Title: Ron Rash
Content:  Ron Rash (born September 25, 1953), an American poet, short story writer and novelist, is the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University.
Title: Rash (surname)
Content: Jim Rash (born 1971), American actor ; Rodney Rash (1959–1996), American horse trainer ; Ron Rash (born 1953), American poet, short story writer, and novelist ; Sean Rash (born 1982), American bowling player ; Steve Rash, American film director Rash is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: 
Title: Ron Rash
Content:  Rash was born on September 25, 1953 in Chester, South Carolina and grew up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University and Clemson University from which he holds a B.A. and M.A. in English, respectively.
Title: Ron Rash
Content:  Rash's poems and stories have appeared in more than 100 magazines and journals. Serena received enthusiastic reviews across and beyond the United States and was a 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, Rash has achieved international acclaim as a short story author, winning the Frank O'Connor Award in 2010 for Burning Bright. Recent work such as The Outlaws (Oxford American, Summer, 2013) focused on ordinary lives in southern Appalachia. Scholars have praised his ability to find the universal within the particulars of place, citing his writing's "universal appeal, lyrical grace, and narrative efficiency." Jim Coby examined Rash's use of mystery thriller tropes in One Foot in Eden. While Rash’s work certainly fits within the “Appalachian Noir” genre, a critic for the Atlanta Journal Constitution has asserted that “Rash belongs to the loftier realm of literary fiction.” Ron Rash holds the John and Dorothy Parris Professorship in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University, where he teaches poetry and fiction-writing in the Department of English.
Title: Rashesh Shah
Content:  Rashesh Shah (born 30 September 1963) is an Indian businessman and the chairman and CEO of the Edelweiss Group, one of India's leading diversified financial services conglomerates. He is also the co-founder of Edelweiss Financial Services Limited (EFSL). He also delivers many speeches, interviews, and lectures on topics related to financial markets, development, macroeconomic policies, and related matters.
Title: Rash, Alabama
Content:  Rash, also known as Coffeys Store, is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
Title: Rashaki
Content:  Rashaki is a Union council in Charsadda District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Title: Noon Meem Rashid
Content:  Rashed was born as Nazar Muhammad in a Janjua family in the village of Kot Bhaaga, Akaal Garh (now Alipur Chatha), Wazirabad, Gujranwala District, Punjab, and earned a master's degree in economics from the Government College Lahore.
Title: Rasher (artist)
Content:  Rasher (born 1977) (real name Mark Kavanagh) is an Irish figurative artist, best known for his detailed and colourful work on the human figure, and still lifes.
Title: Lou Rash
Content:  Rash was born Louis Clyde Rash on June 5, 1960 in Cleveland, Mississippi.

Question: Who is the author of Rash?
Answer: Pete Hautman.
Peter Murray Hautman.