Joy Alicia Raines is a writer and artist based in Marietta, Georgia. She writes prose, comics and illustrated poetry about family, community, love, home, and feelings.

Her comics, illustrated poetry, and writing have been published by The New York Times, The Offing, and 7×7 among others. Raines is also a recipient of the 2024 Comics Advocacy Group Mini Grant. Her comic “The Joy of Nail Polish” was nominated for Best of the Net in 2024. She received a BFA Honors in Illustration at Parsons School of Design in 2019.

Raines’ work-in-progress literary fiction novel was named Best Manuscript Sample at the Atlanta Writers Conference by Tobias Literary Agency.

In addition to her work as a writer & artist, she also works as a freelance designer & marketer. You can find her design work here: joydesignsstudio.com.