About Julia

Julia Mills is the award-winning author/illustrator of I AM STUCK and the forthcoming ROBINSON’S NEW THING (Harper Kids/Clarion). She is also a public school art teacher which means she has paint on her hands 99% of the time.

Julia likes to write stories that deal with big emotions while still having plenty of room for humor. She creates her art with watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, crayon, paint sticks and digital collage. Julia lives in New Jersey with her husband, two kids, and two black cats named Cosmo and Klaus.

I AM STUCK Clarion ’23

ROBINSON’S NEW THING Clarion ’25

Cover and Interior Illustrations for:
Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in her Head, Schiffer 2019
Something is Bugging Samantha Hansen, Schiffer 2019

HONORS

Winner of the Bridge to Reading Picture Book Award, 2024

The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominee, 2024

Charter Oak Children’s Book Award Nominee, 2024

Golden Sower Award Nominee, ’25-’26

Winner of Honorable Mention in the published category Illustration SCBWINJ 2019

Julia is represented by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House . Please contact Rebecca for all book related inquiries.

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