Julia Halprin Jackson

Fiction Writer

US
Website: 
juliahalprinjackson.com
Twitter/X: 
@Juliahj

Author's Bio

Julia Halprin Jackson's work has appeared in MAYDAY Magazine, Roi Fainéant Press, Okay Donkey Mag, Cutleaf, The Racket, West Branch Wired, Oracle Fine Arts Review, Fourteen Hills, California Northern and elsewhere. A graduate of UC Davis' master's in creative writing program and alumna of Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Mendocino Coast Writers Conference and the Tomales Bay Writers Workshops, Julia is the co-founder and publicity director of Play On Words, San Jose's collaborative literary performance series, and a 2021-2023 Lighthouse Book Projecteer. 

Education: 
University of California, Davis MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Lit Camp
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference
Tin House Summer Workshop

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Flatmancrooked's Slim Volume of Contemporary Poetics Volume I (Flatmancrooked, 2010)
Journals:
Catalyst
,
Fourteen Hills
,
Mayday Magazine
,
Noyo River Review
,
Sacramento News & Review
,
Spectrum
,
West Branch

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Shanthi Sekaran, Frank O'Hara, Lydia Davis, Toni Morrison

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in: 
English, Spanish
Born in: 
Raised in: 
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Last update: Jul 25, 2022