Julia was born on August 9, 1984, to her parents Leah and Robin Horel, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She has lived in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia.
Julia was a classic high school overachiever, but has happily curbed her intensity a bit since. She was a competitive swimmer for twelve seasons, including four as a member of the varsity swim team at Trent University. She graduated from Trent with an Honours B.A. in English Lit. in May, 2007, and has recently finished her Master of Publishing at Simon Fraser University. She is currently working at a baby store and seeking employment in her field.
Julia loves to read, blog, watch sports, and spend time with her fiance :). She's a die-hard Detroit Red Wings fan and lives for hockey playoff season (but she'll watch just about any sport that's on TV). She swims twice a week with the Toronto YMCA Masters team.


