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Julia’s favorite spot is the beach. She loves a hot cup of tea and she’s never met a bookstore she didn’t like.

Julia Kay has a B.A. in English from Southwest Baptist University and a MFA from Lindenwood University. She is a columnist who dabbles in poetry, and continues learning how to wield her pen to best explore and illuminate the human condition through fiction.

Contests and Awards

  • 2022 ACFW First Impression Winner

  • 2021 Selah Article in Print finalist

  • 2020 ACFW First Impression finalist

  • 2019 ACFW Genesis semi-finalist

  • 2018 ACFW First Impression finalist

  • 2016 ACFW Genesis semi-finalist

  • 2007 SBU Poetry Contest, Second Place

Plays and Productions

  • 2010 The Veil: Easter

  • 2009 Joy…In Our Midst: Christmas

  • 2009 Hartley’s Invitation: Lot of Love

  • 2008 Holiday Heart: Christmas

  • 2009 SBU Festival 10 min. play The End

Affiliations

  • American Christian Fiction Writers

  • Springfield Writer’s Guild

Other Publications

  • Thought of the Week Column in Bolivar Herald Free Press
    2017-Current

  • Mustard Seed Diaries in Cedar Republican 2023-Current