It took Cliff Anthony about seven years of writing, rewriting, tweaking, and a few pints of tequila to complete Tears in God’s Own Country (Published in 2023).
A native of Kerala, Cliff made America home in 1986.
To pay for his food and mortgages, Cliff teaches journalism and freelances for area publications in Cleveland, Ohio.
First novel: Page-A1 (Published in 2013).
Real jobs:
◊ Adviser, The Carroll News — Tim Russert Department of Communication, John Carroll University, Ohio.
◊ Professor – Journalism and adviser to The Collegian — Lorain County Community College, Ohio (15 years — Retired).
◊ Assistant Professor – Journalism and adviser to The Stater (Three years) — Cleveland State University, Ohio.
◊ Bureau chief, Geauga County edition (One year)
, Reporter (Four years) —The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio.
◊ Reporter (10 years) — Sun Newspapers, Cleveland, Ohio.
◊ Managing Editor (Three years) — News India, New York.
◊ Reporter (Three years) — Oman Daily Observer, Oman, Middle East.
◊ Reporter (Three years) — The Blitz Group, Mumbai, India.
◊ Copy editor (One year) — Mid-Day, Mumbai, India.
Honors:
↔ Cliff is among the 150 journalism faculty members named Community News Champions for 2026 by Vermont University’s Center for Community News.
↔ The Press Club of Cleveland’s All Ohio Excellence in Journalism —12 awards.
↔ Distinguished Service Award from The Society of Professional
Journalists (Cleveland Chapter) in 2021.
↔ SPJ’s Ohio Best Journalism — three awards.
↔ The Suburban Newspapers of America — three awards.
Professional organizations:
* SPJ— Cleveland Chapter, board member.
* The Press Club of Cleveland (Board member 2021-2025).
* Ohio Writers’ Association.
* Literary Cleveland.
* Northern Ohio Writers’ Guild.
- A few selected published articles:
- Cheers to veterans, immigrants and to America
- The sock thief strikes again and again
- Pence, not Trump, deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
- Meet the newest family member
- (Meet Tony Chakko—the newest family member—pdf)
- An open letter to Rupert Murdoch
- (A letter to Murdoch to uphold free speech—pdf)
- The detention of a Tufts University student might force changes in student media policies
- (The Tuft student’s free speech rights—pdf)
- Vivek Ramaswamy’s putdown of U.S. workers to push H-1B visas is as unfair as it is untrue
(Vivek Ramaswamy’s putdown of U.S. Workers — pdf) - Are we prepared to elect a Madam President?
(Are we ready to elect a ‘Madam President?’ — pdf) - Don’t let unruly teens ruin your summer fun
(Don’t let unruly teens ruin your summer fun — pdf) - Trump is shaping up as a modern-day Barnum
(Trump is shaping as a modern-day Barnum — pdf) - The life of a new retiree
(The life of a new retiree — pdf) - Alberta smokes bring memories of Covid
(Alberta smokes — pdf) - The insidious impact of colorism
(Colorism — pdf) - A revenge party is not what the nation wants or needs
- Contact:
cliffanthony1@yahoo.com
