David Joy (author)

David Joy
In a 2024 interview
Born (1983-12-11) December 11, 1983
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationWestern Carolina University (BA)
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
Notable workWhere All Light Tends to Go
Notable awardsEdgar Award Finalist[1]
Websitedavid-joy.com
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David Joy (born December 11, 1983) is an American fiction writer[2] widely known for his short stories and novels exploring themes of nature, addiction, and the human condition – inspired by North Carolina, his home state.[3] Plateau Magazine described Joy as a master at "creating a sense of place."[3]

His writing has been featured in periodicals including Garden & Gun, Time,[4] and The New York Times Magazine.[3]

Raised in Moore's Chapel, North Carolina, near Charlotte, Joy graduated from Western Carolina University where he studied with poet and fiction writer, Ron Rash.[3] He lives in the Little Canada community of Jackson County, North Carolina.[5]

Career

David Joy authored the Edgar Award–nominated[1] novel Where All Light Tends to Go (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015),[6] as well as the novels The Weight of This World (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017),[7] The Line That Held Us (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018),[8] and When These Mountains Burn (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020).[9]

He is also the author of the memoir Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey (Bright Mountain Books, 2011),[10] which was a finalist for the Reed Environmental Writing Award and the Ragan Old North State Award. Joy received an artist fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council.[11]

His novel Where All Light Tends to Go has been optioned for a film directed by Ben Young and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Robin Wright.[12][13] The film was released to streaming in 2023, as Devil's Peak.[3]

List of works

Novels

Nonfiction

Short stories

  • "The Stars Shall Withdraw Their Shining". Flycatcher, No. 3 (Summer/Fall 2013).
  • "The Line That Held Us". Pisgah Review, 7.1 (Winter 2013): 26–34.
  • "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.
  • "What Cannot Be Carried Alone" at the Wayback Machine (archived September 15, 2015). Still: The Journal, Issue 18 (Spring 2015).
  • "Stink Bait". Writer's Bone (March 10, 2016).

Essays

Translations

Awards

  • 2011 Roosevelt-Ashe Conservation Award Finalist[17]
  • 2012 Ragan Old North State Award Finalist[18]
  • 2012 Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist
  • 2015 SIBA Pat Conroy Book Award Finalist, The Lords of Discipline Thriller Prize[19]
  • 2015 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Finalist[20]
  • 2016 Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel[1]
  • 2016 Macavity Awards Finalist for Best First Novel[21]
  • 2017 International Dublin Literary Award Longlist for Where All Light Tends To Go'[22]
  • 2017 Le Prix du Balai de Bronze for Là Où Les Lumières Se Perdent (Where All Light Tends To Go)[23]
  • 2018 WCSA Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing (The Weight Of This World)[24]
  • 2019 Southern Book Prize (The Line That Held Us)[25]
  • 2019 St. Francis College Literary Prize Finalist (The Line That Held Us)[26]
  • 2020 Dashiell Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing (When These Mountains Burn)[9]
  • 2022 Prix Saint-Maur En Poche du Roman Étranger (Ce Lien Entre Nous)[27]
  • 2023 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award[28]
  • 2023 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction[29]
  • 2024 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cogdill, Oline H. "2016 Edgar Award Winners". mysteryscenemag.com.
  2. ↑ "David Joy - Penguin Random House". penguinrandomhouse.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Marianne Leek (August 2, 2025). "David Joy discusses writing, sobriety, and the necessity of speaking up in difficult times". Plateau Magazine.
  4. 1 2 "Memories from the South: Hunting Camp". July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoyAuthor/
  6. 1 2 "Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy - PenguinRandomHouse.com". penguinrandomhouse.com.
  7. ↑ "The Weight of This World by David Joy - PenguinRandomHouse.com". penguinrandomhouse.com.
  8. ↑ "David Joy | Books". Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "When These Mountains Burn by David Joy: 9780525536888 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".
  10. 1 2 "Growing Gills". blairpub.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ LLC, Zencos Consulting. "Welcome to the Arts in North Carolina!". ncarts.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Welk, Brian (September 2, 2021). "Robin Wright and Billy Bob Thornton to Star in Thriller 'Where All Light Tends to Go'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  13. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (September 2, 2021). "Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright to Star in 'Where All Light Tends to Go,' Bankside to Sell (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Weight of This World by David Joy - PenguinRandomHouse.com". penguinrandomhouse.com.
  15. ↑ "The Line That Held Us". david-joy.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy: 9780525536932 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Conservation Award Nominees". Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Deputy Secretary Jeffrey J. Crow Retires" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Authors 'Round the South - The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize". authorsroundthesouth.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Orr, Ritchie to receive $1,500 Thomas Wolfe Award". citizen-times.com.
  21. ↑ "Macavity Awards :: Mystery Readers International". mysteryreaders.org.
  22. ↑ "42 American novels on the 2017 longlist - International DUBLIN Literary Award". www.dublinliteraryaward.ie. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Le concierge masqué » Remise du Prix du Balai d'OR 2017". Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Home". wcstudiesassociation.wordpress.com.
  25. ↑ "The 2019 Southern Book Prize Winners". Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  26. ↑ "St. Francis College Announces Finalists for the Biennial $50,000 SFC Literary Prize | Details". Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Over the hills and far away: Jackson County author wins French literary award".
  28. ↑ "Mountain Xpress". April 15, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Current Winners".
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