Julie Evelyn Joyce
Born (1983-01-31) 31 January 1983
Newcastle, Ontario, Canada
OccupationNovelist, Physical Education Teacher
GenreRomance
Years active2018–present
Notable worksSteeped in Love (2018)

Julie Evelyn Joyce (born 31 January 1983) is a Canadian author based in Ottawa, Ontario. Her debut novel, Steeped In Love, won the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the romance genre.[1] In August, 2019, Steeped in Love was the Together We Read: Canada digital book club selection.[2]

Joyce's first written works were pieces of Gilmore Girls fan fiction which helped her to hone her skills in the craft.[3] Prior to becoming a novelist, she wrote short stories under a pen name with a small press.[3] Through the encouragement of her mother, Joyce started writing a full-length novel, Steeped in Love, which she self-published in 2018.[3] Joyce's mother died shortly after she began writing the manuscript.[3]

Her second book in the Make Me a Match series, Learning to Love, released in December, 2020.[3] Book three, Love Unleashed, is set to release in October, 2021.

Joyce teaches high school physical education.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Winners Announced". Kobo News. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Libraries Find the Answers through Tea Leaves and Country-wide Digital Book Club". Rakuten OverDrive. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Podcast Ep 160 — From Fan Fiction to Finalist with Kobo's Winning Romance Author Julie Evelyn Joyce". Kobo Writing Life. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ↑ "My Writing Life: EWP Romance Winner, Julie Evelyn Joyce". Kobo News. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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