Joyce Crick taught German at University College London for many years. Since her retirement she has translated a variety of texts, including Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams (1st edition) for Oxford World's Classics, which was awarded the Schlegel-Tieck prize for 2000, and, most recently, a selection of Grimm's Tales, also for Oxford.

Joyce Crick's work featured in PN Review comprises one article and two reviews, over a period of 32 years.