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.
May 6, 2010

>SMU Press

>SMU Press is in trouble and you can help. See the letter below. All you have to do is send an email of support…
May 5, 2010

>Nice Review of IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY

> I had managed to get a copy of this nice review when it appeared, but now it’s available online: A heartfelt collection of…
May 4, 2010

>The view from here literary magazine

> Here’s an interesting literary magazine that’s new to me: The view from here literary magazine
May 4, 2010

>Click to Give @ The Hunger Site

> The first thing I do every day: Click to Give @ The Hunger Site
May 3, 2010

>Clifford Garstang: On New Beginnings

>Here I am, guest blogging in the Los Angeles Review: Clifford Garstang: On New Beginnings
May 3, 2010

>Matt Stewart: Pick Me! A Call for a Literary Draft

>Sure, why not? With all the MFA programs in the U.S., why not borrow an idea from pro sports and begin a new system…
May 2, 2010

>Guest Blogger: Kim Wright, author of Love in Mid Air

> Kim Wright: Journey to Publication The single question that authors are asked most is “How long did it take you to write your…
May 1, 2010

>The New Yorker: "La Vita Nuova" by Allegra Goodman

> Amanda is an artist who teaches at a pre-school in Cambridge. She gets dumped by her fiancé shortly before the wedding. She understands…
April 29, 2010

>List List

> That’s “List” as in a series of names or other items and “List” as in an area of combat (especially jousting tournaments). There’s been…
April 28, 2010

>Happy Birthday Bhikku!

> Today is Bhikku’s 8th Birthday! And it’s also exactly two weeks since the gall bladder surgery that saved his life. (For background, see…