Joy H Selak

Joy Selak is an author, nonprofit leader and philanthropic advisor in Austin, TX. She is a former Financial Advisor and Vice President with Smith Barney. She holds 4 degrees from Arizona State University, including 2 Master's in English Literature and English Education and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. CeeGee's Gift, a novel, is Joy's second book. 'CeeGee's Gift' began as a one act play, won the San Juan Islands Playwrights Festival and then evolved, and then evolved into this novel. The...See more

Joy Selak is an author, nonprofit leader and philanthropic advisor in Austin, TX. She is a former Financial Advisor and Vice President with Smith Barney. She holds 4 degrees from Arizona State University, including 2 Master's in English Literature and English Education and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. CeeGee's Gift, a novel, is Joy's second book. 'CeeGee's Gift' began as a one act play, won the San Juan Islands Playwrights Festival and then evolved, and then evolved into this novel. The MS for CeeGee's Gift won the Writer's League of TX award for Best Young Adult Fiction in 2010. Joy has received awards and commendations for her writing. Her play won the San Juan Islands Playwright's Festival, as well as the Audience Choice Award, in 1992. USABookNews named You Don't LOOK Sick! a Finalist for Best Health Book in 2005. Early manuscripts of the novel CeeGee's Gift were awarded Runner Up for Best Fiction in 2008 and Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction in 2010 by the Writer's League of Texas. Joy continues to write and looks forward to sharing her forthcoming stories with her readers. Learn more about Joy at her website: www.joywrites.com. See less