Julie Thorndyke

Julie Thorndyke writes poetry and fiction for children and adults. Editor of Eucalypt: a tanka journal since 2017, Julie’s books include Mrs Rickaby’s Lullaby (adult novel), Divertimento (short stories) and picture books Waiting for the Night and Watching through the Day (IPKidz). A third picture book, Alice's Shoe, was published by MidnightSun Publishing in 2023. Her stories and poems have been published in The NSW School Magazine. In 2020 she co-edited Splash, Slither, Squawk! for SWW NSW. She was Highly Commended in the Nance Donkin Literary Award 2021. Julie lives in Sydney with two ragdoll cats and a collie dog.