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.
March 5, 2007

>AWP: Friday

>Although there were panels during the first session that looked interesting, I opted instead to staff the Shenandoah table. The book fair was quiet…
March 5, 2007

>AWP: Thursday

>As I mentioned yesterday, I was supposed to get to Atlanta on Wednesday evening, but didn’t make it. Which meant that I missed the…
March 5, 2007

>Per Contra Spring 2007

>The Spring 2007 issue of Per Contra is up and worth a look.
March 5, 2007

>Best American Novelists Under 35?

>I’m not sure I understand the point of this list, but Granta has anointed a number of the “best young American novelists,” defining young…
March 5, 2007

>AWP Report

>Regular blogging will resume tomorrow—I should mostly be recovered from my trip by then. It all started out quite badly. I got on the…
February 28, 2007

>Peace Corps Week

>This is Peace Corps Week and tomorrow, March 1, is the 46th Anniversary of the founding of the Peace Corps. At about this time…
February 28, 2007

>AWP 2007–Atlanta

>I’m heading out today for Atlanta, where AWP’s (that’s the Association of Writers & Writing Programs) 2007 Conference begins tomorrow. The schedule of panels,…
February 28, 2007

>Mistake Number 9

> Don’t Duck Trouble. More good advice, and it bears some resemblance to advice I heard once from Charles Baxter: Make a Scene. By…
February 27, 2007

>LitMag Wave: One Story Number 86

>“What Passes Over” by Celeste Ng is a good story. In it, a teenage girl’s father has died of a heart attack and her…
February 26, 2007

>Blackbird Interview: Albergotti, Parks, Yakich

>Check out this interview at Blackbird of three writers who recently published chapbooks: Dan Albergotti, Cecily Parks, and Mark Yakich. (Yay, Cecily!)