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 5, 2009

>American Shakespeare Center: Much Ado About Nothing

>Once again, the American Shakespeare Center’s resident troupe turns in terrific performances, this time in a rollicking production of Much Ado about Nothing. A…
July 5, 2009

>"Savage Source" in Ashé Journal

>My story “Savage Source” is in the new issue of Ashé Journal.
July 4, 2009

>And the winner is . . .

>Visitor number 100,000 stopped by this evening at 10:51pm from Lakeland, Florida. There’s no prize but my deepest gratitude.
July 3, 2009

>CliffordGarstang.com

> As if this blog weren’t enough of a web presence for me . . . Please visit my new website, CliffordGarstang.com to learn…
July 3, 2009

>New Issue: The Short Review

>There is a new issue of The Short Review, which includes a review of Mary Akers‘s Women Up on Blocks and an interview with…
July 3, 2009

>American Shakespeare Center: Merry Wives of Windsor

>The Merry Wives of Windsor is one of the easiest of Shakespeare’s comedies to understand. There’s deception, of course, and one character dons a…
July 2, 2009

>New Pages

>I’ve often referred to NewPages.com on this blog because it is exceedingly useful to writers and readers. But I’ve just been browsing there and…
July 2, 2009

>New Blu

>Issue #2 of Blu Magazine, the Shenandoah Valley’s Free Monthly, is popping up around the area. It looks great, and I’m not just saying…
July 2, 2009

>Newsweek’s Meta-list: The Top 100 Books

>Lots of talk in literary circles this week about the current Newsweek issue. Here’s one part of it: Newsweek’s Top 100 Books. How many…