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.
May 8, 2007

>Frank O’Connor Award

>The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Long List has been announced. The short list of 4 titles will be announced in July.
May 8, 2007

>storySouth

>storySouth is one of the best online literary magazines going, but for some reason it usually escapes my notice (perhaps because they aren’t pushy…
May 8, 2007

>Narrative

>The new issue of Narrative Magazine is live.
May 7, 2007

>Herb’s Pajamas, by Abigail Thomas

>Most writers I know are fans of Abigail Thomas. I know I have been since I read her creative non-fiction book, Safekeeping, a few…
May 6, 2007

>The New Yorker: "One Minus One" by Colm Tóibín

>An Irishman in Texas, alone, wants to reach out to his former lover but feels he can’t. He recalls the time six years earlier…
May 5, 2007

>The Language of Elk, by Benjamin Percy

>More Short Story Month: The Language of Elk by Benjamin Percy is another fine collection, at its strongest when and beast confront one another….
May 5, 2007

>Adventures in Screenwriting

>I’ve just started work on a screenplay. (!) I’ve been planning to do this for some time and even acquired the Final Draft software…
May 5, 2007

>Short Story Month (continued)

>Short Story Month continues, despite the rain. I began this effort (begun by Dan Wickett at Emerging Writers Network) with a plan to discuss…
May 5, 2007

>the hub

>Check out the hub, a new online literary quarterly associated with the Boston Fiction Festival.
May 4, 2007

>SIBA Book Award Finalists

>Congratulations to the finalists for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Book Awards, especially my friend Susan Meyers, whose book Keep and Give Away is…