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D'Souza was born and grew up in ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.granta.com/Magazine/108/Mr-Harris/1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019125807/http://www.granta.com/Magazine/108/Mr-Harris/1| dead-url=yes| archive-date=2009-10-19}}</ref> He is ] with a ] father and a Euro-American mother; his mother served in the Peace Corps in India from 1966-1968.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.khaasbaat.com/aug2007/books.htm}}</ref> Tony studied Fiction with the Short Story writer Janet Desaulniers while an undergraduate at ], later he earned his master's degree in Writing from the ] and ]. At Hollins, his friend and mentor was the Canadian poet Eric Trethewey, father of ] ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nea.gov/features/writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=06_26| title=Archived copy| access-date=2011-10-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016024743/http://nea.gov/features/writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=06_26| archive-date=2011-10-16| dead-url=yes| df=}}</ref> D'Souza received a 2006 NEA Fellowship, a 2007 NEA Japan Friendship Fellowship, a ] ], and a 2011 ] Towers Fund Grant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/3223-tony-dsouza| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211021952/http://gf.org/fellows/3223-Tony-DSouza| dead-url=yes| archive-date=2009-02-11}}</ref> He also served 2.5 years in the ] in ] where he was a rural ] educator.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.carthage.edu/english/tony-dsouza/| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102213439/http://www.carthage.edu/english/tony-dsouza/| archivedate=2011-11-02| df=}}</ref> After that program was evacuated in September 2002 due to the outbreak of the ], he transferred to the Peace Corps program in ], where he served an additional six months before leaving the Peace Corps.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage/index_20060715.shtml}}</ref> Three years after leaving Peace Corps/Côte d'Ivoire, his short story "Club des Amis" was published in '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://magazine.nd.edu/news/10210-domers-in-the-news-7/}}</ref> This short story would become a part of his first novel ''Whiteman'' a year later.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/books/review/16mason.html | work=The New York Times | first=Wyatt | last=Mason | title=Volunteers of America | date=16 April 2006}}</ref> D'Souza is a member of ], the ], the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1032/prmID/1387| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120907091450/http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1032/prmID/1387| archivedate=2012-09-07| df=}}</ref> He has two children, Gwendolyn Alice and Rohan Anthony.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/article_9a3fa857-9761-5ac7-a37d-f84dc077b785.html}}</ref> In 2009, he was honored by the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida for his work.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.rpcvsf.org/newsletters/winter2010.pdf| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425121013/http://www.rpcvsf.org/newsletters/winter2010.pdf| archivedate=2012-04-25| df=}}</ref> In 2011, his work was included in a special Peace Corps collection at the ], and he received a commendation from Congressman ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/pc-writers/2011/03/20/noted-rpcv/| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403020332/http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/pc-writers/2011/03/20/noted-rpcv/| archivedate=2012-04-03| df=}}</ref> In 2014, he was named as Carthage College Distinguished Alumnus.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.carthage.edu/alumni/beacon-award/2014-recipients/anthony-dsouza/| title=Archived copy| access-date=2014-05-23| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225811/http://www.carthage.edu/alumni/beacon-award/2014-recipients/anthony-dsouza/| archive-date=2014-05-23| dead-url=yes| df=}}</ref> |
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D'Souza was born and grew up in ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.granta.com/Magazine/108/Mr-Harris/1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019125807/http://www.granta.com/Magazine/108/Mr-Harris/1| dead-url=yes| archive-date=2009-10-19}}</ref> He is ], having a ] father and a Euro-American mother.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.khaasbaat.com/aug2007/books.htm}}</ref> Tony studied fiction with the short story writer Janet Desaulniers while an undergraduate at ], and he later earned his master's degree in writing from the ] and ]. At Hollins, his friend and mentor was Canadian poet Eric Trethewey, father of ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nea.gov/features/writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=06_26| title=Archived copy| access-date=2011-10-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016024743/http://nea.gov/features/writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=06_26| archive-date=2011-10-16| dead-url=yes| df=}}</ref> D'Souza received a 2006 NEA Fellowship, a 2007 NEA Japan Friendship Fellowship, a ] ], and a 2011 ] Towers Fund Grant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/3223-tony-dsouza| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211021952/http://gf.org/fellows/3223-Tony-DSouza| dead-url=yes| archive-date=2009-02-11}}</ref> He also served for two and a half years in the ], working in ], where he was an ] educator.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.carthage.edu/english/tony-dsouza/| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102213439/http://www.carthage.edu/english/tony-dsouza/| archivedate=2011-11-02| df=}}</ref> When the program evacuated in September 2002 due to the outbreak of the ], he transferred to ], where he served an additional six months before leaving the Peace Corps.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage/index_20060715.shtml}}</ref> Three years later, his short story "Club des Amis" was published in '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://magazine.nd.edu/news/10210-domers-in-the-news-7/}}</ref> This short story would become a part of his first novel, ''Whiteman,'' a year later.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/books/review/16mason.html | work=The New York Times | first=Wyatt | last=Mason | title=Volunteers of America | date=16 April 2006}}</ref> D'Souza is a member of ], the ], the ], and the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1032/prmID/1387| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120907091450/http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1032/prmID/1387| archivedate=2012-09-07| df=}}</ref> He has two children{{Em dash}}Gwendolyn Alice and Rohan Anthony.