Joy Jones
Joy Jones is the author of six books for adults and children, including Jayla Jumps In, which was chosen as one of the best sports books for youth by the American Library Association. She is a popular speaker on topics of culture and literacy and the winner of the 2022 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for her novel-in-progress, Walking the Boomerang. Jones is the former director of community relations for Psychiatric Institute of Washington and cofounder of a creative expression program at St....See more
Joy Jones is the author of six books for adults and children, including Jayla Jumps In, which was chosen as one of the best sports books for youth by the American Library Association. She is a popular speaker on topics of culture and literacy and the winner of the 2022 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for her novel-in-progress, Walking the Boomerang. Jones is the former director of community relations for Psychiatric Institute of Washington and cofounder of a creative expression program at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC. Currently, she works for DC Public Library. She became interested in recovery when someone she respected stated that A.A. was closer to what God wanted church to be than what the church actually was. Visit her at www.JoyJonesOnline.com. See less
