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.
February 10, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Gerry Wilson

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
February 5, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Christina Chiu

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
February 3, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Jan Alexander

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
February 1, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Lou Ella Hickman

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
January 31, 2021

2021 Reading–January

Only five books to start the new year, but I’m close to finishing a couple of others, so my total for February might be…
January 29, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Bonnie Graves

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
January 27, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Valerie Nieman

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
January 25, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Sally Whitney

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
January 22, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Terri Kirby Erickson

What’s the title of your book? Fiction? Nonfiction? Poetry? Who is the publisher and what’s the publication date?  A Sun Inside My Chest, poetry,…
January 20, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Jane Bernstein

What’s the title of your book? Fiction? Nonfiction? Poetry? Who is the publisher and what’s the publication date?  The Face Tells the Secret is…