American fiction writer
Julia Watts is an American fiction writer.
Career
Julia Watts is the author of novels, short stories, etc.,[1] especially in the genres of young adult fiction and lesbian fiction/erotica.
Her novels include Finding H.F. for which she won the 2001 Lambda Literary Award in the children/young adult category. She was nominated again for the 2005 award in the erotica category as one of the authors of the story collection Once Upon a Dyke: New Exploits of Fairy Tale Lesbians. Women's Studies was a finalist for a Golden Crown Literary Society award. Her young adult novel, Kindred Spirits, is for the emerging press Beanpole Books. Her 2018 novel, Quiver was awarded a Perfect Tens Award by VOYA and the Fall 2018 OKRA Pick by Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.
In addition to her fiction work, Watts recently co-edited an anthology of essays, memoirs and stories on the sensitive topic of menstruation titled Women. Period.
Watts holds a master's in fine arts, which she obtained from Spalding University. Watts resides in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she teaches at South College.
Bibliography
Novels
Miranda Jasper Series (Young Adult)
- Kindred Spirits (2008)
- Free Spirits (2009)
- Revived Spirits (2011)
Other writings
- Once Upon a Dyke: New Exploits of Fairy Tale Lesbians (2004) Novella "Le Belle Rose"
- Bell, Book and Dyke: New Exploits of Magical Lesbians (2005) Novella "Skyclad"
- Stake through the Heart: New Exploits of Twilight Lesbians (2006) Novella "We Recruit"
- Tall in the Saddle: New Exploits of Western Lesbians (2007) Novella "The Sweetheart and the Spitfire"
- Women. Period. (editor with Parneshia Jones, Jo Ruby and Elizabeth Slade) (2008)
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