Joy Castro

Joy Castro

Joy Castro‘s memoirs include Island of Bones (U of Nebraska, 2012) and The Truth Book (2005; U of Nebraska, 2012). Her other works include the literary thrillers Hell or High Water (St.Martin’s, 2012) and Nearer Home (St. Martin’s, 2013) as well as the short story collection How Winter Began (U of Nebraska, forthcoming).  Joy was the winner of a Nebraska Book Award and an International Latino Book Award and a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award. She co-edited a special women’s-writing issue of Brevity and is the editor of Family Trouble:  Memoirists on the Hazards and Rewards of Revealing Family (U of Nebraska, 2013).  Her work has appeared in Fourth Genre, Seneca Review, Afro-Hispanic Review, and The New York Times Magazine.  She teaches literature, Latino studies, and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. www.joycastro.com Master Class Leader