Jovelyn Richards is an American writer, director, and actress residing in Honolulu, HI. Her solo performances have premiered at selected venues including The Marsh (SF), Afro Solo (SF), La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley, CA), the Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival (LA), the National Black Theatre Festival (NC), and the NOLA Festival.

She is the artistic director of Writefully Yours Performance Academy, based in Honolulu. Her historical fiction novel Songs of Water recently celebrated its one‑year anniversary and continues to find its place on the bookshelves of writers and readers alike.

Richards was selected for an artist incubation at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where she developed and presented her experimental mythological archetype, H.C. (hobo‑clown), to an invited audience of directors, artists, and playwrights.

She is an affiliate of the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, MN, and holds an MFA in Creative Inquiry.