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Julie Hartley

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I was born in a steel town in the North of England, and started writing my first novel - on a manual tyepwriter - when I was 15. These days, I live in Toronto with my husband, daughter, and a feisty parrot! My poetry and short stories have appeared in literary magazines in England and Canada, and my plays for young people have toured on two continents. The Finding Place was my first published novel - this came out in 2015 and was followed in 2019 by Deboning a Dragon - a collection of poetry. I'm thrilled to be working with Bookouture, these days - writing historical fiction! My first novel, which is about a young girl in England who hides a German spy, was published in September 2024 and is available in paperback, for Kindle and on Audible ...more

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Thank you! I am working on the last draft of my next book right now. The book is called "Girl Awake" and is set in London, England, several h…more
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Thank you! I am working on the last draft of my next book right now. The book is called "Girl Awake" and is set in London, England, several hundred years from now. I run an overnight arts camp - Centauri Summer Arts Camp in Canada - so this keeps me busy when I'm not writing. Have a great day!
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Julie Hartley Write. Do it daily, regardless of everything else you have to do. Take time to learn your craft. Take courses, and connect with other writers. Then, l…moreWrite. Do it daily, regardless of everything else you have to do. Take time to learn your craft. Take courses, and connect with other writers. Then, learn to edit. It took me years to understand how important that is. You need to be honest with yourself and make sure your book is the very best it can be, before you even think of submitting!(less)
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