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.
August 5, 2013

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet

Submissions are now open for Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction for a Small Planet, an anthology to be published in Fall 2014 by Press 53….
August 5, 2013

Sewanee Writers’ Conference: Books

I got back from Sewanee last night and am trying to get settled in at home before my next jaunt this weekend. I’ve got…
August 4, 2013

Sewanee Writers’ Conference–Wrap-up

Friday’s weather continued our string of beautiful days, and as we were close to the end of the conference, our mornings began a bit…
August 3, 2013

Sewanee Writers’ Conference 2013–the end is near

On Wednesday morning we began with another staff reading. We heard from Nick McRae, Emilia Phillips, and Chris Poole. After that, three fellows read:…
August 1, 2013

Sewanee Writers’ Conference 2013–beginning to wind down

We only have a couple of days left to this year’s edition of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, so let me get caught up in…
July 31, 2013

Sewanee Writers’ Conference 2013–midway report

Some years I have blogged every day from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Not this year, obviously. I’ve been busy. The main reason for that…
July 23, 2013

Sewanee Writers Conference 2013

It’s that time again–time for the Sewanee Writers Conference. The conference begins tonight, Tuesday, July 23, and runs through Saturday, August 3. When this…
July 22, 2013

The New Yorker: “Collectors” by Daniel Alarcón

July 29, 2013: “Collectors” by Daniel Alarcón. We learn from the Q&A with Daniel Alarcón that this “story” is excerpted from his forthcoming novel….
July 22, 2013

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness

Split This Rock Announces Poets for 2014 Split This Rock Poetry Festival Diverse line-up of prominent citizen-poets to take to DC stages March 27-30, 2014…
July 21, 2013

The Book Tour–updated

It used to be that publishers would send their authors on national book tours to promote new releases. That still happens with a few…