David Joy (born December 11, 1983) is an American novelist[2] and short-story writer.

[6] He is also the author of the memoir Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey (Bright Mountain Books, 2011),[7] which was a finalist for the Reed Environmental Writing Award and the Ragan Old North State Award.

Joy is the recipient of an artist fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council.

His novel Where All Light Tends to Go will be made into a film directed by Ben Young and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Robin Wright.

[10][11] He lives in the Little Canada community of Jackson County, North Carolina.