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 20, 2009

>Pulitzer Prizes Announced

>Congratulations to Elizabeth Strout, author of Olive Kitteridge, for her Pulitzer Prize in Fiction! Such awesome news for her.
April 20, 2009

>Talk Like Shakespeare Day

>Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago, is announcing this morning that Thursday (Shakespeare’s birthday) will be Talk Like Shakespeare Day in the city. Check out…
April 20, 2009

>CLMP Litmag Marathon

>The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses is hosting a Litmag Marathon Weekend in New York, May 30-31. It sounds great, and I wish…
April 19, 2009

>Online Literary Journals

>Edward Byrne, Editor of the Valparaiso Poetry Review, has an interesting discussion about online magazines at One Poet’s Notes. He’s referring to an article…
April 16, 2009

>FRiGG’s Microfiction Issue

>Check out the new, all-microfiction issue of FRiGG. It’s got stories by such short-writers as Scott Garson, Jennifer Pieroni, Kathy Fish, and many more!
April 16, 2009

>HTML Giant Secret Santa/Bunny Comes Through

>Three cheers for HTML Giant! Last week, with my tongue firmly in cheek, I complained that I never got got my Secret Santa gift…
April 16, 2009

>American Academy of Arts and Letters

>The American Academy of Arts and Letters this week announced its literature award winners for 2009. Congratulations to Ron Currie and all the other…
April 15, 2009

>Report from the Road

>No, I’m not on the road, but Kevin Wilson is, to promote his book Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, and he is…
April 14, 2009

>Garden of Eatin’

>The previous owner of my house had a garden. I used part of that plot the first year I was in the house and…
April 14, 2009

>Update on Amazon Mess

>As noted yesterday, Amazon.com was in hot water for what appeared to be censorship of gay and lesbian-themed titles. Lots of people (me included)…