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The Story Prize is presented annually to recognize the author of a book-length work of short fiction judged as the nation’s best. The top award of $20,000 is the largest literary prize in the nation.
The prize committee this year also selected 15 notable books from the total of 74 books entered. Contest officials said of Rash’s book: “The Appalachian Mountains is the setting of this beautifully crafted collection that begins and ends with a fish and spans several generations in an isolated region with characters as craggy as the landscape.”
Rash’s collection of stories was published last year by Picador. His most recent novel, “The World Made Straight,” earned him the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for 2006 and was named one of the nation’s top 10 books for teenage readers by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Rash’s earlier prize-winning novels include “Saints at the River” and “One Foot in Eden.” His poetry and fiction have appeared in more than 100 journals, magazines and anthologies.
Rash’s next novel, “Serena,” will be published in September by Harper-Collins Press.
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