Julia Ann Charpentier

Member of the Romance Writers of America

A native of Milwaukee, Julia is a freelance writer and editor. She has credits in desktop, regional and national publications. Since 1984, she’s published over two hundred articles – profiles of celebrities, small business owners, international retail chain executives and manufacturers, as well as pieces on the romance publishing industry for trade magazines and newsletters. In addition, she's reviewed over one hundred sixty romance novels. Her work has appeared in TDmonthly Magazine, Affaire de Coeur, Romance Writers' Report, Movie Marketplace, Remember, Artworks and regional newspapers and entertainment publications, such as Wisconsin Magazine, Milwaukee Footlights, and Milwaukee Magazine.

Recent interviews include Oscar Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland, New York Times bestselling author Ana Leigh, former Royal Academy of Arts director David Gordon, and abstract expressionist Costel Iarca, a prominent artist.

Available from DiskUs Publishing and CafePress are six releases: Summer Solstice, a short story collection, Valentino, a biography, Romance Writing, a reference book, as well as three novellas – Starlit Obsession, a romance, Romeo, a comedy, and Oscar Wilde's Love Song, a supernatural tale, featuring an unpublished poetry fragment by Wilde. The Indigo Dream Catcher, another short story collection, is pending publication.

She has edited twenty-two fiction and nonfiction titles for electronic, print-on-demand and independent book publishers, and been on the editorial board for Twilight Times Books since 2001.

For the past two years, she's been completing graduate studies in the humanities with an emphasis on creative writing and literature through California State University-Dominguez Hills, where she's a candidate to receive a master's degree in August 2008.

For samples of her work, please see her portfolio.

Email: juliacharpentier@aol.com

Phone: 414-202-8863

Fax: 414-762-0181

Updated: April 23, 2008