Julie Hamill

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Julie Hamill

Born|  (1971-12-13) December 13, 1971 (age 51)

Baillieston

Occupations|

* Author
* Radio Presenter

Years active| 2011–present
Website| juliehamill.com

Julie Patricia Hamill (December 13, 1971) is a London-based author and radio presenter. She maintains her own blog site. She presents London’s Rock n Roll Book Club, Hamill Time on Boogaloo Radio and runs Manchester’s Mozarmy Meet.

## Early life and career[edit]

Hamill spent a significant part of her early life, till she was 18, in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.[1] Her first employment was the selling and management of creative advertising campaigns for companies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Ogilvy. In 2011, Hamill achieved a First Class Honours Degree in Creative Writing.[2]

## Writing[edit]

Her book, 15 Minutes With You: Interviews With Smiths/Morrissey Collaborators and Famous Fans (2015),[3] is a compendium of interviews with individuals associated with the singer Morrissey taken over a three-year period.[4][5] She first saw Morrissey in 1985, when she was 13 years old.[6] She has continued to publish interviews with people closely associated with Morrissey subsequently via her blog site.[7][8]

In November 2017, Hamill released her second book, Frank – the first novel of a three-book series – which she finished writing in 2012.[1]

In October 2019, Hamill released her third book, Jackie \- the second book in the Life and Soul trilogy. The Daily Record described it as “a real love letter” to her home town. Both of her novels are published by a print on demand service, Saron Publishing.[9]

## Radio[edit]

In November 2018, Hamill began presenting her own radio show on Boogaloo Radio called Hamill Time.[10]

## "Moz Army"[edit]

Hamill founded the "Moz Army" online community, the popularity of which led to an annual "MozArmy Meet" being established by her in 2013. The Manchester Evening News has described this event as "one of the biggest fan gatherings of its kind in the world."[11]

## The Rock and Roll Book Club[edit]

The Rock n Roll Book Club invites authors of music books to talk about and celebrate their work at the Dublin Castle music venue in Camden, London. Each event includes an on-stage interview, book signing and DJ set.[12]

Julie Hamill & Wayne Hussey at the Rock and Roll Book Club (November, 2019).

## Bibliography[edit]

* Hamill, J. (2015) "15 Minutes With You: Interviews With Smiths/Morrissey Collaborators and Famous Fans", FBS Publishing
* Hamill, J. (2018) "Frank (Life and Soul Book 1)", Saron Publishing
* Hamill, J. (2019) "Jackie (Life and Soul Book 2)", Saron Publishing

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Airdrie author hits high notes at local book launch - Daily Record". The Daily Record. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. ^ Talent, Atrium. "Julie Hamill Writer & Broadcaster | Book Julie Hamill Writer & Broadcaster at Atrium". Atrium Talent - An International Talent Booking Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
3. ^ "Airdrie-born author pens book dedicated to legendary Mancunian band The Smiths - Daily Record". Dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. ^ "Morrissey's No1 fan reveals how she persuaded celebrities to chat about their shared love of singer - Daily Record". Dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
5. ^ "15 Minutes With You: A Conversation With Julie Hamill". Ul.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
6. ^ Nathalie Raffray (20 August 2015). "It's like getting an interview with the Pope". Kilburn Times - 20/08/2015 digital edition. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
7. ^ "Julie Hamill". Julie Hamill. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
8. ^ Atkins, Jamie. "Tales of a charming man, 15 Minutes With You". Record Collector. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
9. ^ Bunting, Ian (17 September 2019). "Airdrie author's new book a "real love letter" to her home town". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
10. ^ B00GAL00RADI0. "Julie Hamill". Boogaloo Radio. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
11. ^ Heward, Emily (5 March 2017). "An army of Morrissey fans are invading Manchester next weekend". men. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
12. ^ "Rock N Roll Book Club". Time Out London. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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