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.
July 20, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Shauntrelle" by Antonya Nelson

>Constance, now that her daughter is away at college, has finally left her husband with the intent of living with her boyfriend of several…
July 19, 2007

>NovelMaker.com

>I just learned about NovelMaker.com, a site recently launched. The idea seems to be that a writer can upload his/her creative work in several…
July 19, 2007

>Press 53 Contest

>The exciting still-new small press, Press 53 is holding an expansive contest. I tried to copy the guidelines to post here but it looked…
July 19, 2007

>I’ve been memed

>I’ve been tagged by Linera with the old eight-random-facts meme that I somehow managed to dodge the last time it reached epidemic proportions. Shoulda…
July 18, 2007

>Ray’s Road Review — Summer 2007

>The Summer 2007 issue of Ray’s Road Review is up, with work by Dorothy Hassan, Chris Duncan and others, including my story, “Heading for…
July 18, 2007

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference

>The annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference began yesterday and runs to the 29th. I’ve had two wonderful Sewanee experiences, in 2004 and 2006, and I…
July 18, 2007

>Harper’s Magazine: "Fiction" by Alice Munro

>There’s a terrific short story in the August 2007 issue of Harper’s Magazine: “Fiction” by Alice Munro. It’s a big story, involving several well-developed…
July 15, 2007

>Notes on book buying: remaindered friends

>I’ve been pretty good lately about not buying more books than I can read. Not totally good, but not as bad as I’ve sometimes…
July 13, 2007

>Booth Tarkington’s Cabin?

>Growing up in Indiana, I often heard about Booth Tarkington, perhaps until Kurt Vonnegut came along the most famous writer from Indiana. (Ross Lockridge,…
July 11, 2007

>Storyglossia No. 21

>The new issue of Storyglossia is appearing a bit at a time, as editor Steven McDermott rolls out a new story every few days….