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 16, 2007

>Ninth Letter

> Ninth Letter’s website is looking very sharp after a recent redesign, and check out the new blog.
February 15, 2007

>Failbetter.com

>Failbetter #22 is live, including an interview with Alice McDermott.
February 15, 2007

>LitMag Wave: Gettysburg Review

>No doubt about it, The Gettysburg Review is a good magazine. The featured artwork is consistently attractive (this month it’s from Michael Allen), the…
February 15, 2007

>Ice

>Thanks to our ice storm which took out my power at 4:30 this morning (not to return until 2:30 this afternoon), my day was…
February 13, 2007

>LitMag Wave: One Story Number 81

>One Story Number 81 is “Blood” by Matthew Cheney. It’s a fine plot-driven story with characters we don’t get to see very clearly. Nor…
February 12, 2007

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference

>If you’re looking for a writers’ conference for this summer, you can’t do better than the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, which this year will be…
February 12, 2007

>The Welsh Girl, by Peter Ho Davies

>The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies is a beautiful book, intricate in its way, and deftly rendered character study. Set in Wales during…
February 11, 2007

>Pericles, Prince of Tyre at ASC

>Shakespeare is back. Actually, he’s been back for a several weeks (after the season of holiday shows, A Christmas Carol and Santaland Diaries), but…
February 10, 2007

>LitMag Wave: Harpur Palate

>Issue 6.2 of Harpur Palate isn’t the strongest I’ve seen, but there are some enjoyable stories here, including T.J. Forrester’s “Revolving Door,” which I…
February 9, 2007

>The New Yorker: "A Tranquil Star" by Primo Levi

>Is it the intention of the TNY to publish a Primo Levi story every month this year? That’s what they’ve done so far and,…