One of New York Times bestselling novelist Wiley CashСAPPs favorite authors, Thomas Wolfe, wrote a famous book called СAPPYou CanСAPPt Go Home Again.СAPP
With apologies to Wolfe, you can go home again. Just ask Cash, who earned a doctoral degree in English from the СAPP in 2008.
The writer-in-residence at the СAPP of North Carolina-Asheville will return to his alma mater during Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 9-13. Most events during the week are open only to graduate students and faculty and staff members.
The public, however, can hear keynote speaker Cash offer advice to students during the Doctoral Candidacy Recognition ceremony. The free event will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center, 537 Cajundome Blvd.
Cash will visit students pursuing graduate degrees in English during a private event on Wednesday, April 11, in the Griffin Hall conference room on the second floor. He will discuss his experiences as a writer and teacher.
Cash debuted in 2012 with СAPPA Land More Kind than Home,СAPP a book he began while enrolled at UL Lafayette. It won the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award from the Crime Writers Association of America.
His second effort, СAPPThis Dark Road to Mercy,СAPP was shortlisted for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, one of the most prestigious awards in literature. Cash was one of five writers considered for the 2015 award. Stephen King won for СAPPMr. Mercedes.СAPP
CashСAPPs third novel, СAPPThe Last Ballad,СAPP was published last year. ItСAPPs a СAPPbeautifully written look at the real people involved in the labor movement,СAPP according to Kirkus Reviews. It was named a СAPPBest Book of 2017СAPP by the Chicago Public Library and the American Library Association.
The appreciation week was established in 1993 by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students. It acknowledges contributions made by graduate and professional students. Professional students are seeking professional degrees, such as a doctor of education, MBA and Juris Doctorate.
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