About
Julia is a writer from Toronto, Canada, who brings her distinct voice, humour, and imagination to a variety of mediums, with a focus on film/TV and theatre. Her work also includes: narrative audio, copywriting, social media marketing, essays, and prose.
An acclaimed playwright, Julia's plays have been produced to acclaim across North America and in Europe. Her work has been nominated for awards internationally, including the Los Angeles' Drama Critics' Circle's "Best Production" (losing to... Hamilton), being Ovation Recommended, and the Playwrights Guild of Canada's Tom Hendry Awards.
Julia's films have been selections at over 40 festivals worldwide, including the Toronto International Film Festival, Palm Springs, Aesthetica, and SXSW. Her film & TV scripts have been shortlisted multiple times for Sundance Film Festival Development labs, the Austin Film Festival, and she is an alumna of the Whistler Film Festival Screenwriter's Lab. She was also nominated for "Best Canadian Screenplay" at the Vancouver Film Critics Awards, and won "Best Screenplay" at the Female Filmmakers Berlin Festival, both for her feature film adaptation of her play, With Love and a Major Organ.
Julia's work has been published by J.G. Shilllingford Press, Baseline Press, in Intermission Magazine, She Does the City, and her audio work is featured on The Thrilling Adventure Hour, The Hidden Station and A Moment of Your Time.
Julia was the recipient of the 2022 Gold Copywriting Award for Craft at the 100th Marketing Awards for writing "WANT". This was the second commercial spot she wrote.
Julia approaches her work with curiosity, wit, and a sense of whimsy.
She often writes from a sidestep outside of reality, exploring emotions through metaphor, and playing and heightened comedy. She focuses on female protagonists. Her work is driven by a deep curiosity about the world and how weird it is to be a human here.
She works in a variety of mediums as a result of her adeptness with language and her ability to learn. She's always curious about new stories, forms, and collaborations.