CWA KAA Gold Dagger
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Edition 60 (2014) Winner
Wiley Cash
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Wiley Cash
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1977-09-07 （Fayetteville, North Carolina）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Southern Baptist
- Residence History
- Fayetteville, North Carolina → Gastonia, North Carolina → Wilmington, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
- Affiliations
- UNC-Asheville Writer-in-Residence, Southern New Hampshire University Instructor
- Influenced By
- Ernest J. Gaines
- Nominations
- PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize shortlist (2013, A Land More Kind Than Home), Edgar Award finalist (2015, This Dark Road to Mercy)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | — | Literature | Bachelor's | Undergraduate | United States |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | Literature | MA | Graduate | United States |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | American Literature | PhD | Doctoral | United States |
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Literature
Degree:
Bachelor's
Period:
Undergraduate
Country:
United States
Undergraduate
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
Graduate
Country:
United States
MA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
American Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
Doctoral
Country:
United States
Mentored by Ernest J. Gaines
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CWA New Blood Dagger | A Land More Kind Than Home | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2013 | Southern Book Prize | A Land More Kind Than Home | — | Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance | Winner |
| 2014 | Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award | A Land More Kind Than Home | — | — | Winner |
| 2014 | CWA Gold Dagger | This Dark Road to Mercy | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2018 | Southern Book Prize | The Last Ballad | — | Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance | Winner |
| 2018 | American Library Association Book of the Year | The Last Ballad | — | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2022 | Southern Book Prize | When Ghosts Come Home | — | Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance | Winner |
CWA New Blood Dagger
2012
Work:
A Land More Kind Than Home
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner
Southern Book Prize
2013
Work:
A Land More Kind Than Home
Organization:
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
Result:
Winner
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
2014
Work:
A Land More Kind Than Home
Result:
Winner
CWA Gold Dagger
2014
Work:
This Dark Road to Mercy
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner
Southern Book Prize
2018
Work:
The Last Ballad
Organization:
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
Result:
Winner
American Library Association Book of the Year
2018
Work:
The Last Ballad
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Southern Book Prize
2022
Work:
When Ghosts Come Home
Organization:
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Land More Kind Than Home
2012 Thriller / Southern GothicA thriller following the destructive wake of a deceptive snake-handling faith healer.
FaithFamilySouthern culture
This Dark Road to Mercy
2014 ThrillerStory of two young girls and their estranged father, a washed-up baseball player, set during the 1998 home run battle.
FamilyRedemptionSports
The Last Ballad
2017 Historical fiction / Southern GothicFictionalized account of the 1929 Loray Mill strike, centered on the murder of activist Ella May Wiggins.
Labor strikesRaceProgressivism
When Ghosts Come Home
2021 Murder mysteryMurder mystery set in Oak Island, North Carolina.
SouthRacePast
Bibliography
- A Land More Kind Than Home (2012)
- This Dark Road to Mercy (2014)
- The Last Ballad (2017)
- When Ghosts Come Home (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Ear for Southern dialectSouthern Gothic qualitiesBlending family drama with suspenseMulti-character perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- North Carolina settingsReclaiming beloved placesLegacy of the past
Legacy
New York Times best-selling author. Won Southern Book Prize three times, CWA New Blood Dagger and Gold Dagger. Praised for Southern Gothic style.
In Popular Culture
- Jokingly dubbed 'the Justin Timberlake of American literature' by Vanity Fair.
Quotes
-
Every time I put pen to paper, it's an act of trying to reclaim a place I love.
Source: NPR interview (2014)
Trivia
- Brother is comedian Cliff Cash.
- Mistaken for Justin Timberlake at one point.
- Married to Mallory Cash with two children.