Julia Jaxsun grew up in the Southwest and played in an indie-punk band achieving mild success. She has a few college degrees which ground her writing, while her sci-fi ideas keep it weird. She enjoys the great outdoors and lives in Colorado with her partner and their cat, Madame President. She is the recipient of the Aspiring Authors scholarship from the Colorado Author’s Hall of Fame and was a Finalist for the Diverse Worlds Grant from the Speculative Literature Foundation.