Julie Novak-McSweeney hails from a long line of cooks, postal clerks, and palm readers. Her poem “The Old Ones” was awarded first place in the 16th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Competition, and other work recently appeared in the online journals Writers Hour Magazine, Anti-Heroin Chic and Fish Barrel Review. Her work also has appeared in The Louisville Review and New Millennium Writings. Julie lives in Northern California, where she hikes the coastal trails and plays guitar in Blue City Jazz with her husband Brian.
