Joe Edd Morris

Joe Edd Morris is the author of novels that include Land Where My Fathers Died, Inherit the Land, The Prison, Torched: Summer of '64, The Lost Page and The Lost Gospel. Land Where My Fathers Died and The Prison, were awarded Best Fiction of 2002 and 2020 respectively by the Mississippi Library Association. Joe Edd's non-fiction include Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn't Said. His short fiction has appeared in multiple literary journals with a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. Joe Edd is a...See more

Joe Edd Morris is the author of novels that include Land Where My Fathers Died, Inherit the Land, The Prison, Torched: Summer of '64, The Lost Page and The Lost Gospel. Land Where My Fathers Died and The Prison, were awarded Best Fiction of 2002 and 2020 respectively by the Mississippi Library Association. Joe Edd's non-fiction include Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn't Said. His short fiction has appeared in multiple literary journals with a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. Joe Edd is a psychologist and retired United Methodist minister. He and his wife, Sandi, live in Tupelo, MS where he has a psychology practice and enjoys, besides writing, traveling to places where the road ends, gardening and playing the piano. See less