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American fiction writer
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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 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)

References

  1. Martini, Adrienne (10 March 2007). "Out of the Genre Closet". Metro Pulse via Internet Archive. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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