Julia Owen was born in Auckland on Christmas Eve, 1960. She finished her primary education while her family was living in Rarotonga, before returning to Howick. In 1996 Julia took a six-month course called Te tuhi tuhi ma nga tamariki: writing for children in Māori and English, at Rawene Polytech. Julia is the mother of four boys and currently lives in the Hokianga being a farmer and writer.
Selected bibliography:
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Black Gold (Scholastic 2000).
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Wish Away (New House Publishers 2000).
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Snapped (Scholastic 2002).
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Beneath the Surf (Scholastic 2003).
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Straight Walking (Scholastic 2004).
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A Case for G. String (Scholastic 2005).
