Julie Lawson a enseigné au primaire pendant 18 ans avant de devenir auteure. Depuis, elle a publié plus de 20 livres pour les jeunes, accumulant prix, récompenses et nominations. Julie partage son temps entre l'écriture et les visites d'écoles et de librairies. Elle a aussi dirigé de nombreux ateliers littéraires en plus d'offrir des cours à l'université et de parler à de multiples conférences dans toute l'Amérique du nord. Julie habite Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique.

Julie Lawson spent 18 years as an elementary school teacher before becoming a full-time author in 1991. Since then, she has published over twenty books for young people, garnering awards and nominations, critical acclaim, and much recognition. Julie divides her time between writing at home and visiting schools and libraries. She has spoken to Roundtable groups, toured for Canadian Children's Book Week, conducted writing workshops, taught university courses on writing children's literature, and been a presenter at conferences for adults and children across North America. She lives in Victoria, B.C.