Meet the Readers: Joy Wright

Joy Wright is a Best-of-the-Net nominated writer, storyteller, social justice activist, and mom to two twenty-somethings. She works as a fundraiser for a domestic violence legal organization by day and spends evenings telling stories at shows around Chicago. Joy’s greatest accomplishment is completing the Sexier Than a Squirrel training with her dog. Her publications include HuffPost, Creative Nonfiction, Entropy Magazine, Manifest Station, The Disappointed Housewife, Anti-Heroin Chic, and a column on dating in Rebellious Magazine. 

Join Joy and our other fantastic readers on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf! Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7:30. It's free, and 21-and-over. Please RSVP on Facebook.