David Joy (author)
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | December 11, 1983
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Western Carolina University |
Notable works | 'Where All Light Tends to Go |
Notable awards | Edgar Award Finalist[1] |
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David Joy (born December 11, 1983), is an American novelist[2] and short story writer.
Career
David Joy is the author of the Edgar award nominated[1] novel Where All Light Tends To Go (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015),[3] as well as the novels The Weight Of This World (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017)[4] and The Line That Held Us (G. P. Putnam's Sons, TBD).[5] He is also the author of the memoir Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey (Bright Mountain Books, 2011),[6] which was a finalist for the Reed Environmental Writing Award and the Ragan Old North State Award.
Joy is the recipient of an artist fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council.[7] His writing has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, and has been nominated for awards such as the Pushcart Prize. He lives in Webster, North Carolina.[8]
List of works
Novels
- Where All Light Tends to Go (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015) [3]
- The Weight of This World (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017) [9]
- The Line That Held Us (G. P. Putnam's Sons, TBD) [5]
Memoirs
- Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey (2011) [6]
Short Stories
- “Stink Bait.” Writer’s Bone (March 10, 2016).[10]
- “Burning Off Into Forever.” Appalachia Now: Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia. Eds. Larry Smith and Charles Dodd White. Huron, OH: Bottom Dog Press, 2015. 40-46.[11]
- “What Cannot Be Carried Alone.” Still: The Journal, Issue 18 (Spring 2015).[12]
- “The Line That Held Us.” Pisgah Review, 7.1 (Winter 2013): 26-34.
- “The Stars Shall Withdraw Their Shining.” Flycatcher, No. 3 (Summer/Fall 2013).[13]
Essays
- “My Privilege, Our Problem." Charlotte Magazine. 22 Sept. 2016.[14]
- “One Place misUnderstood.” The Huffington Post (reprint). 23 June 2016.[15]
- “One Place misUnderstood.” Writer’s Bone. 21 June 2016.[16]
- “The Last Hotdog I Ever Ate.” Charlotte Magazine (October 2015): 37-40.[17]
- “The Man Who Carried Snakes.” The Good Men Project. 15 August 2015.[18]
- “The Long Row.” Drafthorse Literary Journal 1.2 (Summer 2012).[19]
- “Creatures of Fire.” Smoky Mountain Living 10.3 (Summer 2010): 44-47.
- “Sound of Silence.” Smoky Mountain Living 10.1 (Winter 2010): 42-45.
- “Native.” Smoky Mountain Living 9.4 (Summer 2009): 54-56.
- “Breaking in the Cork.” Wilderness House Literary Review 4.1 (Spring 2009): 1-9.[20]
- “Tired and Feathered.” Bird Watcher's Digest 31.2 (Nov/Dec 2008): 80-82.
Translations
- La Ou Vont Les Lumieres. Paris: Sonatine Editions, 2016. (French; first edition) [21]
Awards
- 2017 International Dublin Literary Award Longlist for Where All Light Tends To Go' [22]
- 2016 Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel [1]
- 2016 Macavity Awards Finalist for Best First Novel [23]
- 2015 SIBA Pat Conroy Book Award Finalist, The Lords of Discipline Thriller Prize [24]
- 2015 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Finalist [25]
Interviews
Interviews with the author.
- Huffington Post (March 9, 2015) [26]
- Kirkus Reviews (March 6, 2015) [27]
- Appalachian Heritage (Feb. 6, 2015) [28]
- Southern Literary Review (March 3, 2015) [29]
- Watauga Democrat (Feb. 11, 2015) [30]
- Writer's Bone (March 3, 2015) [31]
- Entropy Magazine (March 1, 2015) [32]
- Largehearted Boy (March 3, 2015) [33]
- Chapter 16 (April 22, 2015) [34]
- WUNC North Carolina Public Radio (March 11, 2015) [35]
- Smoky Mountain News (March 3, 2015) [36]
- Citizen Times (Feb. 28, 2015) [37]
- Nyctalopes (Sept. 26, 2016) [38]
Television Appearances
- Arizona PBS, "Books & Co." (May 21, 2015) [39]
References
- 1 2 3 Cogdill, Oline H. "2016 Edgar Award Winners". mysteryscenemag.com.
