Julia can’t remember a time when she didn’t think up stories; as a young child, she even made them up about her bedroom wallpaper. And her toes. From the moment she could read, she devoured the stories hidden in the pages of books. Now she gets to write them for both children (MG and early teens) and adults. Some days she can’t quite believe she hasn’t made that up, too.

During her working life, the majority of Julia’s roles were education-related, her favourite being as a Learning Support Assistant in a mainstream secondary school where she worked with students who had a variety of additional needs, mainly ASD. She was heartbroken when, disabled by chronic illness, she had to give this up and with it the life she imagined might be hers in her retirement years. She is now an ambulatory wheelchair user and writes as frequently as her health permits. When she can’t physically write, her imagination still dreams up stories that take her on some extraordinary adventures.

Julia’s heart and home are in Cumbria with her husband. They have two grown-up children and have the privilege of being grandparents, which is a whole other adventure.

Author: Middle Grade, Women's Fiction
Represented by Hannah Sheppard