Julia Boggio
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Julia Boggio is a multi-award-winning photographer turned multi-award-winning romance writer. Her first book, Shooters, won the Selfie Awards at London Book Fair (2024) as well as gold at the Wishing Shelf Awards. Camera Shy won the Shorter Romantic Novel prize at the RNA awards (2025) and her other two books, Chasing the Light and Exposure!, were shortlisted for Romcom of the Year in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Julia also became an original YouTube star when her Dirty Dancing-inspired first dance sparked a worldwide trend in choreographed first dances. She’s appeared on BBC Woman’s Hour, Richard & Judy, Sky, ITV and BBC news—and The Oprah Winfrey Show where she famously danced with Patrick Swayze. In fact, Julia wrote the Dirty Dancing Mad Libs for Penguin US. She is originally from New Jersey, but now lives in Wimbledon, UK, with her husband, two kids, and a passive-aggressive cat.