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 27, 2008

>The Writer’s Center

>When I lived in Washington DC, I took two writing workshops at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda. It was my first experience with workshopping,…
May 27, 2008

>George Garrett

>The VQR blog reports that George Garrett passed away on Sunday. Short Story magazine ran this interview with Garrett in the latest issue.
May 27, 2008

>William Butler Yeats

>The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats flash and broadband required
May 27, 2008

>New Issue: The Beat

>And speaking of new issues, here’s a new one of The Beat.
May 25, 2008

>VQR vs. ZYZZYVA

>Or is it Genoways (editor of VQR) vs. Junker (editor of ZYZZYVA)? Either way, it’s fascinating to read. See here and here, and also…
May 25, 2008

>Temporary People by Steven Gillis

>Temporary People by Steven Gillis Black Lawrence Press ($20.95) Steven Gillis calls his novel Temporary People a fable, and that it surely is (although…
May 24, 2008

>Pen/Faulkner Awards

>The 2008 Winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award is Kate Christenson for The Great Man. The other finalists are Annie Dillard, The MaytreesDavid Leavitt, The…
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…