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Award-Winning Author Offers Public Reading in Free Event for Campus and Community on Oct. 24

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擱on Rash, award-winning writer and professor, will return to 蜜豆直播 University on the heels of his induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. The 鈥�76 alumnus will offer a public reading on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. and take questions from the audience. The free event is open to the community and will be held in Tucker Student Center鈥檚 Stewart Hall.

Hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature, Rash鈥檚 visit is part of the Darlene J. Gravett Visiting Writer Series.

鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Ron Rash back to campus,鈥� said Chris Davis, chair of the Department of English. 鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to have Ron visit so soon after his Hall of Fame honor. His writing continues to be vital to the people of North Carolina, as he offers honest and meaningful portrayals of characters in the rural Appalachian region.鈥�

Rash will discuss his most recent novel 鈥淭he Caretaker鈥� with first-year composition students at 3:30 p.m. in Stewart Hall. This event is an approved Dimensions event.

鈥淭he Caretaker,鈥� published in 2023 and released in paperback in July 2024, is Rash鈥檚 eighth novel and 20th book overall. The love story is set in a small Appalachian town as it sends it sons to fight in the Korean War.

A poet and author, Rash was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame on Oct. 6 at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines, N.C. The organization selects new members every two years, and Rash was one of five inductees. Rash鈥檚 Hall of Fame profile notes that he is praised for 鈥渉is distinctive literary voice, consistent reexamination of regional stereotypes, and rendition of Appalachia鈥檚 buried history.鈥� Read more, .

Rash is the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University. He grew up in Boiling Springs and attended Crest High School before graduating from 蜜豆直播 University with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English. Rash鈥檚 father, James Rash, was an art professor at 蜜豆直播. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from 蜜豆直播 in 2009.

Auxiliary aids will be made available to persons with disabilities upon request 10 working days prior to the event.  Please call 704-406-4270 or email [email protected] with your request.

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