Wiley Cash is a highly accomplished American author, known for his literary fiction and non-fiction books. He was born and raised in western North Carolina, a region that serves as the backdrop for much of his fiction. Cash has had his short stories published in various respected literary journals, including the Crab Orchard Review, Roanoke Review, and The Carolina Quarterly. He holds a B.A. in Literature and M.A. and Ph.D. in English, which have undoubtedly contributed to his success as an author. In addition to his writing, Cash shares his expertise with students as a teacher in the Low-Residency MFA Program in Fiction and Nonfiction Writing at Southern New Hampshire University. He currently resides in West Virginia with his wife.
Cash has earned a place among the top-tier of American authors with multiple bestsellers and award-winning novels. His novels "This Dark Road To Mercy" and "A Land More Kind Than Home" have both been published by the prestigious publishing houses William Morrow and HarperCollins. "A Land More Kind Than Home" was particularly successful, appearing on The New York Times bestseller lists in all three formats: paperback, ebook, and hardcover. The novel received critical acclaim and was named an Editor's Choice and a Notable Book of the Year 2012 by The New York Times. It also featured on multiple best books of 2012 lists by various literary journals, including Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Books a Million. The novel's success led to it winning the Independent Southern Bookseller Alliances' Award for Fiction of the Year and the John Creasey Blood Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association in the United Kingdom.
Cash's success as an author has continued with the release of "The Last Ballad," "When Ghosts Come Home," and his most recent novel. He is currently the Alumni Author-in-Residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville and teaches in the Mountainview Low-Residency MFA. Cash is a dedicated family man, residing in North Carolina with his wife and two young daughters.