Julie Liddell Whitehead lives and writes from Mississippi.
Julie’s debut short-story collection, Hurricane Baby: Stories, came out in August 2024 from Madville Publishing. As a writer, Julie writes on topics concerning mental health, mental health education, and mental health advocacy. Julie was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder in her mid-thirties in 2006. She blogged about her experiences and daily life with bipolar disorder from September 2014 to September 2025 at the site Not Quite Right: Living with Bipolar Disorder.
She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in English, both from Mississippi State University. In August 2021, she completed her MFA in creative nonfiction from Mississippi University for Women. Julie can be found on Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Mastodon, Substack, and Instagram.
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