She has appeared on stage, TV and radio in the UK and Dubai, has toured Theatre-in-Education productions to schools and recorded over 100 audio books. Julia's stories frequently focus on the history and culture of the Arabian Peninsula. She has written over a dozen stories for children including The Camel That Got Away and the Humpy Grumpy series. The Turtle Secret won the Best International Children's Book Award at Sharjah International Book Fair 2014. Julia has toured schools and colleges across the Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia with talks and workshops. She recently spoke at the Emirates Literary Festival 2016 about her new titles, Ubuntu: Summer of the Rhino and Humpy Grumpy Mission Improbable.