely sure what it…
August 8, 2011

>Review of Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks

> Lost Memory of Skin Russell Banks Ecco, September 27, 2011 As difficult as it is to have sympathy for this novel’s main character—the…
August 4, 2011

>Writing Seminars: Get Your Short Story or Essay Published

> On September 17, from 9am to 1pm, I’ll be leading a seminar at WriterHouse in Charlottesville, VA on the process of getting short…
August 3, 2011

>Write-Brained Network — Workshop on September 10, 2011

> The Write-Brained Network is a writing organization based in the Shenandoah Valley (but with a national membership). And they are putting together a…
August 3, 2011

>Prime Number Magazine Update 11.2

> photo by Cath Barton The latest update to Prime Number Magazine is now live, with fiction by Andrew Stancek and Theresa Williams, and…
August 2, 2011

>The New Yorker: "What Have You Done?" by Ben Marcus

> August 8, 2011: “What Have You Done?” by Ben Marcus This story is a little sneaky. Paul is the point of view character/protagonist,…
August 2, 2011

>Writers.com: Writing the Short Story

> The internet is perfect for online writing courses. One that I teach– Writing the Short Story: Make Your Story Great! kicks off again on…