Julia Scott


Julia Scott is a noted Canadian-American writer and journalist, known primarily for her work in print and broadcast media. She is a contributor to both The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine, as well as National Public Radio, American Public Media, Salon, Canadian Geographic and Maclean's. "Bon Voyage", her 2012 radio documentary for the BBC World Service, was praised by The Guardian as "a vivid, beautifully told story of a couple facing terminal illness" and broadcast internationally, winning the Excellence in Journalism Award from the NLGJA and becoming a finalist for the Radio Academy Award. Her audio documentary "Under One Roof" aired on CBC's "The Current" on April 16, 2020.
Scott is also the editor of the anthology Drivel: Deliciously Bad Writing by Your Favorite Authors, cited as "classic" by Vanity Fair and featuring contributions by Dave Eggers, Gillian Flynn, Mary Roach, Rick Moody and Chuck Palahniuk, among others. She is the subject of "Julia", an episode in the Heavyweight podcast series by Jonathan Goldstein, named "One of the 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016" by Elle magazine.
A native of Montreal, Scott maintains dual Canadian and American citizenship. She currently resides in Oakland, California.

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