z ark ▁Od ys sey ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Southern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁Press . ▁ ▁An ▁ex - par atro oper ▁and ▁Korean ▁War ▁demol itions ▁expert , ▁Child ress ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁a ▁Korean ▁War ▁mem oir , ▁Working ▁Man ' s ▁War , ▁which ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁soon . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Child ress ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁novel , ▁The ▁T aro ▁Le af ▁Mur ders , ▁and ▁co - author ed ▁( with ▁Frank ▁Ober le ) ▁the ▁phot ographic ▁anth ology ▁Missouri ▁on ▁My ▁Mind ▁( 1 9 9 0 , ▁Fal con ▁Press ). ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁awards ▁and ▁other ▁acc ol ades ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁two ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁nomin ations , ▁Child ress ' ▁literary ▁awards ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁include ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Henry ▁Jackson ▁Po etry ▁Award , ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Liter ary ▁Award , ▁the ▁Po etry ▁Society ▁of ▁America ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁Dev ins ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Child ress ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fellow ship ▁to ▁the ▁exclusive ▁Mill ay ▁Col ony ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁writer ' s ▁retre at ▁in ▁up state ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Child ress ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁" Max well ▁Medal " ▁by ▁the ▁Dog ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁for ▁his ▁story ▁" B on nie ' s ▁Big ▁Break ." ▁ ▁Child ress