Julia Franks is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, The Say So and Over the Plain Houses, a debut that was included in many “best of” lists, including NPR’s Notable Books of 2016. Her work has received eight literary prizes (The Townsend Prize, The Thomas Wolfe Award, The Southern Book Prize, Georgia Author of the Year, The IPPY Gold, An Earbuds Award from Library Journal’s Audiofiles Magazine, and a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Honorable Mention). She has also published stories in The New York Times, Ms. Magazine, Salon, Lit Hub, and The Bitter Southerner. Her family roots are in the Southeast, though she was raised as an army “brat” and has lived in many places. For years she taught high school in the US and abroad. She and her husband live in Decatur, Georgia.
