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.
January 15, 2008

>Bound Off #24

>A new issue of the audio magazine Bound Off is live today featuring fiction by Len Kruger and Vincent Louis Carrella. Check it out!
January 15, 2008

>Editors Speak About Rejection Letters

>The other day, I reported that Kelly Spitzer’s blog series “Getting Real” had begun with a discussion by writers of their reaction to rejection…
January 14, 2008

>The Rescue of Red Hawk

>I was hard at work this morning on my latest story when I heard a noise, a loud bang against a window screen. This…
January 14, 2008

>Per Contra Contest

>You may have heard of Per Contra, The International Journal of the Arts, Literature and Ideas, but did you know they have a contest?…
January 13, 2008

>"Leviathan" in R.KV.R.Y

>It was my very first story acceptance and the second to appear in print when it came out in North Dakota Quarterly in 2004….
January 12, 2008

>Getting Real about Rejection Letters

>Kelly Spitzer has begun a new series on her website, along with Ellen Parker, editor of FRiGG: Get Real: Writers and Editors discuss the…
January 12, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Wakefield" by E.L. Doctorow

>I feel almost as sorry for Doctorow as I do for Updike. (I guess this is not going to be the “Year of the…
January 10, 2008

>The Writer’s Life

>Check out this realistic short film by Roger Morris: The Writer’s Life. That’s how it goes some days.
January 9, 2008

>Review Americana

>Review Americana, published by the Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture, is a new-to-me magazine that looks very good. I’ve read some…
January 9, 2008

>Banned Books

>Somehow I missed Banned Books Week 2007, but I’ll try to make up for it with this post. Check out the American Library Association‘s…