Joyce Carol Oates
- Birthday: 6/16/1938
- Place of birth: Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
- Fame for: Writing
Biography
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author, poet and playwright. She published her first book in 1963 and has since published 58 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.