Julie is a Burruberongal woman of Darug Aboriginal nation, living on the South coast of NSW. She is a novelist, playwright, and poet. Her novels include Compassion, Madukka the River Serpent (long listed for the Miles Franklin Literary award 2023) and Benevolence (shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award 2022 and nominated for the NIB Literary Award 2020 and Voss Literary Award 2020). Julie is co-recipient of the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Poetry Prize 2016 and Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2019. Her poetry has also been published in Overland Magazine.
While living in remote Northern Territory Aboriginal Yolngu communities in her early years as a teacher, Julie wrote plays and made giant puppets, masks and costumes. Her career as a playwright began with productions at Belvoir St Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre and Sydney Opera House Studio and she has published two plays, Black Mary and Gunjies. Her plays are produced in Australia, USA and Indonesia.
