VLM with Julie Tully

Cowgirl-turned-nomadic-Navy-spouse-turned-author, Julie Tully writes about life, culture, and the places they intersect. Her own life reads like a novel—from her roots in rural Northern California to her time as a globehopping expat. She is equally at home on the back of a horse rounding up cattle as she is at a formal diplomatic dinner. Julie’s memoir, Dispatches From The Cowgirl: Through The Looking Glass With A Navy Diplomat’s Wife, was published in 2022 and details the years she and her family lived and worked in Africa. Dispatches was the 2023 winner of the prestigious Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal and the Military Writers Society of America Silver Medal. Beyond her memoir, Julie’s writing has been featured in Legacy Magazine, Your Teen for Parents, Military Spouse Magazine, and is used by the Department of Defense for training the next generation of the military’s diplomats. A sought-after speaker, Julie uses her unlikely and unique journey to highlight the importance of storytelling in our society. Originally from El Dorado, California, Julie holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University Chico. Over the years she has worn many different hats to include university researcher, marketing and public relations executive, communications specialist, and ghostwriter. Julie has been recognized by ambassadors and senior military officials for her work in the diplomatic world. In 2017, she was named a Kentucky Colonel by the governor of Kentucky on behalf of her work in Djibouti with our military and the Kentucky National Guard. After spending almost two decades overseas, Julie now resides in Monterey, California with her husband, John, son, Quinn, and two rambunctious cats.

Follow Julie at: @dispatchesfromthecowgirl

and at https://julietullywriter.com/