Joyce Elaine Jones
Joyce Elaine Jones has spent most of her life in Chicago. She was a creative child, making up stories before she could write and writing stories from age nine on. As an elementary school teacher she frequently wrote plays for her students' performances at school and community venues. Her first published work was a short story, "Something New for Carol" and was printed in a Ginn Basal Reader Series.
After retirement and decades of writing in the field of education, she devoted more consistent effort to her creative writing. Her most recent work, "For Such a Journey" has been the basis for author visits in Jacksonville, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia and numerous Chicago Public Schools. Boys, especially, relate to its main character, Thaddeus, and his experience on the Underground Railroad.
The upcoming work, "Peace Ever After" details the life of a girl growing up in Chicago during World War II.
Joyce (Dr. Joyce E. Gay) is a nationally recognized educator with experience at elementary and college levels. She has also worked as state gifted program consultant, coordinator at an elementary school and specialist for school improvement.
In addition to basic author's visits the author will design a workshop for a group.
Contact Information:
Email: treorca@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.treorcapress.com
Phone: 312-330-8886
Click here to return to Speakers Directory
Click here to return to Main Page