Author @ PRH & S&S, resident playwright at Seattle Public Theater, mom. She/her Up next: TEAM AWKWARD (S&S, 2/11)https://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3mms2fnuxbk2jHappy book birthday to KESTREL TAKES FLIGHT!!! Kestrel is my 7th MG novel but my 1st MG in verse! I hope you'll check it out! It's a JLG Gold Standard Selection w/a star from @thehornbook.bsky.social. And yes, I AM wearing both a sweater and dress I made to match the book!26 May 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mms2fnuxbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3mksp6dldos2lDo I know any Bard College grads? I've got a kid considering it for creative writing/studio art. It was pretty high on her list until she found out the college president has Epstein ties. (And I know Gaiman taught there too...) Trying to figure out if this trickles down into the school culture.01 May 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksp6dldos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3m6fnigbosc2qI am so thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming memoir, SUFFER A WITCH! Designed by the brilliant Theresa Evangelista and (I love that I get to say this) art by Artemisia Gentileschi. Available for pre-order now! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746826/suffer-a-witch-by-joy-mccullough/24 Nov 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fnigbosc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3m5jwhsy7vk24Librarians: If someone was researching something in 1978 and they wanted to see newspaper articles from three months earlier, would those already be on microfiche? Or would they have to get back issues of the actual paper?13 Nov 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jwhsy7vk24https://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3m4ecm5k5qc2ySeattle area friends, there are four more performances of Stage of Fools at Seattle Public Theater. The Stranger called it "hilariously cathartic" & The Sound On-Stage called it "brilliant" and "raucously hilarious"! Tickets start at $10 - don't miss it! https://www.seattlepublictheater.org/current-production29 Oct 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ecm5k5qc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3m3sduvowlk27Oh hey, it's another cover reveal! This middle grade novel in verse comes out on 5-26, with gorgeous cover design by Greg Stadnyk and art by Suzie Mason! (Don’t miss Kestrel’s shadow!) Available for pre-order now!22 Oct 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sduvowlk27https://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3m3njjk77nc2lCOVER REVEAL!!! Team Awkward: Izzy vs. Cheerleading is coming on June 23rd! I'm so thrilled each girl is getting a book. I had a ball writing cheerleading & mascot shenanigans & Iove how designer Karin Paprocki & artist Laura Catrinella have maintained the format but made each cover so fresh & fun.20 Oct 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3njjk77nc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3m23dafw46c2zSeattle area friends, my new play Stage of Fools opens at Seattle Public Theater on Friday and tickets are on a sliding scale, starting at $10. It's funny and also bad man faces consequences, what more could you want? https://www.seattlepublictheater.org/current-production30 Sep 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23dafw46c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lz2jpirjok2xPssst readers of audiobooks and middle grade! The audiobook of Jojo vs. Middle School is only $4.99 for a limited time. This is the first in the series, with the second out and two more on the way next year. https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/853528/jojo-vs-middle-school?refId=21508717 Sep 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2jpirjok2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lxxgdfbm6c2sWhen a woman risks her place, her very life to speak a truth the world despises? Believe her. Always. Blood Water Paint03 Sep 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxgdfbm6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lwortia2qk2xBidding is open! The #KidLitforCeasefire We the People auction benefits families in Gaza, as well as immigrant & trans rights orgs. I have two items, including a custom order of one of my crocheted baskets based on book covers. Also a 30 minute video call AMA. https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/128551/auctions/186057?t=search&v=joy+mccullough18 Aug 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwortia2qk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lwhdzjqbak2uFor everyone with a sudden interest in Ophelia, may I offer my book ENTER THE BODY, which tells--and retells--her story, along with Juliet, Cordelia, and Lavinia? https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676666/enter-the-body-by-joy-mccullough/15 Aug 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhdzjqbak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lwck22wjk22wHey #KidLit friends, the #KidLitforCeasefire auction items are live & will open for bidding on the 18th! I'm offering a 30 minute AMA, and a custom crocheted basket based on the book cover of your choice, a la the examples below. Peruse all the items at the link! https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/128551/auctions/186057?t=search&v=joy+mccullough13 Aug 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwck22wjk22whttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lvr453j3rk22ARTISTS: I need to get my daughter a college laptop. She is an artist designing her own major that will likely include sequential art. She currently does digital art w/Procreate on an iPad. Is there a reason a MacBook would be better FOR ART STUFF than a PC?06 Aug 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvr453j3rk22https://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3luqcpgw6sk2aNando is a member of Seattle's theater community, a union member, father, and a public school employee, and none of that should have to be true for him to avoid being disappeared without due process because he showed up for a compulsory immigration check-in. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-fernando-home-a-beloved-union-brother-detained?attribution_id=sl%3Ab0478372-bf30-4daf-8eaa-f470806d589e&lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link24 Jul 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqcpgw6sk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lu44p6uwok2kSending so much love out to anyone who was abused as a teenager, who knows that none of the endless outrage about The List is about justice or healing for those girls, that no matter what proof is found, it will never matter because our country has already made clear we're cool w/sexual predators.16 Jul 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu44p6uwok2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lu2hqqi5es2aI just signed some books at an indie and the bookseller said, "Oh! You also wrote..." and I waited for her to say Blood Water Paint and instead she said, "...the periods one!" I love BWP but it's always to nice to know people have read some of my others.16 Jul 2025 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu2hqqi5es2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lsk3jfy5yc2fNew book announcement! I'm delighted to be working with Justin Krasner and @sourcebooks.bsky.social on this picture book. I was blown away when I saw @hellatoons.bsky.social's portfolio and his early sketches for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR EVIL ROBOT are utterly adorable! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsk3jfy5yc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lrwids5sxs2rI speak fluent Spanish and would like to use that for good in These Times - on an information hotline or something? I've reached out to the org that should be my local resource (a couple months ago) and not heard back. Is there something national? (I'm in the Seattle area.)19 Jun 2025 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwids5sxs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lrtkgnfpws2vHappy book birthday to Team Awkward 2, the number 1 Amazon pick in the extremely niche category of Children's Babysitting Books, despite there being not a single instance of babysitting in the book. (Which is why one should rely on librarians & booksellers for recommendations, and not algorithms.)17 Jun 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtkgnfpws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lreu6kk23k2yVoice to text didn't know it should capitalize penguin, and I think I prefer this way. 🐧🧑‍⚖️12 Jun 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lreu6kk23k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joymccullough.bsky.social/post/3lqq72ufbf22jMy memoir has officially been launched (in the sense that my editor presented it to his colleagues, not that you can buy it yet) and I am feeling Feelings.03 Jun 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:mxspvl6bt4xp32icys7a6ad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqq72ufbf22j