About

Joelle Byars is a Lake Tahoe, California native who is in the process of traveling the country in search of inspiration for her work. Her stories focus on young, LGBTQ+, typically female characters and their personal relationships.

She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa with Honors and Distinction in 2019. In 2021, Joelle graduated with her Master of Arts in English with a Creative Writing focus from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Currently, she is a PhD student in English with a major focus in Creative Fiction and a minor in Multicultural and Gender Studies at Morgan State University. Her future plans involve both short fiction and working on her debut novel.

Joelle’s social media and email links can be found below. Contact is not limited to business inquiries.