Julie Colacchio grew up in Roosevelt, Utah, a town on the Ute Indian Reservation. She now has an MFA and has taught Creative Writing, English, and Public Speaking at the secondary and college level for over 20 years. Colacchio lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her three children and rescued dogs, cats, chickens, and a bloodthirsty turtle.

The Poughkeepsie Book Festival is made possible in part by:

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