Joyce Carol Oates

Known for Writing

Joyce Carol Oates's portrait

Details

Birthday: June 16, 1938

Place of birth: Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA

Biography

Joyce Carol Oates is an American author, poet and playwright. She published her first book in 1963 and has since published 58 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.