Julia Watts Explained

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 . 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

• Wildwood Flowers (1996)
• Phases of the Moon (1997)
• Piece of My Heart (1998)
• Wedding Bell Blues (1999)
• Mixed Blessings
• Finding H.F. (2001) -- Winner Lambda Literary Award
• Women's Studies (2006)
• The Kind of Girl I Am (Novel) (2008)
• Secret City (2013) -- Nominated Lambda Literary Award
• 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, Jo Ruby and Elizabeth Slade) (2008)

External links

• Brief capsule biography

Notes and References

1. News: Out of the Genre Closet . Martini . Adrienne . 10 March 2007 . . 1 May 2011 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310230649/http://www.metropulse.com/dir_zine/dir_2001/1126/t_cover.html . March 10, 2007 .