About Joanne

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1932 Joanne Greenberg graduated from American University, Washington, D.C., with majors in anthropology and English literature. She also studied at the University of London and the University of Colorado.

In 1955, she married Albert Greenberg, and they had two sons. Albert encouraged her to write her first book, THE KING’S PERSONS, an account of the York Massacre. This has been followed by twenty one novels and four collections of short stories. She has also been featured in numerous anthologies.

Albert was the first vocational rehabilitation counselor in Colorado for the Deaf. Joanne became interested in communicating with the Deaf, studied American Sign Language, and since then has assisted in the setting up of mental health programs for the Deaf in various places throughout the country. This interest also led to her novel IN THIS SIGN, which was dramatized on television by Hallmark in 1985, titled LOVE IS NEVER SILENT.

Joanne lives in a mountain home near Lookout Mountain, Colorado. Sadly Albert Greenberg passed in the autumn of 2022. Ms. Greenberg writes daily and tutors in Latin and Hebrew. She is active in the Congregation Beth Evergreen, conducting Bar Mitzvah preparation. During her career, she conducted classes for U.S. Military personnel stationed in Asia and did speaking engagements all over the country. In addition, she was featured in the Daniel Mackler film TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS . She taught many Colorado School of Mines students both cultural anthropology and writing fiction.