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.
May 23, 2008

>The New Yorker: "The Full Glass" by John Updike

>I probably have a duty to dislike a story by John Updike in The New Yorker, but, unfortunately, this is one I do like….
May 23, 2008

>Flannery O’Connor Award For Short Fiction

>There are several contests for collections of short stories but one of the most important is the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction given…
May 22, 2008

>How to Get Published

>I thought of writing this piece on publishing because someone recently pointed me to a service called Word Hustler which apparently will take your…
May 22, 2008

>Writer House

>I had the pleasure this evening of attending the open house/opening party for Writer House. This Charlottesville community resource was established by the seven…
May 21, 2008

>Iowa Terror by Mike Palecek

>I don’t know that I’ll find the time to read this book, but I thought I’d post about it anyway because I like the…
May 20, 2008

>Get Real: Religion in Fiction

>The latest instalment of Kelly Spitzer’s Getting Real series focuses on Religion in Fiction. Do editors have a bias against it?
May 19, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Lunch Hour Stories No. 22

>Issue No. 22 of Lunch Hour Stories is “The Dead Pilot” by Gary Cuba. Despite the grim title, it’s a fun story about a…
May 19, 2008

>Meme Time

>I’ve been tagged for this meme by Jana McBurney-Lin, author of the novel My Half of the Sky, who just started blogging. I’m happy…
May 18, 2008

>Trouble and Honey by Jilly Dybka

>Poet Jilly Dybka announces at her popular blog Poetry Hut that her new book of poems is available at Lulu.com or for download as…
May 17, 2008

>Peace by Richard Bausch

>Richard Bausch’s new novel, Peace, is quite short and reads-—not just because of length-—more like a long short story than a novel. The action…