Julie Johnson
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Julie is the award-winning author of two previous novels, In Another Life (Source Books, 2016) and The Crows of Beara (Ashland Creek Press, 2017), as well as numerous short stories. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Julie returned to her roots on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula after three decades of living and working around the globe—including years in France, Japan, Chad, and New Zealand, where she trained in culinary arts and worked in the wine industry. With a background in study abroad, wine education, and nonprofit finance, Julie brings a global perspective to her writing. Her fiction often follows characters on transformative journeys, searching for belonging across landscapes both inner and wild.
In Another Life, inspired by the medieval Cathar Crusade, was named Book of the Year in Fantasy (Adult Fiction) by Foreword Indies. The Crows of Beara, set in southwest Ireland, was a finalist for The Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature. When not writing, Julie hikes the misty forests of the Olympic Peninsula, practices yoga, and wrangles four cats, seven hens, and a Labradane, and continues to find inspiration in the quiet magic of home. Visit her website to learn more.