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.
August 26, 2008

>Writers in Waiting, Waiting on Writers

>There’s a fun story from the August 24 edition of The Washington Post about the waiters at Bread Loaf. Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
August 25, 2008

>Poetry of Recovery

>You may be interested in this new poetry anthology, AFTER SHOCKS: The Poetry of Recovery, edited by Tom Lombardo. The list of contributors is…
August 25, 2008

>Football

>I thought it would never come, but the 2008 football season is upon us. Northwestern opens agains Syracuse on Saturday, and I’ll be in…
August 25, 2008

>New Issue: Storyglossia #29

>I’m looking forward to reading the August issue of Storyglossia. It looks like a good one!
August 25, 2008

>Somebody Else’s Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage

>It’s fun to read a book by friend. It can be a slight problem if you don’t like the book, but if the book…
August 24, 2008

>New Stories from the South 2008

>Here’s a terrific review in the Miami Herald of the 2008 volume of New Stories from the South. And this is going to sound…
August 23, 2008

>Narrative

> The Narrative Magazine site re-design is a big improvement, in my opinion. It never felt like a magazine to me before, and so…
August 22, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Awake" by Tobias Wolff

>I like Tobias Wolff’s work very much and I’m reading my way through his new book, Our Story Begins. But I doubt seriously that…
August 20, 2008

>Miami Book Fair International

>My attention has just been drawn to the Miami Book Fair International , the 25th edition of which runs this year from November 9-16….
August 20, 2008

>Out there

>One picture is sometimes worth an infinite number of words: Astronomy Pics of the Day