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.
July 28, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Dredgeman’s Revelation" by Karen Russell

> Because the ending of this fiction is so odd, I was under the impression that it must be an excerpt from Russell’s forthcoming…
July 27, 2010

>Longlist announced for Man Booker Prize 2010: Man Booker Prize news

>Longlist announced for Man Booker Prize 2010: Man Booker Prize news The longlist includes: Peter Carey Parrot and Olivier in America (Faber and Faber)…
July 27, 2010

>William Faulkner at UVA

> In the late 1950s, William Faulkner was Writer in Residence at the University of Virginia. UVA has just put an archive of recordings…
July 25, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference — Day 12

> This is it. I head home early in the morning, and so there will be no more posts about Sewanee 2010. It’s been…
July 24, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference — Day 11

> Friday was a great day. We started with the last Fellows’ reading. First, Jehanne Dubrow read from her book Stateside. Then Cheryl Strayed…
July 23, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference — Day 10

> On Thursday, the first event was Jill McCorkle’s craft lecture in which she employed an extended anatomical metaphor for writing fiction–using the heart…
July 22, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference — Day 9

> Incredibly, we’re nearing the end of the conference. Wednesday morning, though, was as full as could be, with wonderful readings and lectures. First…
July 21, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference — Day 8

> Tuesday: time after breakfast to get a little work done on the stories for the afternoon workshop, but then: The next fellows’ reading…
July 20, 2010

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference — Day 7

>We’re past the halfway point, sadly. But Monday was a busy day. We started with a publishers’ panel, featuring Kathy Pories from Algonquin, Tod…
July 20, 2010

>IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY wins Maria Thomas Fiction Award

>I’m very pleased to say that my book, In an Uncharted Country, has won the 2010 Maria Thomas Fiction Award from Peace Corps Writers!