Joyce Sweeney is an author and literary agent for The Seymour Agency.
They have written fourteen young adult novels, many of which have won awards. They are also the author of two chapbooks of poetry. Most recently, they have been collaborating on graphic novels.
Joyce was a creative writing teacher, mentor and coach for over 25 years. They also published a plotting how-to book, Plotting Your Novel With The Plot Clock (Giantess Press, 2019). At this writing, they have successfully mentored 78 authors to traditional publishing contracts.
In 2020 they joined The Seymour Agency, and represent picture books, middle grades and graphic novels.
Their hobbies are theater, collecting illustration art and animal causes of all kinds. They live in Coral Springs with their husband, Jay and cat, Nitro.
