Julie Boyd

Julie is current President of the Gold Coast Writers Association http://www.goldcoastwriters.org/

Julie also co-founder of the Festival for Independent Writers and Publishers www.indieauthorsfestival.com

About : Julie Boyd- Writer

Julie has had a number of incarnations in all echelons of education, business and community across local, national and international divides. Her adventures provide plenty of fodder for stories which, fortunately, no-one believes to be true. Born in the wild mountains of Victoria, she moved to Tasmania to raise her children in civilised surroundings before absconding to the beautiful Tweed Coast in northern NSW. She’s been published by Heinemann (education) and has self-published a further 18 professional development books for teachers. Julie has articles published in respected educational books, magazines and journals.

Julie has completed three manuscripts of short stories at http://julieboydwriting.com/

Bio

Julie Boyd is an educator, psychologist,consultant, and author. Following a professional career that took her from a tiny country town to working with international corporates, Julie is now enjoying writing and assisting others to publish their work. Julie also works as a counsellor and professional leadership coach, and is the Educational Consultant to a consortium building new generation schools. Julie is also a political and community activist deeply concerned about the future of our society and world. Julie’s websites are  http://julieboyd.com.au   sustainabilityliteracyaustralia.com and julieboydwriting.com

Julie is President of the Gold Coast Writers Association.

http://www.goldcoastwriters.org/about/committee-members/

GCWA Featured Member   http://www.goldcoastwriters.org/blog/category/news/featured-member/

Books

An Ordinary Life

The Jorge Diaries – Adventures of a Seachange Dog

A Very Australian Affair

Body Surfing in Tehran

I Teach

Education Books

Samples may be found athttp://julieboyd.com.au

or click on the links below

Books are categorised as

- National Curriculum Units

- Inspirational Quotes

- Professional Learning

- Cooperative Learning

- Resiliency

- Middle Schooling

- Non-Fiction Australian Stories

Websites

julieboyd.com.au - portfolio

julieboydwriting.com - writing samples

sustainabilityliteracyaustralia.com

writersintheruff.wordpress.com  – writing group

southernshortstorywriters.blogspot.com- writing group

Social Media

Linked In

Facebook

Twitter

Small Town Girl

Julie Boyd

A little girl with big ideas sits happily all day on the floor of the Mobile Library that comes monthly to the isolated logging town in Victoria. The librarian, recognising a hungry spirit, allows her a great pile of books to take home for the month. Next time they will discuss what she has read and more books will have been selected with her in mind, for young Julie soaks up ideas and knowledge like a sponge.

Absence of similar-aged children led to her seeking the company of books rather than older playmates. (Being used as a cricket wicket by big kids when she was just four was no fun). Inclusion in adult company made her bold with words and ideas. The young Julie, whose questions were taken seriously in this milieu, became motivated to find out about how people thought, learned and lived their lives. This quest forged pathways into Education and Psychology degrees.

You know where you are in a small town and everyone knows who you are. As an old timer said to Julie recently ‘No-one could drop dead and not be found here!’ The deep north of New South Wales, where she now lives in a peaceful hamlet, is like that.

Julie believes this return to a small community was the very thing that saved her from a grave illness that overtook her during her ambitious career first in Education Victoria as Manager of School Support Centres and then as an international consultant in the same field, where at one time she could be found giving keynote addresses to audiences of up to twelve thousand

During her sea change the healing process began. George, her beloved shitzu/cavalier spaniel cross facilitated as companion and personal trainer.

Memoir writing, originally begun for her children, became a journey into self. Nobody tells Julie what she can’t do: perhaps as a riposte to that Yr 8 boarding school mistress who told her she couldn’t write, her website reveals that she is a prolific writer on many themes including education, sustainability and Australian stories.

‘All the best adventures are ones I’ve jumped into’ says Julie, who surprised herself by consenting to be nominated for GCWA President in this coming AGM. Already her mind is seething with ideas for making meetings fun and conducive to connecting people with one another. And having worked amongst people of all ages during her life, this promises to be a gift she will bring in abundance.