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.
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…
October 14, 2014

Library of Virginia Awards 2014 — this weekend

Last year at this time, just a few days before the annual Library of Virginia Awards Dinner, I was nervous. Really I had nothing…
October 4, 2014

Book Launch Party at Black Swan

Last night at Black Swan Books & Music in Staunton we launched Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, my new anthology from…
October 2, 2014

Everyone Pay Attention to Me!

Wednesday was a busy day. I got no writing done, but it still felt productive, mostly because I spent the day as if I was…
October 1, 2014

It’s Publication Day for Everywhere Stories!

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Today, October 1, is Publication Day for the new anthology. Click on the link above NOW…
September 30, 2014

My Indiana Influences

The folks at the Indianapolis Library Foundation asked each of the finalists for the Emerging Author Award to write a blog post about how…
September 29, 2014

Thoughts on Book Promotion: Everywhere Stories

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Thoughts on Book Promotion My new book, Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, is…