- ↑ "David Joy - Penguin Random House". penguinrandomhouse.com.
- 1 2 "Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy - PenguinRandomHouse.com". penguinrandomhouse.com.
- ↑ "The Weight of This World by David Joy - PenguinRandomHouse.com". penguinrandomhouse.com.
- 1 2 "The Line That Held Us". david-joy.com.
- 1 2 "Growing Gills". blairpub.com.
- ↑ LLC, Zencos Consulting. "Welcome to the Arts in North Carolina!". ncarts.org.
- ↑ "David Joy's Biography". david-joy.com.
- ↑ "The Weight of This World by David Joy - PenguinRandomHouse.com". penguinrandomhouse.com.
- ↑ "'Stink Bait'". writersbone.com.
- ↑ Offutt, Chris; Holbrook, Chris; Manilla, Marie; Willis, Mary Sue; Arnoult, Darnell; Powell, Mark; Barnes, Rusty; Sipple, Savannah; Mesha, Marena; Sealy, Jon; Townsend, Jacinda; Brown, Taylor; Mullins, Celia; Joy, David; Brock, Matt (7 June 2015). White, Charles Dodd; Smith, Larry, eds. "Appalachia Now: Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia". Bottom Dog Press – via Amazon.
- ↑ http://www.stilljournal.net/david-joy-fiction.php
- ↑ "Flycatcher". flycatcherjournal.org.
- ↑ "Essay: My Privilege, Our Problem". charlottemagazine.com.
- ↑ Author, Kim Michele Richardson (23 June 2016). "One Place misUnderstood - Huffington Post". huffingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "One Place misUnderstood". writersbone.com.
- ↑ "The Last Hot Dog I Ever Ate". charlottemagazine.com.
- ↑ "The Man Who Carried Snakes -". goodmenproject.com. 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "drafthorse - David Joy - The Long Row". lmunet.edu.
- ↑ http://www.whlreview.com/no-4.1/essay/DavidJoy.pdf
- ↑ Editions, Sonatine. "Là où les lumières se perdent - David Joy - SONATINE Editions". sonatine-editions.fr.
- ↑ http://www.dublinliteraryaward.ie/news/43-american-novels-on-the-2017-longlist/
- ↑ "Macavity Awards :: Mystery Readers International". mysteryreaders.org.
- ↑ "Authors 'Round the South - The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize". authorsroundthesouth.com.
- ↑ "Orr, Ritchie to receive $1,500 Thomas Wolfe Award". citizen-times.com.
- ↑ Author, Mark Rubinstein; Tango", "The Lovers' (9 March 2015). "'Where All Light Tends to Go': A Talk With David Joy - Huffington Post". huffingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "David Joy - Kirkus Reviews". kirkusreviews.com.
- ↑ "Interview: David Joy - Appalachian Heritage". appalachianheritage.net.
- ↑ "Allen Mendenhall Interviews David Joy, Author of Where All Light Tends to Go - Southern Literary Review". southernlitreview.com. 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "An Interview with David Joy". wataugademocrat.com.
- ↑ "Country Discomfort: Author David Joy On Appalachian Noir and His Debut Novel". writersbone.com.
- ↑ "Getting Lit: Round 2 with David Joy". entropymag.org.
- ↑ "Largehearted Boy: Book Notes - David Joy "Where All Light Tends to Go"". largeheartedboy.com.
- ↑ "On Digging Clay, Selling Meth, and Paternal Domination". chapter16.org.
- ↑ Judge, Laura Lee, Phoebe. "David Joy's 'Where All Light Tends To Go'". wunc.org.
- ↑ Woodward, Garret K. "The Joy of Self-Destruction: WNC writer releases debut novel". smokymountainnews.com.
- ↑ "Neufeld: Outlaw tale is a modern Cashiers catastrophe". citizen-times.com.
- ↑ "Entretien avec DAVID JOY " là où les lumières se perdent " chez Sonatine. – Nyctalopes". nyctalopes.com.
- ↑ "Books & Co. - David Joy - Arizona PBS". azpbs.org.