Joylyn Chai’s writing has appeared in The Fiddlehead, The Ex-Puritan, Ricepaper, and elsewhere. Most recently, “Not Wanted in the Garden,” published in The Cincinnati Review, was selected as notable for The Best American Essays 2024. Published in The Under Review, “Gridiron and The High Seas,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Joylyn's artwork has been exhibited in galleries in Toronto, published in the Scarborough Art Council's Big Art Book and Veux Magazine, and belongs in private collections. Her work has also been included in community and international projects such as a Nuit Blanche outdoor installation by The Department of Imaginary Affairs and The Brooklyn Art Library's Sketchbook Project.
Joylyn is Chinese-Jamaican Canadian and lives on the traditional territories of Tkaronto/Toronto.