Joyce E. Young is the author of How it Happens (Nomadic Press/Black Lawrence Press, 2018). She writes poetry, essays and fiction. Her work has appeared most recently in  West Trestle Review, The Bloom, The San Francisco Public Library Poem of the Day, Essential Truths: The Bay Area in Color, Smith Alumnae Quarterly. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has been teaching writing for over 25 years in museums, community arts organizations, schools, colleges and universities. She has taught writing at The Oakland Museum of Californa (OMCA), the Sonoma County Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Museum Educators Roundtable, La Pena Cultural Center, the Oakland Public Library, and Write Now! SF Bay. She volunteers with Women Who Submit Literary, Bay Area Chapter. She currently lives and writes in Berkeley, CA.