Julie Evelyn Joyce

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, Learning to Love, is scheduled for release in early 2020.[3]

Joyce teaches high school physical education.[4]