Ron Farina
Ron Farina is the author of three books, At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, and Who Will Have My Back: Stories of Love and Care for Those Who Have Served and Sacrificed. Other works include "Keeping Promises" and "War Torn," personal essays about the human cost of war. In 2021 he was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction, and The Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first place award for general column magazine feature, for the...See more
Ron Farina is the author of three books, At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, and Who Will Have My Back: Stories of Love and Care for Those Who Have Served and Sacrificed. Other works include "Keeping Promises" and "War Torn," personal essays about the human cost of war. In 2021 he was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction, and The Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first place award for general column magazine feature, for the essay "War Torn." He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Central Connecticut State University, and an MFA from Western Connecticut State University. He served in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two Golden Retrievers, Henry and Preacher. See less
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