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Author of three volumes of poetry and an award-winning chapbook of short fiction, Joan’s debut novel Extreme, set in a Silicon Valley startup was a Finalist in the International Book Awards. Joan is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, a juror for the Northern California Book Awards and has taught for California Poets in the Schools, Poetry Out Loud and The Writing Salon.