Julie Mars received a Masters in Creative Writing from City University in New York and is currently participating in the doctoral program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Julie has taught Creative Writing and English Literature at various New York colleges including New York University, the State University of New York, Pratt Institute and Sullivan County Community College. While The Secret Keepers marks her fictional" debut, her non fiction has appeared in the New York Press, Country Living Magazine and Star Magazin, as well as in numerous newspapers. Julie has sold screenplays to Embassy Films and Nickel Productions and has written texts for more than 50 gift books for Ariel Books. Julie is the recipient of the New York State Council of the Arts Grant for Screenwriting, the New Jersey Council of the Arts Grant for Fiction and the Cone Fellowship for Criticism.

The Secret Keepers will be available May 2000
published by Greycore Press