Maine Horror & Crime Writer

About Joseph Souza

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  • Won Honorable Mention for the Al Blanchard Award for his short crime story “The Stone Walls of Lebanon.”
  • 2004 recipient of the Andre Dubus Award in short fiction from the University of Southern Maine.
  • Short story “Loss Prevention” featured in USM’s literary journal Word & Images. The Forecaster called “Loss Prevention” ‘an interesting psychological tale.’
  • The short story “The Devil’s Dumping Ground” was published in Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers.
  • Many award-winning short stories and essays published in various literary journals.
  • Contributing member of Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance.
  • Member of Mystery Writers of America.
  • B.S.: Criminal Science. MA: Northeastern and University of Washington.
  • Editor and writer, Northeastern History Newsletter, Public History News.
  • Worked as an Intelligence Analyst for the Drug Enforcement Agency (Organized Crime Unit) in Washington D.C.
  • Worked on the case that was the basis for the movie, Drug Wars: The Enrique Camarena Story.
  • Worked on the legal case that became the basis for the hit movie, starring John Travolta, and best-selling book by Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action.