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.
December 21, 2007

>New Books in 2008?

>I’ve been thinking this morning about forthcoming books because I wanted to pre-order Grace Paley’s Fidelity, which is being published in March. That made…
December 21, 2007

>The Reason for the Season

>Happy Solstice Day! (Although, technically, this year the exact Winter Solstice occurs at 1:08 AM EST tomorrow, most people generally recognize December 21 as…
December 20, 2007

>Free Books!

>No, that’s not an offer. It was more like an orgy. In the local newspaper today there was a story about the closure of…
December 20, 2007

>CRWROPPS

>That’s Creative Writing Opportunities. It’s a listserv that informs members of calls for submissions, contests, and teaching positions in creative writing. It’s terrific and…
December 19, 2007

>2008 Pushcart Prize Rankings (improved)

>Different, anyway. I had a request to include the score for each magazine in the list, as I have done in the past. I…
December 18, 2007

>Luna Park

>On the subject of LitBlogs, I just paid my first visit to Luna Park, one of the best I’ve seen. They’re so good, they’re…
December 18, 2007

>Critical Compendium

>Here’s a site that’s new to me, but that I plan to visit frequently: Critical Compendium. It includes a huge number of book reviews…
December 17, 2007

>Leader of the Band

> Dan Fogelberg, R.I.P.
December 16, 2007

>LitMagBlogs

>First there were Literary Magazines, or LitMags. Then there were Literary Blogs (LitBlogs), often (such as this one) primarily about LitMags. And lately we’ve…
December 16, 2007

>Smokelong Quarterly #19

>There’s a new issue of Smokelong Quarterly, guest-edited by Jim Ruland. Check. It. Out.