writing & film
Juliana is a creative writer. She primarily writes in the genres of fiction, poetry, screenplay (feature and episodic), and creative nonfiction. She also has experience as an independent filmmaker in directing and producing.
Teaching
Juliana has over a decade of experience teaching all ages in the practice of creative writing. Her courses range from refining polished drafts to generating new material in fiction, essay, poetry, and screenplay using published work alongside writing produced by peers. She leads workshops in museums, community art centers, public schools, hospitals, and university classrooms. Her modalities range from academic classroom pedagogies to integrative spaces that incorporate healing and wellness practices like yoga, meditation, oracle/tarot, energy medicine, and trauma-informed movement. She is available for private sessions or group bookings, a single session or weekly, remote or on location.
Editorial & Copy
If you need developmental support on a manuscript, whether that be a single short story, a full book, or a feature script, Juliana will provide margin notes and a two to three page editorial letter summarizing ideas with an eye on expansion and revision. She will also proofread for you or otherwise help to serve your editorial vision.
“Juliana helped us proofread multiple issues of our literary journal. Her keen eye and timely turnaround gave us confidence that we were sending clean proofs to the printer. She’s also a skilled writer who is passionate about good prose. Her editing will elevate her clients’ work!”
“Knowing that I have Juliana as my copyeditor makes me feel assured whenever I have complicated writing tasks, especially in the case of academic essays in humanities and the translation of theory-heavy essays. Juliana pays attention to specific requests I have on each task. She is communicative and reliable. I particularly appreciate the elegant concision of her editing style.”
Collaboration
Juliana is flexible and adaptive as a creative consultant, performer, writer, filmmaker, and artistic partner.
Selected Projects
Dispatches from the Archive was a series of essays published in collaboration with Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center’s archival materials on the childhood and domestic life of Edward Hopper and his family.
Juliana produced the Myths & Legends storybank for the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, which is a documentation of local histories, memories, and fascinations of community members from Nyack, NY. Through the collection of these stories, Juliana exchanged information between the museum and the public, offering an opportunity to create a shared history of Edward Hopper and his hometown.
Juliana assisted with the development of Wild Home: An American Odyssey. Created by playwright Jessica Kahkoska and Notch Theatre Company, Wild Home: An American Odyssey is a new theatre project that brings to the stage the hopes, struggles, and experiences of rural communities under serious threat from extractive industries. Traveling to towns across the country, Notch Theatre Company and playwright Jessica Kahkoska partner with local communities to hold public story-sharing events, craft original plays based on shared testimony and community feedback, and perform these pieces with community and professional actors in outdoor spaces, interspersed with facilitated dialogue about wildland preservation efforts.
Russians in track suits play melodicas to an original, folk-punk score in this fresh adaptation of Anna Karenina. Set in 1880s Russia and dripping with Eastern European ennui, this comedic reimagining of the classic tale moves at the speed of a runaway train as it examines the consequences of female rebellion and its echoes today
Assisted with the production of Anna Karenina: A Riff at The Flea Theatre. Produced behind-the-scenes interviews with cast members and rehearsal footage alongside Director Ashley Teague. Attended table reading and assisted with marketing/development for the show.
Adaptable was a film series Juliana founded/co-organized at the Writers House in Camden, NJ. They screened a range of films and documentaries, including Fences, Wendy and Lucy, The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, and Coraline, hosting guest filmmakers Emud Mokhberi and Jonathan Raymond.
I am a member of the Freelancers Union.