By Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-5371
Posted 1-25-07
Ron Rash. Photo by Mark Haskett.
GREENSBORO, NC – Ron Rash, prize-winning author and professor of Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University, will read from his work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the Claxton Room of Elliott University Center.
Rash grew up in Boiling Springs and graduated from Gardner-Webb College and Clemson University. In 2001, he won the Novella Festival Novel Award and in 2002 was awarded Foreword Magazine’s Gold Medal in Literary Fiction for his novel “One Foot in Eden.” The novel was named Appalachian Book of the Year.
His 2005 novel, “Saints at the River,” was named Fiction Book of the Year by both the Southern Book Critics Circle and the Southeastern Booksellers Association. He won an O. Henry award for his story “Speckled Trout.” His poetry and fiction have appeared in more than 100 journals, magazines and anthologies.
His visit is made possible through a collaboration of University Libraries, the Historical Book Club, the Friends of the UNCG Libraries and the MFA Writing Program.