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/article_9a3fa857-9761-5ac7-a37d-f84dc077b785.html}}</ref> In 2009, he was honored by the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida for his work in Madagascar and Ivory Coast.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.rpcvsf.org/newsletters/winter2010.pdf| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425121013/http://www.rpcvsf.org/newsletters/winter2010.pdf| archivedate=2012-04-25| df=}}</ref> His work was included in a special Peace Corps collection two years later at the ], and he received a commendation from Congressman ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/pc-writers/2011/03/20/noted-rpcv/| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403020332/http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/pc-writers/2011/03/20/noted-rpcv/| archivedate=2012-04-03| df=}}</ref> He was later named as Carthage College Distinguished Alumnus in 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.carthage.edu/alumni/beacon-award/2014-recipients/anthony-dsouza/| title=Archived copy| access-date=2014-05-23| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225811/http://www.carthage.edu/alumni/beacon-award/2014-recipients/anthony-dsouza/| archive-date=2014-05-23| dead-url=yes| df=}}</ref> |
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''Whiteman'' garnered many awards, including the ] from ], was a '']'' Editor's Pick, a '']'' Critic's Choice, a finalist for the ]'s Young Lions Prize, ]'s ] Award, and the '']'' Art Seidenbaum Award, and was named one of the '' 'Greatest Fiction Travel Books of All Time' '' by '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/500078?all=yes| title=Archived copy| access-date=2011-10-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019092426/http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/500078?all=yes| archive-date=2010-10-19| dead-url=yes| df=}}</ref> ''The Konkans'' was called a '' 'Best Novel of the Year' '' by '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/features/2008/holiday-guide/gifts/best-books-of-2008/index.html | work=The Washington Post}}</ref> ''Mule'' was praised by '']'', '']'', the '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', was a finalist for the ] for mid-career authors and was optioned for film by ] for director ] ('']'', '']'') with a script written by ] and ] (]).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/tony-dsouza-novel-mule-optioned-by-hunting-lane-films/}}</ref> His work has appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/bios/tony_d-8217souza/search?contributorName=Tony+D%26%238217%3BSouza}}</ref> He received an '']'', had a story anthologized in ''Best American Fantasy'', and received a '' Distinguished Story '' mention in the ] edited '']''. His early fiction and poetry appeared in a wide range of literary journals, including '']'', '']'', '']'' (Canada), '']'' (Australia), and '']'' (New Zealand), winning prizes from '']'' and ''Stand'' (UK).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.pinemagazine.com/site/article/an-interview-with-writer-tony-dsouza-519}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> He detailed his coverage of Nicaragua's Eric Volz murder trial on '']'', '']'', ''] Investigates'', ], the ], and ], has been interviewed about his novels by '']'', ]'s ''Bookworm'', '']'' with ], ]'s ''Excess Baggage'', and '']'', and appeared on '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18264642/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/murder-sea/}}</ref> Tony holds Florida Gold and Silver Medals in Fiction and has awards and recognitions for his journalism from the ], the ], the ], the Florida Magazine Association, and the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mtshastanews.com/features/x505217591/D-Souza-s-Altoona-stories-win-statewide-newspaper-award| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916042028/http://www.mtshastanews.com/features/x505217591/D-Souza-s-Altoona-stories-win-statewide-newspaper-award| archivedate=2011-09-16| df=}}</ref> |
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''Whiteman'' garnered many awards{{Spaced en dash}}], '']'' Editor's Pick, '']'' Critic's Choice, ]'s ] Award, '']'' Art Seidenbaum Award{{Spaced en dash}}and was named one of the "greatest fiction travel books of all time''<nowiki/>' '' by '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/500078?all=yes| title=Archived copy| access-date=2011-10-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019092426/http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/500078?all=yes| archive-date=2010-10-19| dead-url=yes| df=}}</ref> ''The Konkans'' was called a "best novel of the year"by '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/features/2008/holiday-guide/gifts/best-books-of-2008/index.html | work=The Washington Post}}</ref> ''Mule'' was praised by '']'', '']'', the '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. It was also optioned for film by ] for director ] ('']'', '']'') with a script written by ] and ] (]).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/tony-dsouza-novel-mule-optioned-by-hunting-lane-films/}}</ref> His work has appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/bios/tony_d-8217souza/search?contributorName=Tony+D%26%238217%3BSouza}}</ref> He received an '']'', had a story anthologized in ''Best American Fantasy'', and received a '' Distinguished Story '' mention in the ] edited '']''. His early fiction and poetry appeared in a wide range of literary journals, including '']'', '']'', '']'' (Canada), '']'' (Australia), and '']'' (New Zealand), winning prizes from '']'' and ''Stand'' (UK).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.pinemagazine.com/site/article/an-interview-with-writer-tony-dsouza-519}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> He detailed his coverage of Nicaragua's Eric Volz murder trial on '']'', '']'', ''] Investigates'', ], the ], and ], has been interviewed about his novels by '']'', ]'s ''Bookworm'', '']'' with ], ]'s ''Excess Baggage'', and '']'', and appeared on '']''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18264642/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/murder-sea/}}</ref> Tony holds Florida Gold and Silver Medals in Fiction and has awards and recognitions for his journalism from the ], the ], the ], the Florida Magazine Association, and the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mtshastanews.com/features/x505217591/D-Souza-s-Altoona-stories-win-statewide-newspaper-award| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916042028/http://www.mtshastanews.com/features/x505217591/D-Souza-s-Altoona-stories-win-statewide-newspaper-award| archivedate=2011-09-16| df=}}</ref> |
