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.
April 15, 2010

>Beyond the Underground

>As a recovered lawyer, I found this blog interesting: Beyond the Underground
April 14, 2010

>Announcing: Prime Number Magazine

> I’m very excited to announce the coming of Prime Number Magazine, the first issue of which will debut on July 19, 2010. The…
April 14, 2010

>AWP Report – Part 3

>The last day of the AWP conference was another busy one. I started with a 9AM panel: “Telling Other People’s Stories: Narrative Nonfiction, its…
April 13, 2010

>AWP Report – Part 2

>The second full day of the AWP Conference was busy. The first panel I went to was “Writing the Mind’s Wild Geography” moderated by…
April 12, 2010

>AWP Report – Part 1

>Last Wednesday was a beautiful day for flying. Hot and clear here in the East, cool and clear in the West. I boarded a…
April 12, 2010

>2010 Pulitzer Prize winners in letters and drama / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com

>Tinkers by Paul Harding wins the Pulitzer for fiction:2010 Pulitzer Prize winners in letters and drama / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
April 7, 2010

>AWP- 2010 Conference

> I leave early Wednesday for Denver: AWP- 2010 Conference. If you’re a writer and haven’t been to one of these events, set your…
April 6, 2010

>Kind Words for In an Uncharted Country

>  The April issue of The Short Review includes a very thoughtful review of In an Uncharted Country. There’s also an interview with yours…
April 6, 2010

>College Hill Review

>Here’s the latest issue of the College Hill Review, a double issue in honor of the late Richard Poirier.
April 6, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The TV" by Ben Loory

> Huh? So the man (who has no name, which means he’s “everyman” I suppose) plays hooky from work and watches TV, but realizes…