Ron Rash 1976 B.A.

Ron Rash was awarded the Frank O’Connor Award, the richest prize for the short-story form (an award totaling over $47,000), which he won over five other authors. Rash won for “Burning Bright” which is a collection of short stories set in Appalachia from the civil war until the present day. Rash went to Ireland to accept the award.