Julie Ann Rees

I have not always been a writer. I began my working life as a horse person which led to a love of classical riding and training to develop a deeper understanding and communication with horses. I have worked as a trail guide in a remote part of Portugal to performing as Lady Guinevere with her dancing horses at a theme park. I still ride, but now simply for pleasure - and to ensure a wild kind of sanity for both myself and my horses.

My writing journey began after graduating with a Masters degree in creative writing from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David,  and I’ve since completed a PhD from Swansea University, exploring the healing aspects of horror, folklore and fairy tales.  

I live not far from the stunning Gower peninsula in South Wales and am a single mother to an artistically talented daughter, a rescued ex Spanish bullfighting horse Chi and a fiendishly fluffy grey cat/ familiar/cryptid creature, aptly named Griffin.