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 2, 2008

>2nd Annual Conversations and Connections

>And speaking of conferences, here’s Conversations and Connections: Pracitcal Advice on Getting Published. This is a chance to sit down with magazine editors and…
March 2, 2008

>Split This Rock

>The amazing Split this Rock Poetry Festival is fast approaching (it’s in Washington DC, March 20-23). It is a stunning line-up of panels and…
March 2, 2008

>ASC: Cymbeline

>What a fun hodge-podge Cymbeline is! I’m reasonably sure this production at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse is the first I’ve seen, but…
March 1, 2008

>LitMag Wave: The Florida Review, Fall 2007

>I picked up a copy of The Florida Review at AWP, the first I’ve seen, I think. Most of the fiction in the Fall…
March 1, 2008

>Per Contra – Spring 2008

>The Spring 2008 issue of Per Contra is live today. Among other things, the issue announces the winners of the 2008 Per Contra Prize,…
February 29, 2008

>Happy Leap Day

>It doesn’t happen very often, this Leap Day thing. Read all about it.
February 29, 2008

>LA Times Book Prize

>One of the country’s most important prizes for books is the L.A. Times Book Prize. This year’s nominees have just been announced. See: here….
February 28, 2008

>The Big Read 2008

>It’s almost here. The Big Read for Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County kicks off on Friday, February 29, at the Staunton Courthouse. That’s when…
February 28, 2008

>Storyglossia #27

>The latest issue of Storyglossia, guest-edited by Katrina Denza, is now live.
February 28, 2008

>Interview with Jessica Keener

>There’s a terrific and informative interview with Jessica Keener at Susan Henderson’s LitPark. Among other things, in the comments Jessica tells us that AGNI…