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.
April 19, 2007

>Join the Brady Campaign

>With more effective gun controls, the tragedy at Virginia Tech this week might have been prevented. Please consider visiting Brady Campaign and taking action….
April 19, 2007

>LitMag Wave: REAL

>There are a couple of stories in the current issue of REAL (31.2) that stand out. The first is “Crossing Cape Fear” by Katrina…
April 17, 2007

>Pulitzer Prize

>I had an email a couple of hours ago from Dave S. who commented that he noticed on this blog that I was reading…
April 16, 2007

>Bare-breasted Mama

>Gail Konop Baker‘s latest Bare-breasted Mama column is up at Literary Mama. Don’t miss it!
April 16, 2007

>Details Emerge on Short Story Month

>As I noted recently, Dan Wickett at Emerging Writers Network has declared May to be Short Story Month. It seems like a great idea…
April 16, 2007

>The God of This World to His Prophet by Bill Coyle

>I can’t let Poetry Month slip by without mentioning several collections I’ve acquired this year, mostly by friends, starting with Bill Coyle’s The God…
April 16, 2007

>EWN Short Story Contest

>Dan Wickett at Emerging Writers Network announces his second annual short story contest. Submit stories between 3,000 and 8,000 words from now until July…
April 15, 2007

>A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut

>I wish I had known Kurt Vonnegut and now, having read his little book, A Man Without a Country, I see that I’m going…
April 15, 2007

>New Pages

>I find the literary magazine reviews at New Pages to be really useful, and there’s a new batch up now. [Thanks, Kat!]