writing

Joy's essays, columns, and articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Hippocampus Magazine, HerStry, the Manifest-Station, Of Rust and Glass, BLUNTmoms, the Star Tribune, Grown and Flown, Minnesota Parent, and Topology Magazine. She has an essay in “Publish Her Anthology: Better Together.”

editing

Past and present clients include: Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) • Publish Her™ Press • the Vintage Band Festival • the Northfield Historical Society • SERC, The Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College • the Carleton College Voice • the Northfield Youth Choirs

awards

Joy received numerous awards for the teen and tween column she wrote for Minnesota Parent magazine for five years, from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, Parenting Media Association, and the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association.

other activities

• Joy is the co-founder of The Fisher Cats, a community of women writers who study under Minneapolis author and teacher Kate Hopper.

• Joy serves on the board of the Vintage Band Festival, a nonprofit group that organizes a four-day international vintage music festival in Northfield every three years and a one-day festival in the intervening years. The next one-day festival is set for July 27, 2024.

• Joy serves on the planning committee for the Deep Valley Book Festival, a free event based in southern Minnesota that connects readers and writers in a celebration of literature and literacy. The next festival is set for October 2024 – stay tuned for details.