A long-lasting English instructor, she has actually taught in schools and universities on three continents, but her long-term home is a 6-acre ranch in Woodstock, GA.. Her fiction has been released in various publications, including The Georgia Review, Gertrude Press, and Fiction International, and she obtained an ethical mention for The Best American Short Stories 2018.

Her launching tale collection PEOPLE INTEND TO LIVE released with McSweeney's Books on October 26th, and includes new stories and some previously published in VQR, Shenandoah, The Arkansas International, MQR, The Southern Evaluation, Kenyon Review, Copper Nickel, and others.

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He lives in Wichita, Kansas, with his partner and daughters, and he directs the Wichita State College creating program. Julie Ann Stewart gained an MFA from Spalding University and has released stories in Good River Journal, Litro Publication, PoemMemoirStory and Punch Drunk Press.