"['They Could Have Been Yours'] is the kind of short story that makes me want to jump onto my desk and shout: The American short story is alive and well!"
- Speer Morgan, Editor of The Missouri Review (Read as a reprint in Apex)
About
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JOY DEVA BAGLIO (DAY - vuh | BAH - lee - oh) is a speculative/literary fiction writer (Leo Sun / Scorpio rising) living in Northampton, MA. Her short fiction has appeared widely in such journals as Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, Tin House, American Short Fiction, Conjunctions, Apex, The Iowa Review, SmokeLong Quarterly, Fairy Tale Review, among others, and is forthcoming in One Story. Two stories have been optioned for film/TV. A Bread Loaf and Sewanee Scholar, other honors include residencies and fellowships from Yaddo, Ragdale, Vermont Studio Center, The Elizabeth George Foundation, The Speculative Literature Foundation, and The Kerouac Project, where she was the spring 2023 writer-in-residence living and writing in Jack Kerouac's Orlando bungalow. Joy holds an MFA from The New School and is the founder of the literary arts organization Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop, based in Northampton MA (and virtually). She is at work on a collection of short stories, two speculative-literary novels, and a screenplay and is represented by Peter Steinberg at United Talent Agency (UTA) and Sean Daily (for film/TV). Follow her on Bluesky (@joybaglio.bsky.social), X/Twitter (@JoyBaglio), Instagram (@joydevabaglio), & Substack. Longer bio / artist statement here.
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Upcoming & Recent News
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Summer / Fall 2025: Joy's short story "We Are Sorry For Your Suffering" - which placed 3rd in the 2023 Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest - is forthcoming in One Story! (Highly recommend subscribing: You'll receive one great stand-alone story each month!)
March 12, 2025 (at 6 - 8pm): Readers & Writers Live Writers Allegra Hyde and Joy Deva Baglio will read and discuss their work as part of the Readers & Writers Live series, at Forbes Library in Northampton MA (in the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Museum) Learn More | Link to recording November, 2024: Joy's short story "Frog Heart" (Ploughshares, 2024) is nominated for a 2025 Pushcart Prize! October, 2024: Joy's short story "The Wolf" is in the October issue of Ghost Parachute, with original art! July, 2024: Joy's short story "Frog Heart" is in the summer 2024 issue of Ploughshares, guest edited by Rebecca Makkai! July, 2024: Joy was interviewed by Montanna Harling for F(r)iction Series, on speculative fiction, through the lens of her stories! Read Here July, 2024: Joy was a writer-in-residence at Rainbow Lake, in the Adirondacks (in New York State), a new residency hosted by the Adirondack Center for Writing. June, 2024: Joy's (very) short story "Before" (published in the Fairy Tale Review) was performed in a dramatic, spoken word reading (The Story Cafe). The event was created and hosted by esteemed actors Candace Barrett Birk and Raye Birk. December 23, 2023: Joy was awarded third place in the 2023 Zoetrope All Story Short Fiction Contest, out of nearly 2000 entries, by guest judge Jamil Jan Kochai. |
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Selected Short Stories
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for complete list of published works, with excerpts, audio recordings, & videos
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Substack / Craft Newsletter
Welcome! Alone in a Room is my monthly writing newsletter/Substack, featuring craft musings, original writing prompts, what I'm reading and thinking about, upcoming events, and general inspirational/literary goodness! It's free to subscribe, and you'll receive the latest issue delivered direct to your inbox! (If you don't see it, make sure to check spam & promotions folders.)
Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop
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In 2016, Joy founded Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop, a literary arts organization and community based in the Pioneer Valley of Western MA / Northampton MA (now completely virtual) - offering a changing schedule of writing workshops in all genres, literary readings & events, manuscript consulting services, and a 10-Long Manuscript Program. PVWW now has over thirty author-instructors teaching virtually, as well as close to a hundred workshops and classes each year. It welcomes writers of all levels and genres. Joy leads a monthly generative Community Writing gathering (live via Zoom) that's free to attend.
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- Upcoming Events -March 12, 2025 (at 6 - 8pm): Readers & Writers Live
Writers Allegra Hyde and Joy Deva Baglio will read and discuss their work as part of the Readers & Writers Live series, at Forbes Library in Northampton MA (in the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Museum) Link to recording |
- Alone in a Room: Newsletter -Welcome! Alone in a Room is my monthly writing newsletter, featuring craft musings, original writing prompts, what I'm reading and thinking about, upcoming events, and general inspirational/literary goodness! Visit Alone in A Room Page / First Post!
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