Juliet Bond
Juliet C. Bond is an award winning writer and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In 2014, she was awarded a city-wide Volunteer Recognition Award from Northwestern University, the Evanston Community Foundation, and Evanston Township High School. In 2019, she won a distinguished alumni award from the University of Illinois School of Social Work. In 2019, she was chosen for a Points of Light Award.
In 2014, Juliet founded her own non-profit, COPE, an organization that provided free groceries and school supplies to Evanston residents.
Juliet’s first book, “Sam’s Sister,” was published in 2005, and has sold over 50,000 copies. The book was re-released in 2016. Juliet also collaborated with Newbery winner Joyce Sidman to publish the stage adaptation of, “This is Just to Say.” She completed a playwriting residency at Ragdale, and a fully staged production of her play, “Affluenza” in 2018 at Piven Theatre. Her, “Jazzy’s Quest” series started as a collaborative work with her friend and co-author Carrie Goldman. Juliet’s shorter works can be found online in the “SCBWI Prairie Wind,” at the StoryStudio Chicago blogpage, and “The Copperfield Review.” Juliet also teaches part-time for StoryStudio Chicago, teaching writing classes.
In 2015, her passion for stories led to her to development work with Piven Theatre Workshop.