About the Author

Joy is the author of three published works of non-fiction, and many theatrical scripts, video scripts, teleplays, and screenplays.

'Thirty-Seven is her first fiction submission.

'Thirty-Seven is a collection of seven stories linked by the significant year in which they occur: 1937. Life's struggles abound, whether on a kosher dairy farm carved out of the Dominican Republic rain forest, in an upscale restaurant on Chicago's Gold coast, in a rural Palestinian village, on a stone bridge in the Green Mountains of Vermont, in a lower east side tenement house, near windswept sky-burial grounds on the Tibetan high plateau, or in a remote hut in uncharted Papua New Guinea. Diverse cultures. Distant locations. Different yet universal challenges. 'Thirty-Seven explores the question: How can events in one year sum up the whole of the human condition?

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Biography

Joy has had a varied career as an award-winning writer, artist, and educator. Her primary focus has been on the arts, the environment, and under-served populations. Besides writing, Joy continues to work with refugee populations, teach courses on art, creativity, and multiculturalism at the University of Vermont, work to keep the planet green, and - in her spare time - do stand-up comedy!

Awards, Grants, and Honors

2009    Burlington City "Champion of Diversity and Equity"

2007    Burlington Schools Foundation, $10,000 award to create mosaic i nstallation for Burlington Public Schools

2006    "Second-Rounder Badge" at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition,  Dramatically Incorrect

2004     Grand Prize, trip to Alaska to attend digital science and storytelling camp, Green Mountain Moovie Competition, Vermont School Boards Association

2002     Semi-Finalist, Feature Film Program, Sundance Institute, Anna's Journal

1998     Burlington School District, grant recipient of three-week trip to China through the University of Vermont Department of Asian Studies

1996     Best of the Year, Awards Portfolio of Media and Methods magazine, video: How to Make Great Videos with Just a Camcorder

1995     Excellent Ratings, Booklist and Video Rating Guide for Libraries, video:  KnuckleHead's Electric Safety Series

1993     First-Place, Birmingham International Education Film Festival, video: Simple Things you can do to Save Energy: The Power is in your Hands

1983     Burlington City Mayor's Peace Prize

1980     Research Fellowship, University of Vermont Department of Natural Resources