David Joy (born December 11, 1983) is an American novelist and short-story writer.

Career

David Joy is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated novel ''Where All Light Tends To Go'' (

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, 2015), as well as the novels ''The Weight Of This World'' (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017), ''The Line That Held Us'' (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018), and ''When These Mountains Burn'' (

, 2020). He is also the author of the memoir ''Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey'' (Bright Mountain Books, 2011), 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

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. His writing has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, such as ''

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'', ''Time'', and ''

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''. His novel ''Where All Light Tends to Go'' will be made into a film directed by Ben Young and starring

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Personal life

He lives in the Little Canada community of

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List of works

Novels

* ''Where All Light Tends to Go'' (

, 2015) * ''The Weight of This World'' (

, 2017) * ''The Line That Held Us'' (

, 2018) * ''When These Mountains Burn'' (

, 2020) * ''Those We Thought We Knew'' (

, 2023)

Nonfiction

* ''Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey'' (2011) * ''Gather At The River: Twenty-Five Authors On Fishing'' Eds. David Joy and Eric Rickstad (2019)

Short Stories

* “Stink Bait.” ''Writer's Bone'' (March 10, 2016). * “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.” ''Still: The Journal'', Issue 18 (Spring 2015). * “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).

Essays

* “Song Of The Woods.” ''

'' (June/July 2022): 128-133. * "Light In The Dark." ''

'' (Oct./Nov. 2021): 116-119. * “Boss Hen.” ''

'' (Oct./Nov. 2020): 106-109. * “Dreaming Of Monster Fish.” ''

'' (June/July 2019): 114–121. * "Hunting Camp." ''Time'' (August 6, 2018). * "At The Crossroads. ''

'' (April 8, 2018): 48–53. * "Good Dog: Mutually Reclusive." ''

'' (Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018): 87–90. * "A Charlotte Native Remembers Fish Camps." ''Charlotte Magazine'' (November 2017): 54–59. * "Digging In The Trash." ''

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''. 2 May 2017. * “On Darkness." ''Criminal Element''. 13 March 2017. * “This Caravan Rolls On." ''The Quivering Pen''. 6 March 2017. * “My Privilege, Our Problem." ''Charlotte Magazine''. 22 Sept. 2016. * “One Place misUnderstood.”

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(reprint). 23 June 2016. * “One Place misUnderstood.” ''Writer’s Bone''. 21 June 2016. * “The Last Hotdog I Ever Ate.” ''Charlotte Magazine'' (October 2015): 37–40. * “The Man Who Carried Snakes.” ''The Good Men Project''. 15 August 2015. * “The Long Row.” ''Drafthorse Literary Journa''l 1.2 (Summer 2012). * “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. * “Tired and Feathered.”

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31.2 (Nov/Dec 2008): 80–82.

Translations

* ''Là où les lumières se perdent''. France: Sonatine Editions, 2016. (French; first edition) * ''Le Poids du monde''. France: Sonatine Editions, 2018. (French; first edition) * ''Wo Alle Lichter Enden''. Germany: Polar Verlag, 2019. (German; first edition) * ''Ojo Por Ojo''. Spain: RBA Libros, 2020. (Spanish; first edition) * ''Ce Lien Entre Nous''. France: Sonatine Editions, 2020. (French; first edition) * ''Nos Vies En Flammes''. France: Sonatine Editions, 2022. (French; first edition) * ''Queste Montagne Bruciano''. Italy: Jimenez, 2022.(Italian, first edition) * ''Montañas En Llamas''. Spain: RBA Libros, 2022. (Spanish; first edition)

Awards

* 2022 Prix Saint-Maur En Poche du Roman Étranger (Ce Lien Entre Nous) * 2020 Dashiell

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for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing (When These Mountains Burn) * 2019

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Finalist (The Line That Held Us) * 2019 Southern Book Prize (The Line That Held Us) * 2018 WCSA Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing (The Weight Of This World) * 2017 Le Prix du Balai de Bronze for Là Où Les Lumières Se Perdent (Where All Light Tends To Go) * 2017

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Longlist for ''Where All Light Tends To Go * 2016 Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel * 2016

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Finalist for Best First Novel * 2015 SIBA Pat Conroy Book Award Finalist, The Lords of Discipline Thriller Prize * 2015 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Finalist * 2012 Ragan Old North State Award Finalist * 2012 Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist * 2011 Roosevelt-Ashe Conservation Award Finalist

Interviews

Interviews with the author. *

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(September 24, 2018) *

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with Lulu Garcia-Navarro (August 12, 2018) * WUNC North Carolina Public Radio's "The State Of Things" with

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(August 10, 2018) * PANK Magazine (September 19, 2017) * NPR Weekend Edition Sunday with Lulu Garcia-Navarro (July 23, 2017) * The Huffington Post (March 30, 2017) * Georgia Public Broadcasting's "On Second Thought" (March 13, 2017) * WREK 91.1 Atlanta's "North Avenue Lounge" (March 13, 2017) * Mystery Tribune (Feb. 17, 2017) * Nyctalopes (Sept. 26, 2016) * Huffington Post (March 9, 2015) * Kirkus Reviews (March 6, 2015) * Appalachian Heritage (Feb. 6, 2015) * Southern Literary Review (March 3, 2015) * Watauga Democrat (Feb. 11, 2015) * Writer's Bone (March 3, 2015) * Entropy Magazine (March 1, 2015) * Largehearted Boy (March 3, 2015) * Chapter 16 (April 22, 2015) * WUNC North Carolina Public Radio (March 11, 2015) * Smoky Mountain News (March 3, 2015) * Citizen Times (Feb. 28, 2015)

Television Appearances

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, "La Grande Librairie," (September 23, 2020) *

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's National Agenda Series, "As We Stand Divided" (September 20, 2017) * Alabama Public Television, "Book Mark" (March 7, 2017) * Arizona PBS, "Books & Co." (May 21, 2015)

References

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