Julie O. Petrini is a second-year MFA student at UMass-Boston, where she is co-editor-in-chief of the Breakwater Review. Her stories and essays have appeared in CALYX, Motherwell, Raleigh’s The News & Observer and other publications. Her story “Colliding” was shortlisted for the Master’s Review 2024 Reprint Prize. Julie splits her time between Wellesley, Massachusetts and Southern Pines, North Carolina.
