Order of Joyce Carol Oates Books

Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer known for her work as an author, poet, playwright, essayist, and editor. She is recognized for her Gothic Saga and has received numerous accolades, including the O. Henry Award (twice), the M.L. Rosenthal Award, the National Book Award for Fiction, the Brad Stock Award (twice), the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize, the Norman Mailer Lifetime Achievement Prize, the Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement, and the National Humanities Medal. Oates has also been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize on three occasions. As of now, she has been teaching writing at Princeton University since 1978, with plans to retire in July 2015. Joyce was married to editor and publisher Raymond J. Smith for 47 years and is currently married to Charles Gross. Oates began her publishing career with the short story collection By the North Gate, followed by her first novel, With Shuddering Fall, the next year. Below is a list of Joyce Carol Oates’ books in the order of their original publication.