In May 2010 the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists announced Jason's Person of the Week profile for the East Haven Courier, "Al Martone: A Glass Half-Full," as the 2nd Place winner in the community general column division of the Excellence in Journalism Awards.

Additionally, Jason's Person of the Week profile for the North Haven Courier, "June Pinto: The Joy of Saving At-Risk Kids,"  received Honorable Mention in the same category. Click Here to read both stories.

Jason's first collection of poetry, ODE ON A MARTIAN URN, hits the sales racks on September 15. The 60 page perfect-bound trade paperback book is illustrated by Connecticut-based artist Noel Belton and designed by Tom Goddard, a highly accomplished designer and co-owner of the Sun-Dial Gardens Tea Shop in Higganum, Connecticut.

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Jason's short story, Lifeless Reflections, appears in THREE STORIES magazine, December 2009 issue.

In May 2009 the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists announced Jason's feature story in the Waterford Times, "Nora & Porter: 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. York Correctional is the same institution where bestselling author Wally Lamb has taught creative writing to the female inmates.

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.
 

The publication of The Island People, a story novel, has been delayed. Jason's The Man in the Black Frock Coat, a novel in stories, will be published in its place on May 15, 2011. Click HERE for a preview and free sample story.