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.
January 18, 2006

>Check out the new independent press, Press 53
January 16, 2006

>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

>I was glad to see widespread coverage of MLK Day–in our local paper, on the radio, on TV. Even King George II got into…
January 16, 2006

>Francine Prose–A Reading

>Although in Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia, just 40 miles to the east, literary events are commonplace, in Staunton, our little town…
January 15, 2006

>The Squid and the Whale

>I’m not a movie person. When I rent or buy a DVD, inevitably I can’t sit through the whole thing without either giving up…
January 14, 2006

>All Right

>Twice in the last hour, in two separate publications (one a newish but respected literary journal, the other a new story collection by a…
January 13, 2006

>The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space

>by Douglas Trevor This stunning collection of stories won the Iowa Short Fiction Prize in 2005. (This year’s winner is Jim Tomlinson. Congratulations, Jim,…
January 13, 2006

>Identity Theory

>There’s some new stuff to read at IdentityTheory.com, including an interview with Chip Kidd.
January 13, 2006

>Rob Spillman in The Huffington Post

>The Huffington Post? Well, sure, why not. Check out Rob Spillman’s column on books. One item that caught my eye in particular was the…
January 13, 2006

>Utne Independent Press Awards

>Winners of the 2005 Utne Independent Press Awards have been announced, including, for Best Writing, Oxford American. Not surprised—it’s a fine magazine. Thanks to…
January 12, 2006

>Shenandoah–Fall and Winter 2005

> The Winter 2005 issue of Shenandoah (Vol. 55 No. 3) arrived shortly before Christmas. Cover artwork is again by Julie Speed, who also…