On May 21, 2009 the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists announced Jason's feature story, Big Dog Therapy at York Correctional, as the 2nd Place winner in the community non-daily feature division of the Excellence in Journalism Awards. CLICK HERE to read the story.

Jason's short story, When the Rain Stops, appears in THREE STORIES magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2009.
 

Jason's children's picture book story, The Growing Sweater, appears in the Braille Institute's 2007 EXPECTATIONS anthology of children's literature. The story was also a finalist in the 2006 Tassy Walden Awards: New Voices in Children's Literature contest.
 

FORTHCOMING:

The Island People, a story novel, scheduled for publication in April, 2009, has been delayed. Jason's The Man in the Black Frock Coat, a novel in stories, will be published in its place on Sept. 15, 2009. Click HERE for a preview and free sample story.