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Julia Dahl
@juliadahl.bsky.social
Novelist, NYU journalism prof, boy mom, knifemaker’s wife. Born in Fresno, now the Hudson Valley.

www.juliadahl.com
It's that time again: I'm starting a new Fiction for Journalists online class! If you are a current or former journalist with a novel in you, this is your chance to make real progress. juliadahl.com/services/cla...
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My very first novel, INVISIBLE CITY, is a Kindle deal today: $0.99 for a book that I guarantee will entertain you. www.amazon.com/Invisible-Ci...
September 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Say hello to (the first draft of) my sixth novel: FRESNO FAMOUS
August 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
One spot left in my summer Fiction for Journalists class. Do you want to make this the summer you make real progress on - or even finish! - that novel you've been thinking about? Join us! juliadahl.com/services/cla...
June 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Planes, trains, and automobiles are taking me 3000 miles away to my beloved hometown of Fresno, California (for the first time in 20 years!) to speak at the San Joaquin Valley Bookfest. Sometimes being a writer is pretty damn cool.
May 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It’s Independent Bookstore Day! Thank you to all the indies who have supported my work and enriched their communities.
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My sister just unearthed this relic while cleaning out her office. RIP Redbook.
April 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Spotted at my local coffee shop (I swear it wasn’t me!)
April 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Annual reminder: go get your mammogram!
March 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A sad day: I broke the New Haven Advocate (RIP) mug I’ve been carrying around since 1997. The first newspaper I ever worked at.
March 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Things are going to get very bad.
February 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Loving this feedback from a reader:
February 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It’s President’s Day! And thus I get to post my son’s epic 1st grade essay on Lincoln.
February 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I think about this poem every single day now
February 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m teaching an in-person writing workshop at @stanzabooks.bsky.social in Beacon, NY ! There are still two spots left! www.stanzabooks.com/workshops
February 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My second novel, RUN YOU DOWN, is a Kindle Daily Deal! $2.99!
February 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Bringing some friends with me on vacation. Thanks @alisongaylin.bsky.social @erinentrada.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Always a good day if I get to work here
January 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This felt good
January 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Meta:
January 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
January 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Timeline cleanse: winter is pretty from here
January 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Need a set of eyes on that manuscript you'd like to sell this year? I've got openings for developmental edits! juliadahl.com/editing/
January 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Spent today filming with @southfloridapbs.bsky.social - more TK!
January 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I fucking love to read.
December 31, 2024 at 4:48 AM