Julia Madsen
Clear, impactful content.
Working in tech.
Helping companies create more customer-centered products.
Hello friends!
I’m a word-obsessed writer with a penchant
for innovative tech. You’ll find me:
Crafting clean, crisp, easy-to-understand UX writing.
Studying up on the latest in content development.
Chatting with fellow creatives & tech lovers.
Pouring myself into passion projects.
Screening David Lynch films on my home projector.
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Writing is in my blood.
I’m from a long line of storytellers. Coming from a rural Midwestern background, I grew up around oral folk traditions and stories rooted in memory and connection.
Since then, I have found myself at home crafting content for innovative companies. Currently, I work for Microsoft (via CSI). I’m an excellent, compassionate communicator who aims to build meaningful connections at work and with product users. Hire me if you need a skilled, diligent, and inquisitive writer who relishes collaboration and goes above and beyond to get the job done right.
A first-generation college graduate from rural Iowa, I earned an MFA in Literary Arts from Brown University and a PhD in English/Creative Writing from the University of Denver. I’ve also taught several courses in writing at the university level.
I’ve always had a deep love for storytelling. My first book, The Boneyard, The Birth Manual, A Burial: Investigations into the Heartland (Trembling Pillow Press), was listed on Entropy’s Best Poetry Books of 2018. My chapbook, “Home Movie, Nowhere,” was published with DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press in 2021. I am excited by discovering hidden connections between history, landscape, and people and telling stories spoke from the quietest voices.
Outside of work I am also a multimedia artist. I’ve shown video and multimedia installations at numerous festivals and galleries, including &Now: A Festival of Innovative Writing, Outlet Fine Art Gallery, No Nation Art Gallery, Counterpath Gallery, Cabal Gallery, the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory, and Denver’s Unseen film festival.
Please reach out to me if you want to connect and chat!
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