Julie Novak-McSweeney hails from a long line of 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, Fish Barrel Review and the print magazine The Dilettante. 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.
