Clifford Garstang

Fiction Writer

Staunton, VA
Virginia US
Email: 
CliffordGarstang@aol.com
Website: 
cliffordgarstang.com
Twitter/X: 
@https://twitter.com/cliffgarstang

Author's Bio

A former international lawyer, I write fiction with international and multicultural flavors. My first story collection, IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, won an Indpendent Publisher's Gold Medal. My novel in stories, WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, won the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. My debut novel, THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY, was published in May, 2019. 

Education: 
Queens University of Charlotte MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Hambidge Creative Residency Program
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Ragdale
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Everywhere Stories Vol. II (Press 53, 2016)
,
Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet (Press 53, 2014)
,
Blue Ridge Anthology (Cedar Creek Publishing, 2013)
,
Boomtown (Press 53, 2011)
Books:
What the Zhang Boys Know (Press 53, 2012)
,
In an Uncharted Country (Press 53, 2009)
Journals:
Ashé
,
Baltimore Review
,
Bellevue Literary Review
,
Bellowing Ark
,
Blackbird
,
Circle Magazine
,
Cream City Review
,
Eureka Literary Magazine
,
Frigg Magazine
,
Georgia State University Review
,
Ledge
,
North Dakota Quarterly
,
Potomac Review
,
Prime Mincer
,
r.kv.r.y. quarterly
,
Rain Taxi
,
Real
,
Shenandoah
,
Tampa Review
,
The Beat
,
Timber Creek Review
,
Wisconsin Review
Prizes won: 

2013 Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction (for WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW); 2015 Indiana Authors Award (Emerging Author)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
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Last update: May 01, 2019