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.
September 18, 2008

>The Mantra Trailer

>Sherri Lynn Wood’s Mantra Trailer has come to a stop in San Francisco. Check out the Mantras and also see an account of the…
September 16, 2008

>The Poetry of Recovery

>Tom Lombardo, the Editor of After Shocks, has launched a blog: The Poetry of Recovery, where he promises regularly updated content, including news from…
September 16, 2008

>STARS

>Check out the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance’s announcement of the launch of STARS: the Southern Traveling Authors Registration Service: Your Favorite Authors at Your…
September 16, 2008

>Five Star Milestone

>T. J. Forrester’s Five Star Literary Stories has just run its 25th review. Starting in May of this year, the editors of online literary…
September 16, 2008

>The New Yorker: "A Spoiled Man" by Daniyal Mueenuddin

>This is the second story of Mueenuddin’s to appear in The New Yorker since I began this project, the first being in August 2007….
September 15, 2008

>New Issue: Bound Off

>Issue 32 of Bound Off went live today, featuring stories by Merle Drown and Brian Brown.
September 15, 2008

>Road Trip

>Slow blogging lately. I’ve been away, but now I’m back, and will resume regular posts tomorrow.
September 9, 2008

>VaBook.org: Fall Foreward

>The next Virginia Fesival of the Book isn’t until next March, but this year brings us Fall Foreward, events for book lovers who just…
September 9, 2008

>LitMag Swap: ep;phany

>I recently came into possession of an extra copy of a very handsome magazine that I had not seen before. ep;phany. While I haven’t…
September 9, 2008

>Man Booker Prize Shortlist

>The shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize is something of a surprize because Salman Rushdie is NOT on it. The finalists: Aravind Adiga…