Avril M. Joy is a British author whose short story "Millie and Bird" won the Costa Short Story Award in the

2012 Costa Book Awards The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, then ...

. Born in Somerset, Joy graduated with a BA in History of Art from the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

in 1972. A short story writer and poet, her

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to ...

''The Sweet Track'' was published in 2007.

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www.avriljoy.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joy, Avril Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia Costa Book Award winners British writers