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.
December 25, 2014

Goodreads Book Giveaway!

Goodreads Book Giveaway Prime Number Magazine Editors’ Selections Vol. 4 by Clifford Garstang Giveaway ends January 24, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads….
December 24, 2014

Happy Holidays!

Merry Whatever! I grew up in a home that celebrated Christmas, at least in the commercial sense of the holiday. Although my mother displayed…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines — Nonfiction

[Note: the 2016 Rankings are here.] Below is the 2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines for NONFICTION. For information about my annual magazine…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines — Fiction

[Note: the 2016 Rankings are here.] Below is the 2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines for FICTION. For information about my annual magazine…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines

It is time for the much-anticipated updating of my literary magazine rankings. It is my hope that you will find the rankings to be…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines — Poetry

[Note: the 2016 Rankings are here.] Below is the 2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines for POETRY. For information about my annual magazine…
November 5, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Literary Magazine Rankings

For the past several years I have done a ranking of literary magazines (in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry) based on the numbers of…
November 5, 2014

My Residency at Ragdale

I take it as a good sign that I haven’t posted on the blog recently. I’m currently in residence at the Ragdale Foundation in…
October 21, 2014

New Issue of Prime Number Magazine

I’m excited to say that a new issue of Prime Number Magazine has just gone live. This one has been a long time in…
October 20, 2014

Indiana Authors Awards — October 25

I spent this past weekend in Richmond, Virginia, where I attended part of the James River Writers’ Conference and also the Literary Awards Luncheon…