About Julie
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Julie Elise Landry writes and edits things—poems, grants, plays, press releases. Her Master of Arts in English from the University of Louisiana at Monroe launched her career as a writer, editor, tutor, teacher, reporter, and communications professional. Since 2022, she has worked in research administration at institutions of higher education.
In 2026, Julie earned an MFA in poetry from the University of New Orleans. Her writing has appeared in A-minor Magazine, Backchannels Journal, BayouLife Magazine, diode poetry journal, Hearth & Coffin Literary Journal, HOOT Review, Midway Journal, Trampoline, USA Today, Vassar Review, The Write Life, and more. In 2025, she was named a finalist in the LMNL Arts Patty Friedmann Writing Contest associated with the Words & Music literary festival hosted by One Book One New Orleans. She received honorable mentions for UNO’s Vassar Miller Poetry Award in 2023 and UNO's Academy of American Poets Poetry Award in 2026. Her play Are You Sleeping? was selected for UNO's 2026 Scripts Unbound reading series. Her unpublished poetry manuscript The Church of Sweet was a finalist for the 2026 Hilary Tham Capital Collection. While a UNO student, Julie served as an Associate Poetry Editor for Bayou Magazine and as the emcee for Silver Room, UNO's online reading series. In 2026, she received the Fredrick Barton Service Award in recognition of her dedication to the UNO CWW. Julie and her husband Paul live in New Orleans, where Julie grew up. She enjoys watching D&D, musicals, video essays, and horror movies. |
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