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.
November 20, 2010

>Take your child to a bookstore

> December 4 is Take your child to a bookstore day. Actually, every day should be Take your child to a bookstore day, but…
November 18, 2010

>National Book Awards Announced!

> The National Book Awards were announced this evening: Kathryn Erskine wins in young people’s literature for MockingbirdPatti Smith wins in non-fiction for her…
November 17, 2010

>Pushcart Prize Litmag Rankings — Debate and experiment

>As always, my ranking of literary magazines based on the number of Pushcart Prizes and Special Mentions they’ve won (see 2011 Pushcart Prize Ranking)…
November 16, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Trojan Prince" by Tessa Hadley

> Sorry, non-subscribers, you can’t read this one either. No great loss, however. Tessa Hadley has a novel coming out next year, and I…
November 12, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Boys Town" by Jim Shepard

> Here’s another story that’s only available to subscribers. Next week is the same. It looks like The New Yorker is pulling the plug…
October 26, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Tree Line, Kansas, 1934" by David Means

> There’s a lot about this story that I like. There’s very little action here until the end—mostly we get interior monologue from one…
October 26, 2010

>FRiGG | Fall 2010 | Last Lilacs | Clifford Garstang

> My story “Last Lilacs” is up in the Fall 2010 issue of the beautiful FRiGG magazine. Please have a look: FRiGG | Fall…
October 26, 2010

>And the Nominees are . . .

> One of the fun things about being an editor of a magazine is the opportunity to select pieces from the magazine to be…
October 25, 2010

>Locals in Litmags

>WriterHouse and The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative are co-sponsoring a unique event in which I’m honored to participate: Locals in Litmags. Six local writers…
October 24, 2010

>Dominoes

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