Author and Academic
Julie Wheelwright
I am a prize winning writer, known internationally for my books on women in espionage, military history and the ethics of life writing. I mentor writers as they work towards publication as well as lecture widely on narrative non-fiction writing. I am an accomplished broadcaster in television and radio, and my journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The New Statesman, Red Magazine, The Times, and Scotland on Sunday, among many other publications. I founded the UK’s first creative non-fiction MA at City, University of London, and have a PhD in Journalism.
Honorary research fellow, School of Historical Studies, Birkbeck, University of London.
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Publications
Praise for Sisters in Arms:
‘A long overdue assertion on the role of women on the battlefield. This book is going straight on my daughter’s bookshelf.’
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster of the History Hit podcast
‘Wheelwright not only uncovers neglected female warriors, but she brings their temperaments, talents, fancies and foibles to life.’
Joanna Bourke, historian and author
Events
Opened March 2024
Moesgaard Museum, Højbjerg Denmark
You can hear more about the long history of women as combatants in an interview with me, featured in Mosegaard Museum’s current exhibition on Warriors.