Joyce Gibson Roach is an author, columnist, and folklorist. She is a three-time Spur Award winner from the Western Writers of America for her book The Cowgirls; short nonfiction, "A High Toned Woman," from Hoein' the Short Rows; and short fiction, "Just As I Am," from Women of the West. She has served as president of the Texas Folklore Society and is a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association.
