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.
March 6, 2008

>Radical Gratitude by Mary Akers

>Radical Gratitude by my friend Mary Akers was published on March 1 by Allen & Unwin. It’s a beautiful inspirational self-help book (actually more…
March 5, 2008

>A Celebration of Women Writers

>I suppose this database is only feasible because women have not always had the same opportunities to write as men, and so the list…
March 5, 2008

>Million Writers Award

>StorySouth is taking nominations for the 2008 Million Writers Award, through March 31. See the site for procedures, eligibility, etc. (The award recognizes fiction…
March 5, 2008

>The Short Review

>A new issue of The Short Review is up, with new reviews of short story collections.
March 4, 2008

>Happy National Grammar Day!

>Visit National Grammar Day and join the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar! H/T Jilly D.
March 4, 2008

>Honor Moore

>Poet and memoirist Honor Moore has a new book coming out in May and there’s an excerpt in the March 3 issue of The…
March 3, 2008

>TitlePage.tv

>This is awesome. See the intro and then check out TitlePage.tv for Episode 1: All Over the Map
March 3, 2008

>Hobart

>It’s March. Check out the new stuff at Hobart.
March 2, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Leaving for Kenosha" by Richard Ford

>In Post-Katrina New Orleans, life is a mess for everyone. Walter Hobbes gets just one day a week with his daughter Louise since his…
March 2, 2008

>Virginia Festival of the Book

>While we’re on the subject of conferences, we’ve also got the Virginia Festival of the Book coming, March 26-30, which means the next month…