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.
September 21, 2006

>James River Writers

>JRW is holding its annual Writers’ Conference at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, October 6-7.
September 21, 2006

>Bat Segundo?

>Bat Segundo #64, an interview with Victor Navasky, is up at Bat Segundo. Check out the long list of podcast interviews available . ….
September 21, 2006

>Poets & Writers

>Chances are, if you’re a writer, you already know about or even subscribe to Poets & Writers magazine. What you may not know is…
September 19, 2006

>The Writer as Genius

>The MacArthur Foundation has announced its 2006 Class of Fellows, recipients of the so-called Genius Grants. There’s usually a writer or two in the…
September 19, 2006

>Upper Valley Writers’ Show

>Monday night was the first Upper Valley Writers’ Show in its new time—the third Monday of the month (so no longer in conflict with…
September 19, 2006

>LitMag Wave: One Story

>“All Good Things” by Emily Benz in Issue Number 78 of One Story—is this a long short story? Or a really short novel? In…
September 17, 2006

>LitMag Wave: New England Review

>Volume 27 No. 3 of New England Review is loaded, as usual. The first short story in the issue, “Take It from Me” by…
September 16, 2006

>Subscribe Me!

>You’ll notice that I’ve added on the right a new feature: Subscribe Me! by Feeblitz. I’m not sure what this means, but if you…
September 16, 2006

>R.KV.R.Y Journal Blog

>Victoria Pynchon, editor of R.KV.R.Y Literary Journal has launched the R.KV.R.Y Journal Blog, in which my little Puschcart Prize analysis is mentioned prominently today….
September 16, 2006

>Matt Warner and John Lawson

>A few days ago, I set up an area Readings calendar. The first event was last night, readings by Matt Warner and John Lawson,…