Joyce Goldenstern

Joyce Goldenstern writes and lives by fiction, often inspired by folk tales, visual art and other literature as well as her own experiences. She has published a collection of short stories ("The Story Ends-- The Story Never Ends") and two chapbooks ("Way Stops Americana" and "Old Woman and Eel"). She has been awarded two Illinois Arts Council grants, a Chicago Council of Fine Arts Neighborhood Workshop grant, and a Quarterly West Novella Contest award. She lives in Chicago. Her website is https...See more

Joyce Goldenstern writes and lives by fiction, often inspired by folk tales, visual art and other literature as well as her own experiences. She has published a collection of short stories ("The Story Ends-- The Story Never Ends") and two chapbooks ("Way Stops Americana" and "Old Woman and Eel"). She has been awarded two Illinois Arts Council grants, a Chicago Council of Fine Arts Neighborhood Workshop grant, and a Quarterly West Novella Contest award. She lives in Chicago. Her website is https: //thestoryendsthestorynever ends.wordpress.com/. "In Their Ruin" is her first novel. See less