Press Simmons, Julia

Julia Press Simmons is a critically acclaimed author of six novels, two children books, and a memoir based on her ongoing struggle with weight loss. She is an award winning Spoken Word Artist, and Playwright. Her play "Down There" was selected by the Shades of Black Festival Emerging Playwright's Series in Nashville, Tenn. "Down There" also received a staged reading by the African American Playwriting Exchange in New York City. Senior Columnist at Urban Grapevine Magazine. Her flash fiction has appeared in 34Parrallel, an independent magazine.