Julie Cantrell

About Julie Cantrell

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I…

Experience

1. New York Times and Usa Today Bestselling Author

   HarperCollins Publishers

   Jan 2006 — Present · Oxford, MS, US

   Under David C Cook and HarperCollins (Zondervan, ThomasNelson, and W imprints), I\'m credited for writing two children\'s books, two historical novels, two contemporary novels, and one collaborative work of creative nonfiction. My books have spent weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, the USA TODAY Top 150, the ECPA bestseller list, a bestseller list in the Netherlands, and numerous regional lists. They\'ve won numerous literary awards including the Mississippi Library Association Fiction Award, two Carol Awards, and two Christy Awards. I\'ve been shortlisted twice for the Alex Award and twice for both the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize and the Mississippi Arts and Letters Fiction Award. With starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, my books have been named Top Picks or BookClub selections by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, Target, Books-a-Million, and numerous media outlets including Lit Hub, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Redbook, and more. For each book, I conduct detailed research, interviews, record-keeping, fact-checking, and editing. Additionally, I work hand-in-hand with marketing teams to create successful launch campaigns. This includes collaborating with both in-house and contracted professionals to collaborate with promotional teams, provide sales support, and manage full public relations outreach including interviews/press kits/public speaking events/websites, media appearances, etc. While I’ve contributed as an author to more than 20 published books (including literary anthologies, devotionals, and more) and edited more than 80 manuscripts, my Key Titles Include: o CRESCENDO (Creative Non-Fiction, July 2019, HarperCollins/W, with Allen Cheney)o PERENNIALS (Nov. 2017, HarperCollins/TNZ)o THE FEATHERED BONE (Jan. 2016, HarperCollins /TNZ)o WHEN MOUNTAINS MOVE (Sept. 2013, David C. Cook; Oct. 2015, HarperCollins/TNZ)o INTO THE FREE (Feb. 2012, David C. Cook; Oct. 2015, HarperCollins/TNZ)

Education

• Louisiana State University

  Master of Arts (MA)

• Louisiana State University

  Bachelor's degree

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Publishing
• Books
• Organic Farming
• Writing
• Copy Editing
• Blogging
• Publications
• Copywriting
• Editing
• Non-Fiction
• Literature
• Research
• Freelance Writing
• Creative Writing
• Magazines
• Fiction
• Public Speaking
• Teaching