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.
December 9, 2021

2022 Literary Magazine Ranking–Nonfiction

[Note: the 2023 Rankings are now available here.] Below is the 2022 Literary Magazine Ranking for Nonfiction. To understand the Rationale, Methodology, and Calculation…
December 9, 2021

2022 Literary Magazine Ranking–Poetry

Note: the 2023 Rankings are now available here.] Below is the 2022 Literary Magazine Ranking for Poetry. To understand the Rationale, Methodology, and Calculation…
December 9, 2021

2022 Literary Magazine Ranking–Fiction

[Note: the 2023 Rankings are now available here.] Below is the 2022 Literary Magazine Ranking for Fiction. To understand the Rationale, Methodology, and Calculation…
December 5, 2021

Coming Soon–2022 Literary Magazine Rankings

Stay tuned! Over the next few days, I will be updating the Literary Magazine Rankings to include the Pushcart Prizes and Special Mentions from…
November 30, 2021

2021 Reading–November

My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is a collection of several stories and a novella. The opening story, “Control Nego,” is dynamite and is…
November 18, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for David R. Roth

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
October 31, 2021

2021 Reading — October

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is the classic story of the First World War told from the point of…
October 25, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Mary Sullivan

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
October 21, 2021

Everywhere Stories SALE!

SALE SALE SALE–buy all three volumes for just $30 including shipping! Now through the month of November, I’m offering a bundle of all three…
October 19, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for John Vanderslice

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…