Joy Castro

Joy Castro is an award-winning author known for her works in various literary genres. She has written novels such as One Brilliant Flame, Flight Risk (a finalist for a 2022 International Thriller Award), Hell or High Water (recipient of the Nebraska Book Award), and Nearer Home (published in France by Gallimard's historic Série Noire). Additionally, she has published a story collection titled How Winter Began, a memoir called The Truth Book, and an essay collection named Island of Bones (winner of the International Latino Book Award). Castro is also recognized as the editor of the craft anthology Family Trouble and the founding series editor of Machete, a series in innovative literary nonfiction at The Ohio State University Press. Her work has been featured in esteemed publications like Poets & Writers, Writer's Digest, Literary Hub, Crime Reads, The Rumpus, Ploughshares, The Brooklyn Rail, and Senses of Cinema.