Julia Watts is an American fiction writer.

Career

Julia Watts is the author of novels, short stories, etc., especially in the genres of young adult fiction and lesbian fiction/erotica. Her novels include '' Finding H.F.'' for which she won the 2001

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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

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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

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titled Women. Period. Watts holds a master's in fine arts, which she obtained from

Spalding University Spalding University is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. History Spalding University traces its origins to "Nazareth Academy", one of the oldest educational institu ...

. Watts resides in

Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...

, where she teaches at South College.

Bibliography

Novels

*''Wildwood Flowers'' (1996) *''Phases of the Moon'' (1997) *''Piece of My Heart'' (1998) *''Wedding Bell Blues'' (1999) *''Mixed Blessings'' *'' Finding H.F.'' (2001) -- Winner

*''

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'' (2006) *''The Kind of Girl I Am'' (Novel) (2008) *''Secret City'' (2013) -- Nominated

*''Hypnotizing Chickens'' (2014) *''Quiver'' (2018) *''Needlework'' (2021)

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 Parneshia Jones (born 1980) is an American publisher, poet, and editor. She is the author of a 2015 poetry collection, ''Vessel'', which won the Midwest Book Award. In 2020, Jones was appointed director of Northwestern University Press. Life Ha ...

, Jo Ruby and Elizabeth Slade) (2008)

References

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Brief capsule biography
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