Julia Smillie
Julia Smillie is a national award-winning freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in lit magazines, consumer and trade. Her essay "Mother Anger" was anthologized in Spike Gillespie's She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles and an Certificate in the Teaching of Creative Writing, also from AULA.
In addition, Julia has taught numerous writing workshops to both teens and adults, in fiction and non-fiction. She is available to facilitate private writing workshops as well as for one-on-one writing coaching. information. Email julia@readjulia.com for info.
At present, she splits her time between her freelance work and serving as the Marketing & Communications Manager at the Ginsberg Center, a completely awesome University of Michigan center that helps connects U-M faculty, students, and staff with community organizations to help them meet their needs in service to the public good. It also creates service-learning opportunities for students help send them out in the world with thoughtful and ethical leadership skills so that they may change the world. She’s proud to be a part of their work.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Julia currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband, Christopher Carey, veteran investigative business reporter and editor of Sharesleuth.com. She is a passionate reader, photographer, TV watcher, knitter, pie maker and traveler.
She would almost always rather be in Costa Rica, in a hammock reading a good book.
Education
Certificate in the Teaching of Creative Writing, Antioch University, Los Angeles, June 2015
Master of Fine Arts in Create Writing, Antioch University, Los Angeles, December 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications with an Emphasis in Research & Analysis, Cum Laude, Webster University, St. Louis, May 1992
Awards
Blog "You Will Make a Change for the Better" named a BBC Blogworld Best International Blog, 2010
Best Online Colum (Ask Julia), National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Third Place, 2003
Best Online Column, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Second Place, 2002
Representation
Julia is currently seeking representation for her fiction work. Please contact her at julia@readjuila.com.
At present, she splits her time between her freelance work and serving as the Marketing & Communications Manager at the Ginsberg Center, a completely awesome University of Michigan center that helps connects U-M faculty, students, and staff with community organizations to help them meet their needs in service to the public good. It also creates service-learning opportunities for students help send them out in the world with thoughtful and ethical leadership skills so that they may change the world. She’s proud to be a part of their work.
Although she’d honestly rather be back in a hammock in Costa Rica.