The Burning Author:Jack Cady Winner of the 1972 Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction. "The Burning" was chosen by finalist judge Joyce Carol Oates from more than 200 entries to win the third annual $1,000 prize. Book-length collections of short stories by writers who have not published a book are submitted annually by September 30 to the Iowa School of Letters A... more »ward for Short Fiction, English-Phlilosophy Building, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Oowa 52242. Other finalist judges have included Vance Bourjily, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., George P. Elliott and John Hawkes.« less