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For the 19th-century folklorist who published under the pseudonym "Julia Scott", see [Mary Alicia Owen](/source/Mary_Alicia_Owen). For the Scottish footballer, see [Julia Ralph Scott](/source/Julia_Ralph_Scott).

Julia Scott Born Montreal, Quebec Occupation Writer/journalist Nationality Canadian-American Period 2000 - present Genre print, radio Partner Jason Roberts Website juliascott.net

**Julia Scott** is a noted [Canadian-American](/source/Canadian-American) writer and journalist, known primarily for her work in print and audio. She is a contributor to both [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) and [The New York Times Magazine](/source/The_New_York_Times_Magazine), as well as [National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio), [American Public Media](/source/American_Public_Media), [Salon](/source/Salon_(website)), [Nautilus](/source/Nautilus_Quarterly), and [Maclean's](/source/Maclean's).

Scott is the senior producer of *Your Undivided Attention*, the podcast of the [Center for Humane Technology](/source/Center_for_Humane_Technology) and part of the [TED](/source/TED_(conference)) Audio Collective. [1] She was senior producer and lead creative of *Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound* by [Lake Bell](/source/Lake_Bell), a [Pushkin](/source/Pushkin_Industries) audiobook that *Vanity Fair* praised as "A sweeping excavation of voice and what it reveals about who we are.”.[2] Additionally, Scott was senior producer of *Murderville, Texas*, a 2023 investigative podcast from [The Intercept](/source/The_Intercept), which won a National Headliner Award in the criminal justice category, and was named an honoree in the 2023 Webby Awards. [3]

"Bon Voyage", Scott's 2012 radio documentary for the [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service), was praised by [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) as "a vivid, beautifully told story of a couple facing terminal illness"[4] and broadcast internationally, winning the Excellence in Journalism Award from the [NLGJA](/source/NLGJA)[5] and becoming a finalist for the [Radio Academy Award](/source/Radio_Academy_Award).[6] Her audio documentary "Under One Roof" aired on [CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)'s "The Current" on April 16, 2020.[7]

## Other works

Scott is the editor of the anthology *Drivel: Deliciously Bad Writing by Your Favorite Authors* ([Perigee Books](/source/Perigee_Books), 2014), cited as "classic" by [Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)) and featuring contributions by [Dave Eggers](/source/Dave_Eggers), [Gillian Flynn](/source/Gillian_Flynn), [Mary Roach](/source/Mary_Roach), [Rick Moody](/source/Rick_Moody) and [Chuck Palahniuk](/source/Chuck_Palahniuk), among others.

## In popular media

Scott is the subject of "Julia", an episode in the *Heavyweight* podcast series by [Jonathan Goldstein](/source/Jonathan_Goldstein_(author)), named "One of the 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016" by [Elle](/source/Elle_(magazine)) magazine.[8]

## Personal life

A native of [Montreal](/source/Montreal), Scott maintains dual Canadian and American citizenship. She currently resides in [Oakland](/source/Oakland), California. Her partner is the author [Jason Roberts](/source/Jason_Roberts_(author)).

## Honors

- Notable Selection, [The Best American Essays](/source/The_Best_American_Essays) (2019 edition), 2020 [9]

- Finalist, [Radio Academy Award](/source/Radio_Academy_Awards), 2013

- Excellence in Journalism Award, [NLGJA](/source/NLGJA), 2013

- Special Citation, Knight Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism, 2011

- *The Best American Science Writing* (for "Pesticides Indicted in Bee Deaths"), 2010 [10]

- Scripps Howard Fellowship for Environmental Studies, 2008 [11]

- Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting Fellowship, 2008 [12]

## See also

- [Investigative journalism](/source/Investigative_journalism)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [https://www.humanetech.com/podcast](https://www.humanetech.com/podcast)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/inside-voice](https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/inside-voice)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/podcasts/general-series/crime-justice?years=0](https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/podcasts/general-series/crime-justice?years=0)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mahoney, Elisabeth (4 October 2012). ["A week in radio: Your World – Bon Voyage"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/oct/04/your-world-bon-voyage-review) – via The Guardian.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["NLGJA Announces 2013 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners and Honorees"](http://www.nlgja.org/blog/2013/07/31/nlgja-announces-2013-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners-and-honorees/). 31 July 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sony Radio Academy Awards 2013: John Humphrys and Five Live winners - Telegraph"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10054738/Sony-Radio-Academy-Awards-2013-John-Humphrys-and-Five-Live-winners.html?mobile=basic).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [""Under One Roof", CBC's The Current, April 16, 2020"](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-april-16-2020-1.5534126/under-one-roof-how-covid-19-turned-my-apartment-building-of-strangers-into-a-community-1.5534205).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016"](http://www.elle.com/culture/g29215/best-podcasts-2016/). 12 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** @k_seligman (9 November 2020). ["Honored to be included in this list, along with fellow @sfgrotto member @juliascribe"](https://twitter.com/k_seligman/status/1325926816318545921) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["publisher link"](https://www.harpercollins.com/9780061852510/the-best-american-science-writing-2010#/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Scripps Howard Fellowship for Environmental Studies"](https://www.fau.edu/scrippsjournalism/priorinstitutes.php).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Metcalfe Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting profile"](http://metcalfinstitute.org/training/profile-scott/).

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.juliascott.net)

- [Center for Investigative Reporting: *California Watch* profile](http://californiawatch.org/user/julia-scott)

- [Metcalfe Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting profile](http://metcalfinstitute.org/training/profile-scott/)

- [New York Times interview with Julia Scott, May 22, 2014](https://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/julia-scott-on-going-suds-free-for-28-days/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Magazine&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body&_r=0)

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