Julie Anne Peters

Infobox Writer
name = Julie Anne Peters


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occupation = Writer
nationality = flagicon|USA American
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genre = Young adult
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debut_works = "Define "Normal" (2000)
influences = Barbara Park
Harry Allard
James Marshall
Cynthia Rylant
Ellen Conford
Betsy Byars
Nancy Garden
M.E. Kerr
James Howe
Richard Peck
Cynthia Voigt
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website = http://julieannepeters.com/
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Julie Anne Peters, born January 16, 1952, is an American children's author.

Personal life

Julie Anne Peters was born in Jamestown, New York, on 16 January, 1952. When she was five, her family moved to the Denver suburbs in Colorado. Her parents divorced when she was in high school. She has three siblings: a brother, John, and two younger sisters, Jeanne and Susan.

Peters' first college degree was a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in elementary education with a minor in French. She taught fifth grade for a year, until she and the principal mutually agreed that teaching was not the career for her.Peters, Julie Anne. Personal correspondence.]

Peters earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Management Science. During the next ten years, she worked as a research analyst, computer programmer, and systems engineer. She also earned a Masters in Business with emphasis in Information Systems, which confirmed "that computer science was not the field for her".cite web |last=Peters |first=Julie Anne |title=My True Story |publisher=JulieAnnePeters.com |url=http://julieannepeters.com/files/JPBio.htm |accessdate= 2007-02-23 ]

At this point, Peters began writing. Her books for young adults include "Define "Normal" (2000), "Keeping You a Secret" (2003), "Luna" (2004), "Far from Xanadu" (2005), and "Between Mom and Jo" (2006). Her young adult fiction frequently deals with LGBT issues. She has also written books for younger readers, such as the "Snob Squad" series.cite web|last=Peters |first=Julie Anne |title=My Books |publisher=JulieAnnePeters.com |url=http://julieannepeters.com/files/Index.htm#MyBooks |accessdate=2007-02-23 ]

She maintains a website and a weblog.

Peters lives with her partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado.cite news
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title = Interview with Julie Anne Peters
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publisher = AfterEllen.com
date = 2005-04-21
url = http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/People/2005/4/juliepeters.html
accessdate = 2008-01-08]

Published works

Upcoming work

A new novel, "RAGE: A LOVE STORY", is projected for 2009. "By the Time You Read This I'll Be Dead" is projected for 2010.cite web
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References

External links

* [http://www.julieannepeters.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/julieannepeters Personal profile] at MySpace