Julieann Campbell

Julieann Campbell was born in 1976 and lives in Derry, Northern Ireland, with her five-year-old daughter Saffron. A former reporter for the Derry Journal, Julieann’s poetry has been widely published and she won 1st place for a collection in Ireland’s 2008 Charles Macklin Poetry Competition. In June 2015, Julieann launched her debut solo collection of poetry, 'Milk Teeth', with the city’s premier publishing house, Guildhall Press.Fuelled by a family link, Julieann has worked alongside the Bloody Sunday Trust on various projects. In 2008, she co-edited 'Harrowing of the Heart: The Poetry of Bloody Sunday' (Guildhall Press), which contained previously unseen local work alongside that of Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel, John Lennon and Paul Muldoon, as well as contributing to 'City of Music: Derry’s Music Heritage' and 'Wonderful World of Worders', both by Guildhall Press.In 2010, a role as Press Officer to Derry’s Bloody Sunday families and survivors led to the commission of Julieann's first non-fiction book,'Setting the Truth Free: The Inside Story of the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign' (Liberties Press, Dublin). The book was launched in Derry, Dublin and London in 2012 and won the prestigious 2013 Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize – a biannual literary prize which seeks to promote peace and reconciliation in Ireland and a greater understanding between the peoples of Britain and Ireland. Julieann is currently Chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust – the first female to hold the role.A member of Derry Writers’ Group, Julieann is also a facilitator of oral history and is currently writing the educational graphic novel 'We Shall Overcome' for the Museum of Free Derry.She also loves late nights, old movies and all the little things that make life shine....