Joanne Drayton is a New Zealand art historian, biographer and nonfiction writer.

Drayton graduated from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch in 1998 with a PhD on "Edith Collier: Her life and work (1885–1964)".

[2] She adapted her thesis for publication by the Canterbury University Press the following year with the same title.

[3] Drayton has tutored in art history at Whanganui Polytechnic and lectured at the Auckland University of Technology.

[4] The Search for Anne Perry was reviewed by Kirkus and summarised as: "Occasionally uneven but a pleasure for Perry’s loyal fans and a book that is likely to win her some new ones as well".