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. Currently, she works in university research administration.
In 2026, Julie earned an MFA in poetry from the University of New Orleans. Her writing has appeared in publications such as A-minor Magazine, Backchannels Journal, diode poetry journal, Hearth & Coffin Literary Journal, HOOT Review, Midway Journal, The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle, Trampoline, Vassar Review, Aftermath, USA Today, BayouLife Magazine, and The Write Life. She received honorable mentions for UNO’s Vassar Miller Poetry Award in 2023 and UNO's Academy of American Poets Poetry Award in 2026. 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. While a UNO student, Julie served as 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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