Joseph Howse
BIO
Biography

Joseph Howse writes fiction and poetry, as well as technical books on computer programming and image analysis. He lives in a Nova Scotian fishing village, where he chats with his cats and nurtures an orchard of hardy fruit trees.

Joseph's debut novel, The Girl in the Water, has won the 2023 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction, the 2023 IAN Book of the Year Awards for Outstanding Multicultural Fiction, the 2023 IPPY Awards Bronze Medal for Best Regional Ebook (Fiction), and an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award for E-Book Fiction. He is currently working on the sequel, The Circus and the Atom. These novels are the start of a multigenerational saga called Next Year's Snow, which hinges on the friendship and strife of two families in the Soviet/post-Soviet world.

Some of Joseph's latest work is published or forthcoming in Litbreak MagazineHumana ObscuraThe Poetry Lighthouse, and among the prize winners in the New Zealand Poetry Society's 2024 anthology.

Joseph has experience doing business, volunteer work, and speaking engagements on six continents. He has won several awards from Bpeace (a pro bono consulting group) for his work on business mentorship projects in El Salvador and Guatemala.

As a graduate of Dalhousie University, Joseph holds a BA in French, MBA in International Business, MA in International Development Studies, and Master of Computer Science.

ADDRESS
City: Terence Bay, Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
EMAIL
GENRE
literary fiction; computer programming (non-fiction)
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Girl in the Water
Publisher
Nummist Media
Year
2022
Title
Learning OpenCV 4 Computer Vision with Python 3, Third Edition
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Year
2020
Title
OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents, Second Edition
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Year
2019
Title
iOS Application Development with OpenCV 3
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Year
2016
Title
OpenCV 3 Blueprints
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Year
2015
Title
Python Game Programming by Example
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Year
2015
Title
Android Application Programming with OpenCV 3, Second Edition
Publisher
Packt Publishing
Year
2015
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Winner, Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Winner, IAN Book of the Year Awards for Outstanding Multicultural Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Finalist, IAN Book of the Year Awards for Literary Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Winner, IPPY Awards Bronze Medal for Best Regional Ebook (Fiction)
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Distinguished Favorite, NYC Big Book Award for Literary Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Honorable Mention, Eric Hoffer Book Award for E-Book Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2024
Name
Shortlisted, Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2024
Name
Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Award Montaigne Medal
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2024
Name
Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Award da Vinci Eye
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2024
Name
Finalist, Eyelands Book Awards
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards for Multicultural Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards for New Fiction
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2023
Name
Top 100, Launch Pad Prose Competition
Publication
The Girl in the Water
Year
2024
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
School presentation details
Intended Audience
grades 10-12; college; university
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Joseph is available for talks and Q&As on:

  • Writing, self-publishing, and traditional publishing
  • Computer programming and STEM careers
  • Business and entrepreneurship
  • Volunteering abroad
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
Yes