Maria has committed a number of literary crimes -- against publications such as  Chiaroscuro Magazine,  Gothic.net, and  Paradox Magazine, as well as numerous anthologies.   She's been fined repeatedly with Honorable Mentions by the Year's Best Horror & Fantasy, appearances on the Preliminary Ballot for the Stoker Award, and by being a Finalist in the 2003 Moondance Short Fiction Competition sponsored by Coppola and Oprah.

You can find a full rap sheet at  http://www.thehandlesspoet.com/stories.htm.