Julia Montgomery Street facts for kids

Julia Montgomery Street (born January 19, 1898 – died September 1993) was an American writer. She wrote poems, plays, and books.

About Julia Street

Julia Montgomery Street was born in Concord, North Carolina. She grew up in Apex and Raleigh. In 1923, she finished college at Woman's College. This school is now called the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned a degree in English.

Later, she studied child psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Julia taught at elementary schools. She also taught summer classes at Woman's College. For a short time, she worked for the Children's Home Society of North Carolina. In 1924, she married Dr. C. A. Street. He was a children's doctor in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Her Writing Career

Julia Street started writing after her two children went to school. She wrote many different things. These included poems, stories for children, and articles for magazines. She even wrote plays for the radio.

Her short story "Hoecake and Buttermilk" was published in 1939. Her first children's book was Fiddler's Fancy. It came out in 1955.

Julia Street's Books

Julia Street wrote several other books, such as:

• Moccasin Tracks (1955)
• Candle Love Feast (1959)
• Drover's Gold (1961)
• Dulcie's Whale (1963)
• North Carolina Parade: Stories of History and People (1966)
• Judaculla's Handprint (1976)

Many of her stories were based on North Carolina history. She researched these topics very carefully. Her writing is also found in other books. For example, "Sequoyah's Gift" from Moccasin Tracks is in Our Words Our Ways: Reading and Writing in North Carolina.

Julia Street passed away in 1993. Today, a book club in Apex, North Carolina, is named after her. It is called The Julia Montgomery Street Book Club.

Awards and Special Recognitions

Julia Montgomery Street received several awards for her writing:

• American Association of University Women Juvenile Literature Award:
  • 1956 for Fiddler's Fancy
  • 1963 for Dulcie's Whale
  • 1966 for North Carolina Parade: Stories of History and People (with Richard Walser)
• North Carolina Historian of the Year West: This award was given to her after she passed away in November 1993.