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 26, 2009

>Munro Wins Man Booker International Prize

>Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won the 2009 Man Booker International Prize.
May 26, 2009

>New Issue: Right Hand Pointing #26

>Check out the new issue of Right Hand Pointing, which looks like another good one.
May 24, 2009

>Off to Kimmel Harding Nelson

>I’m very excited to be preparing for a residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. During my two weeks there, I…
May 24, 2009

>Blu Debut

>Last night at the wonderful Darjeeling Cafe was the launch party for Blu Magazine, the new Arts and Culture magazine “serving Staunton, Harrisonburg, Augusta…
May 22, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Ava’s Apartment" by Jonathan Lethem

>Although it isn’t labeled a short story–The New Yorker doesn’t seem to do that–neither is this “fiction” by Jonathan Lethem labeled a novel excerpt,…
May 22, 2009

>Subscribe on your Kindle

>I find this amusing. You can now subscribe to Perpetual Folly on Kindle. For a small fee. And if you’re already subscribing, you’ll see…
May 20, 2009

>Writers.com

>I’m currently teaching an online course called “Writing the Literary Short Story” on a terrific site: Writers.com. The participants have varying degrees of writing…
May 19, 2009

>Flash Fiction Chronicles

>Flash Fiction Chronicles today features tips (from several writers, including me) on overcoming writers’ block: Unblock Some More, Please.
May 18, 2009

>"Whose Woods These Are"

>I recently linked to Ted Genoways’s manifesto in support of university presses and journals which was written specifically in response to pressure on The…
May 18, 2009

>Guest Blogger: Jessica Handler

>Hi, this is Jessica Handler guest-blogging for Cliff. (Thanks, Cliff!). Since my book, Invisible Sisters: A Memoir has been out just over a month,…