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 4, 2010

>Bound Off

>Bound Off today has a special edition, celebrating the life of poet Robert Dana.
April 2, 2010

>Live at the Paramount! | With Good Reason Radio

>When I blogged about the Virginia Festival of the Book, I mentioned “American Accents,” the program in the Paramount theater featuring Elizabeth Strout, Lee…
April 2, 2010

>storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Stories 2008

>For what it’s worth, here is a list: storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Stories 2008
April 1, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Gavin Highly" by Janet Frame

> Here’s another story from New Zealander Janet Frame, who died in 2004. In this one, Gavin Highly is the town oddity, a guy…
April 1, 2010

>ASC – No Kidding Shakespeare Camp for Adults

> A week of Shakespeare camp this summer? What an awesome idea! I think I’d pass on the dorm living, but I’m seriously considering…
March 31, 2010

>Emerging Writers Network: Small Press Month – Press 53

>Dan Wickett at Emerging Writers Network has been taking a look at a number of small presses during “Small Press Month.” A couple of…
March 29, 2010

>Writers at the Beach 2010

> I came home a few hours ago from Writers at the Beach, the only writers’ conference I know that supports a charity, in…
March 29, 2010

>American Shakespeare Center Benefit Concert

> No way was I going to miss the the American Shakespeare Center Actors’ Renaissance Season Benefit Concert. I’ve been out of town and…
March 25, 2010

>Tim O’Brien: A Classic Looks at Twenty – The Ploughshares Blog

>Ploughshares takes a look at one of the greatest books of our time, The Things They Carried, on its 20th anniversary: Tim O'Brien: A…