Julie A. Sellers

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Julie A. Sellers was born and raised in the Flint Hills near the small town of Florence, Kansas. Those great expanses of tallgrass prairie and reading fueled her imagination, and Julie began writing at an early age. After living in several states and countries, Julie is happy to make her home in Atchison, KS. Julie has published three academic books, and her creative prose and poetry have appeared in publications such as Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies, 105 Meadowlark Reader, Cagibi, Wanderlust, The Very Edge, and Kansas Time + Place. Julie was the Kansas Author’s Club Prose Writer of the year (2020, 2022, 2023) and the overall Poetry Winner (2022) and Prose Winner (2017, 2019, 2024) in the Kansas Voices contest. Her collection Kindred V ...more

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Julie A. Sellers The best thing about working on my books on Dominican music and identity has been getting to know the people who create and consume this music. I have…moreThe best thing about working on my books on Dominican music and identity has been getting to know the people who create and consume this music. I have been greatly enriched by these experiences. The best part of being a creative writer is creating and exploring situations that speak to others through my fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.(less)
Julie A. Sellers I am currently doing readings from my most recent publication, Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables. I'm also working on my debut nov…moreI am currently doing readings from my most recent publication, Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables. I'm also working on my debut novel.(less)
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Kansas Authors Club 2022 Prose Writer of the Year

I had a wonderful time at the Kansas Authors Club 2022 Convention last weekend It’s always inspiring to learn from and share with my fellow Kansas authors. The Convention is also the time when winners of the annual writing contest are announced. I’m pleased to share that I was the 2022 Prose Writer of the Year, placing in the following categories:

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Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri explores story, memory, identity and flaws through the eyes of the author as a twelve-year-old Iranian refugee in Oklahoma.

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Becoming Green Gables by Alan MacEachern
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Myrtle and Ernest Webb owned the farm that is now Green Gables Heritage place, and Myrtle kept a diary beginning in 1924. History professor Alan MacEachern offers a selection of Myrtle’s entries and places them in context with local, national, and wo ...more
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Eat Like A Heroine by Lorilee Craker
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Eat Like a Heroine creates a space for readers to pause and reconnect with heroines who are old friends or to discover new kindred spirits among the pages of a variety of texts. This creative book is so much more than a cookbook—it offers readers app ...more
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