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.
September 19, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Mr. Bones" by Paul Theroux

>This is a retrospective story about the narrator’s family in the fifties. It’s a family that will look familiar to a lot of people,…
September 18, 2007

>Writers’ Resource: QueryTracker

>Last week I wrote about LitMatch, a new-to-me service along the lines of AgentQuery, and now thanks to a comment left on that post,…
September 17, 2007

>Rocky Road

>Read about Gail Baker’s rocky road to publishing and, along the way, her conversation with Grace Paley: here. (I can just hear Grace ….
September 16, 2007

>Sunday Miscellany

>Gorgeous weather this weekend. Cooler, finally, and sunny skies. On Saturday, I worked at the Democratic Party table at the African American Heritage Festival,…
September 16, 2007

>Smokelong Quarterly

>The latest issue of Smokelong Quarterly is live and it looks like a good one!
September 13, 2007

>LitMag Wave: Quarterly West #62

>Due to my experience waiting a very long time for responses from Quarterly West, it isn’t high on my list of magazines to submit…
September 11, 2007

>Writers’ Resources: LitMatch.net

>I’ve always included a certain number of links to useful websites with tools for writers over in the sidebar. The link list has grown…
September 10, 2007

>Experimental Rejection/Publication

>Last week I mentioned the poet who is grading rejections he has received from magazines in response to submissions of his work. It’s a…
September 9, 2007

>The Sylvan Echo

>Check out the inaugural issue of The Sylvan Echo.
September 8, 2007

>Revisions Were Made

>After working on a novel for a few years, in late 2002 I started writing short stories. The reason was partly practical and partly…