Julie Navickas

Julie Navickas is a multi-award-winning romance author represented by Chip Rice of WordLink, Inc. She writes emotionally rich, second-chance love stories that blend humor, heartbreak, and hope.

Her Trading Heartbeats trilogy has earned a Literary Global Book Award, five first-place wins from The BookFest Awards, a Clarion Award, and honors from the American Writing Awards.

She is an award-winning instructor at Illinois State University and serves as the Director of Marketing and Communications at VisitBN, where she brings storytelling and strategy together.

Julie holds master’s degrees in organizational communication and English studies, and a bachelor’s in public relations.