Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…
Featuring Julia Naus
Julia Naus can’t go five minutes in a crowd without making a new friend. After spending her teenage years as the odd one out, she endeavors to give everyone a place to belong. She writes fantasy stories that give readers the courage to find their place in the world—stories of found family that make fictional worlds feel like home. On a regular day she can be found drinking her fourth cup of coffee, wrangling her four siblings, and obsessively training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
About Her Short Story
Moon’s home is falling apart. The ghosts that fill the magical mansion were once her friends, but something has turned them violent. They scatter books, tear up flower beds, and threaten to destroy everything she loves. As her belongings begin to disappear and her family forgets her, the little girl takes matters into her own hands.
She sets out to get rid of the ghosts before they can erase her entire existence, combing every nook and cranny for the source of their rage. Her search leads back to the family who built the house a century earlier and the tragedy that has plagued it ever since. But the source of the ghosts is much closer than Moon suspects. If she isn’t ready to face the truth, and soon, the very home she loves so much will be torn apart.
Her Accomplishments
- Completed five novels, a novella, and multiple short stories.
- Received two full manuscript assessments on her novel, To Defy Death.
- Received interest in her novel from publishers and agents.
- Her novel, To Defy Death, won first place in the supernatural/paranormal/horror category of the Aurora Contest.
- Attended Realm Makers 2023 and 2024, Write to Publish 2023 and 2024, and Hope Words 2024.
- Started a social media marketing business and spent seven months as a marketing intern where she practiced social media, email, and ad marketing.
Meet the 13 other authors in the anthology!
Marielle
Henning
Hannah
Fouts
Victoria
shanks
Lexi Jo
Heuser
Joseph
Brinks
A.A.
Rollins
Caleb E.
King
Marybeth
Davis
Esther
Pipkin
J.A.
Rose
Kira
Rosengren
Savanna
Ammons
Sarina
Louise
Support the next generation of writers
100% of the proceeds from this anthology go toward helping up-and-coming writers attend writing conferences where they can pitch their work to agents and publishers.
About the Author Conservatory
Conservatory, noun: “A school specializing in one of the fine arts.”
The Author Conservatory is an online apprenticeship-modeled program that teaches students the writing & business skills they need to get published and support themselves financially. The Voices of the Future anthology features short stories from nine of our 2024 graduates.
