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 16, 2007

>Pushcart Prizes

>Writers have been hearing in recent weeks that their work has been selected for a Pushcart Prize. (Nominations were submitted by December 1, nominees…
May 16, 2007

>failbetter.com

>Lots of good reading in Failbetter 23, now live, including an interview with Chris Bohjalian.
May 15, 2007

>Good News from GSU Review

>Three weeks ago I was informed that my story, “Nanking Mansion,” was a finalist in the 2007 GSU Review Fiction Contest. That was good…
May 14, 2007

>Ray’s Road Review

>A new online literary magazine has arrived on the scene. Check out Ray’s Road Review, which includes my story “Flood, 1978” (which previously appeared…
May 13, 2007

>Things Kept, Things Left Behind, by Jim Tomlinson

>More Short Story Month. Today’s collection is Things Kept, Things Left Behind by Jim Tomlinson. I got this book when it came out last…
May 12, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Hanwell Senior" by Zadie Smith

>I rather like this story by Zadie Smith. It is narrated by the daughter of Hanwell and reaches back in time to the sketchy…
May 11, 2007

>In the catbird seat

>What a strange expression. It means being in a position of power or prominence. Or, more literally, it means sitting at my desk in…
May 11, 2007

>Brad Vice

>Speaking of Sewanee people (as I was in my post yesterday on the new issue of Blackbird), Dan Wickett at Emerging Writers Network today…
May 11, 2007

>Blackbird–Spring 2007

>I’ve said this before, but I think Blackbird is one of the top online journals happening. The content is always excellent, the format is…
May 10, 2007

>Believers, by Nathan Leslie

>I’m falling behind on my Short Story Month schedule. Sorry! Can I blame the heat? Today I offer Believers by Nathan Leslie. I’ve got…