Mark H. Massé - BIOGRAPHY
A widely published author for 47 years, Mark H. Massé has written for international, national and regional periodicals, including The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Hemispheres (United Airlines), Writer’s Digest, The Writer, Men’s Health, Golf Journal (U.S.G.A.), Catholic Digest, Midwest Living and Modern Short Stories, among others. In 2004, Indiana University Press published his narrative nonfiction account of social activism, Inspired to Serve: Today’s Faith Activists. The book is listed in the "Selected Historical Bibliography" of Norman H. Sims' 2007 book, True Stories: A Century of Literary Journalism. Massé's second book-length work of literary journalism, Trauma Journalism: On Deadline in Harm's Way, was published in October 2011 by Continuum/Bloomsbury. The book features profiles of journalists worldwide who cover conflict, crisis and tragedy, examining the emotional impact of their trauma reporting on victims and themselves. Trauma Journalism: On Deadline in Harm's Way chronicles an emerging era of activism with detailed accounts of reporters, researchers, and trauma experts engaged in a collaborative effort to transform the news media through education, intervention, and advocacy. An excerpt from the book (Chapter 2: "Transformer") won the American Psychoanalytic Association's 2012 Award for Excellence in Journalism. Past award winners include The New York Times, New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. The Award for Excellence in Journalism recognizes "professional reporting of outstanding merit that contributes in an exceptional way to the public understanding of psychoanalytic and psychological principles and phenomena." Massé's third book-length work of literary journalism, Vietnam Warrior Voices (2017), features extended profiles of Vietnam War veteran-authors: Philip Caputo, Tim O'Brien, Robert Olen Butler and John Del Vecchio. Massé's narrative nonfiction profile of Philip Caputo was first published (spring 2015) in the literary journal River Teeth.