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Joyce Carol Oates is an acclaimed, award-winning American novelist, short story writer and poet

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Who is Joyce Carol Oates?

The New York Times bestselling author, Joyce Carol Oates is an acclaimed author of several literary genres. She is widely regarded as a contemporary and versatile writer, who has authored more than forty novels, numerous dramas, short stories, works of poetry and non-fiction. She has also served as an editor and a literary critic. She has won several awards and anecdotes for her writing including, the National Book Award, O. Henry Award, National Humanities Medal and the Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement, among many other laurels. Some of her works have also earned her the Pulitzer Prize nomination. A Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, Joyce Carol Oates previously taught at the University of Detroit and the University of Windsor. She has often written about her humble working–class upbringing in her fiction, expressing nostalgia about her growing days in the countryside outside of Lockport, New York, where she attended a 'one-room' school. Interestingly, she started writing stories since she was fourteen year old with a typewriter her grandmother had gifted her.

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• // 16th Jun 1938
  Born in Lockport, New York, as the first child of Frederic James Oates, a tool and die designer and Carolina, a homemaker, Joyce Carol Oates was raised a Catholic.
• // 1956
  She was later sent to a school in the suburbs and in 1956, she graduated from the Williamsville South High School. In school, she wrote for their newspaper and became the first in her family to finish high school.
• // 1960
  She attended the Syracuse University on scholarship, where she won a short story contest. She graduated in 1960 with an English degree. The next year, she graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison with an M.A.
• // 1961 To 2008
  In 1961, she married Raymond Smith, whom she met at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They opened the publishing house, Ontario Review Books. He died of pneumonia in 2008.
• // 1962
  She took up a teaching job in Texas and in 1962, she started teaching at the University of Detroit. The following year, she came out with her first book, ‘By the North Gate', which was a collection of short stories.
• // 1964
  In 1964, at the age of 26, her first novel, ‘With Shuddering Fall ' was published. The plot revolved around the lives of two women, ‘Shar’ and ‘Karen’ and chronicled their unsuccessful love lives.
• // 1966
  In 1966, her short story, ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been' was published in the 'Epoch Magazine'. The same year, she came out with her book of short stories, ‘Upon the Sweeping Flood And Other Stories'.
• // 1967
  In 1967, her award winning novel, ‘A Garden of Earthly Delights' was published. The following year, she published the book, ‘Women In Love and Other Poems' and the novel, 'Expensive People'.
• // 1967
  In 1967, she received the O. Henry Award for ‘In the Region of Ice'.
• // 1968
  In 1968, she was awarded the M. L. Rosenthal Award for 'A Garden of Earthly Delights'.
• // 1969
  In 1969, one of her most acclaimed and award winning novels, ‘Them’ was published. The next year, her book of short stories, ‘The Wheel of Love and Other Stories' was published.
• // 1970
  In the 1970s, she came out with the novels, ‘Wonderland', 'Do With Me What You Will', 'The Assassins', 'Childwold', 'Cybele' and the short story collections, 'Marriages and Infidelities' and 'Crossing the Border'.
• // 1970
  In 1970, she was the recipient of theNational Book Award for Fiction for'them'.
• // 1973
  In 1973, she was conferred the O. Henry Award 'The Dead'.
• // 1980
  In 1980, she published her magic realist novel titled, ‘Bellefleur' and the drama, ‘Three Plays'. Over the years, she came out with the novels, 'Angel of Light', 'A Bloodsmoor Romance' and 'Mysteries of Winterthurn'.
• // 1987
  In 1987, she published her novel ‘You Must Remember This' and her other work titled ‘On Boxing’. The following year, she came out with a short story collection, 'The Assignation'.
• // 1989
  Her 1989 novel 'American Appetites' was centered on the life of a couple in New York. The same year, she also published her poetry book titled, 'The Time Traveler'.
• // 1990
  In 1990, she authored the work of drama, 'Tone Clusters' and the novel, 'Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart'. The same year, her novella 'I Lock My Door Upon Myself' was published.
• // 1992
  In 1992, her acclaimed novella ‘Black Water’ was published. The following year, her novel about two teenage girls in New York titled, ‘Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang' was published.
• // 1994
  In 1994, her Pulitzer Prize nominated novel, 'What I Lived For' was published. The following year, she came out with the novel, 'Zombie' and the drama, ‘The Perfectionist and Other Plays’.
• // 1996
  In 1996, she was bestowed upon the PEN/Malamud Award for 'Excellence in the Art of the Short Story'.
• // 2000
  Her historical novel, ‘Blonde', published in 2000, became a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. This was a fictional version of the life of actress Marilyn Monroe. The next year, her bestselling novel, ‘Middle Age: A Romance' was published.
• // 2000
  In the early 2000s, she authored a series of young adult novels. They include, 'Big Mouth & Ugly Girl', 'Small Avalanches and Other Stories', 'Freaky Green Eyes' and 'Sexy'.
• // 2001
  Her book, ‘Blonde’ was listed as one of her best books by ‘Rocky Mountain News’ and ‘Entertainment Weekly’. In 2001, the novel was adapted into a CBS miniseries of the same name.
• // 2002
  In 2002, she came out with novel, ‘I'll Take You There’. In the following years, she published the novels, ‘The Tattooed Girl', 'Black Girl / White Girl', 'The Gravedigger's Daughter', ' My Sister, My Love' and 'Little Bird of Heaven’.
• // 2004
  In 2004, she came out with her collection of short stories titled, ‘I Am No One You Know: Stories'. The following year, her novel, ‘The Corn Maiden: A Love Story' was published.
• // 2006
  In 2006, her book of short stories, ‘High Lonesome: New & Selected Stories, 1966–2006' was published. The same year, her young adult novel, ‘After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away' was published.
• // 2007
  In 2007, her short story collection. ‘The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense' was published. The following year she also came out with the book, ‘Wild Nights!'.
• // 2009
  In 2009, her book of short stories, ‘Dear Husband ' was published. The following year, she came out with the novel 'A Fair Maiden' and the short story book, 'Sourland: Stories'.
• // 2009
  In 2009, she married Charles Gross, a Professor at Princeton’s Psychology Department and Neuroscience Institute.
• // 2010
  In 2010, she was conferred the National Humanities Medal.
• // 2011
  In 2011, her book of novellas and short stories, ‘The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares' was published. The following year, she published her novel, ‘Mudwoman'.
• // 2012
  In 2012, her young adult novel 'Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You ' was published. The same year her short story collection, 'Black Dahlia & White Rose' was published.
• // 2012
  In 2012, she received the Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement, conferred by the Oregon State University.
• // 2013
  In 2013, she came out with the novels, 'Carthage', ' Daddy Love' and 'The Accursed'.
• // 2013
  In 2013, she received the Bram Stoker Award for the category 'Best Fiction Collection' for 'Black Dahlia and White Rose: Stories'.

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• What is Joyce Carol Oates birthday?

  Joyce Carol Oates was born at 1938-06-16

• Where is Joyce Carol Oates's birth place?

  Joyce Carol Oates was born in Lockport, New York, U.S.

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  Joyce Carol Oates's nationalities is American

• Who is Joyce Carol Oates spouses?

  Joyce Carol Oates's spouses is Charles Gross, Raymond J. Smith

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  Joyce Carol Oates's siblings is Fred Jr., Lynn Ann

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  Joyce Carol Oates studied at Syracuse University

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  Joyce Carol Oates's notable alumnis is Syracuse University

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  Joyce Carol Oates's height is 173

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  Joyce Carol Oates's father is Frederic James Oates

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  Joyce Carol Oates's mother is Carolina (née Bush),

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