JONELL JOSHUA is an Author, Illustrator and Teaching Artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her passion for drawing has deep roots stemming from a young age, inspired by her mother’s artwork, familial roots in New York and adolescence spent in the heart of South Jersey and Savannah, Georgia.​
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Her debut illustrated memoir, How Do I Draw These Memories?, released in Spring 2024. Since the release of her memoir, Jonell has facilitated storytelling workshops and engaged with the public on her memoir and bookmaking process nationwide, including for the National Council of Teachers of English, San Diego Comic Con and the Brooklyn Public Library.
Jonell has been featured in People Magazine, Print Magazine, The Washington Post, and was a selected winner of American Illustration’s International Motion Art Awards.
ARTICLES + INTERVIEWS​
Best Books That explore Love, Childhood, and Profound Family Stories
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Young Readers Need Books Featuring Mental Health Struggles: Story is What Saved Me
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Is America at a Point of Reckoning?
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The Daily Heller: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Pain and Healing
Print Magazine
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How to Write an Illustrative Memoir
This is How We Create Podcast w/ Martine Séverin
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The Baram House
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CLIENTS​
AARP, Buzzfeed News, Bloomberg Pursuits, Civilrights.org, CRWN Magazine, Money.com, NASDAQ, NPR, PBS: American Experience, Plume Publishing, Selah and the Spades Film, Schomburg Center, The Commonwealth Fund, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Warby Parker...
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