About Julie Ditrich

Julie Ditrich is a visual storyteller and fiction writer who works in fantasy, action-adventure, and visionary fiction. With a BA in Professional Writing from the University of Canberra, she has spent her career weaving words and images into stories that bridge the worlds of publishing and comics.

Her creative path has taken her from co-writing ElfQuest: WaveDancers (Warp Graphics, USA) and the Dart miniseries (Image Comics, USA) to becoming the first officially credited Australian woman comic book writer commissioned by Frew Publications, publishers of The Phantom. Her debut story, The Adventure of the Dragon’s Leg, appeared in The Phantom: The Treasures of Drakon – The Red Dragon Saga (2021), followed by The Return of the Golden Circle (2025), and Simulacra (2026).

Julie has also contributed to graphic novels and anthologies including SuperAustralians (IPI Comics / IFWG Publishing, Australia), Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not, Cthulhu Deep Down Under Vol. 3, Dracula Unfanged (IFWG Publishing, Australia), and Sherlock Holmes of Baking Street (Belanger Books, USA).

At the heart of Julie’s practice lies a deep belief that stories are more than entertainment. She sees storytelling as an alchemy of word and image that illuminates hidden truths, awakens imagination, and creates stories that linger long after the final page.