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.
January 15, 2009

>New Issue: Bound Off

>Listen to “Algorithms of a Breakup” by Steve Howard and “Succession” by Dawn Alison in the new issue of Bound Off.
January 15, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Pumpkin Head" by Joyce Carol Oates

>This story has moments that gripped me, but I never quite got over the stumbling beginning. I don’t want to tell Joyce Carol Oates…
January 15, 2009

>"Sorry to be so very tardy!"

>Yeah, sure. Whatever. Actually, I thought the apology hand-printed on the rejection slip was better than nothing, and I was curious to find out…
January 14, 2009

>American Shakespeare Center: On Tour

>If you haven’t had a chance to see a production by the American Shakespeare Center, here’s your chance for a glimpse of the company….
January 11, 2009

>Cliff wants . . .

>To discover what you secretly wish for, Google “[your name] wants” (and don’t forget the quotation marks, or it won’t work), then list the…
January 11, 2009

>Press 53 Contest

>Press 53 is having it’s second annual Open Awards and the deadline in all categories is March 31. They’ve got some great people judging…
January 10, 2009

>American Shakespeare Center: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

> Now, THAT’S entertainment. I haven’t checked, but I suppose this is at least the third production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that the…
January 9, 2009

>VA Book!

>The Virginia Festival of the Book is fast approaching. Dates this year are March 18-22. Stay tuned for more details.
January 9, 2009

>NAACP Image Awards

>Nominations have been announced for this year’s Image Awards. In the category of Literary Fiction there are five nominees, one of whom is Bonnie…
January 7, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club

>Andrew’s Book Club. It’s a club, it’s a website, it’s a blog! It’s all three! Andrew Scott, a fiction writer and teacher in Indiana,…