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 10, 2008

>New Issue: Temenos

>The Spring 2008 issue of Temenos is now live.
May 9, 2008

>Newspaper Blackout Poems

>This is very cool: Newspaper Blackout Poems.
May 8, 2008

>The New Yorker: "A Man Like Him" by Yiyun Li

>Despite an ending that is slightly disappointing (although don’t ask me what would be better; I just know that I was hoping for a…
May 7, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Short Story No. 4

>Short Story, now in its second year, is one to keep an eye on. The current issue, No. 4, Spring 2008, although maybe a…
May 7, 2008

>New Issue: Pedestal #45

>Check out the new issue of Pedestal Magazine.
May 6, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Prairie Schooner Spring 2008

>The current issue of Prairie Schooner is a good one, and since two of the better short stories from the issue are available online,…
May 4, 2008

>New Issue: Brevity

>The May issue of Brevity is up. Time to read.
May 4, 2008

>Recommended Spring Reads from the NBCC

>The National Book Critics Circle (of which I’m a member) has announced it’s Spring 2008 Good Reads list, including a few I’ve read and…
May 4, 2008

>Frank O’Connor Short Story Prize Long List

>I learned from reading The Short Review blog that the Long List for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize has been announced. THE…
May 3, 2008

>LitMag Wave: One Story #101

>One Story‘s 101st issue is “Familial Kindness” by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum. It’s a traditional story with a familiar cadence, and it focuses on a…