Writer Photographer Speaker

I am an Australian author and photographer based in Fremantle, Western Australia.

I am currently working on ‘Island Above the Water’- a hybrid memoir based on my experiences of living on Rottnest Island for thirteen years.

You can check out some of my Rottnest Collection and some of the things that have inspired my writing about the island below:

Sources of Inspiration

for Island Above the Water:

A little bit about me:

I was born in Western Australia and graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology before moving to London to begin my career. I gained a Masters of Business Administration and worked in Europe and Asia in international marketing, owned my own Aboriginal art dealership, worked in various senior executive roles and served on various boards.

My home is now North Fremantle with my husband and two sons.

My short stories have been shortlisted for The Peter Cowan Short Story Prize in 2023 and The Hope Prize in 2024.

Contact

julia.james.burns@iinet.net.au

PO Box 122 Cottesloe, Western Australia 6911