Julie Pujol- Karel (Irma, for her childhood friends) was born in Cuba and left her country in search of liberty due to the Communist Regimen.
Wrote her first poem on flight from Cuba to USA and has continued to write ever since.
She is the Director and founder of The International Bilingual Book Festival CTP as well as Conversing through Poetry a poetry group that has authors that write novels, children's books, self-help, the inexplicable, and poetry. The group meets the third Saturday of the month since 2006.
She has published fourteen books (one of short stories and the others are poetry books. Also, has curated nine anthologies for CTP).
She has received many Literary Awards for her work and books nationally and internationally. “Woman in Literature”, Success Newspaper and the City of Houston, Pen of Cuban Writer in Exile, Christian poets (twice), Miami Latino Magazine, Excellence in Poetry & Human Right, Casa Cuba Houston, Cuban Pride, Ambassador in Literature, Poetry, Human Rights, a number of times, Academy of American Poets N.Y., Humor Poetry Wergle
Flom, Academy of Literature Latinoamericana, Ambassador to Mexico, University of Brazilian, etc.
A woman of faith, Christ is the center of her life. She has a son, a daughter, seven grandkids, seven great grandkids, sisters, nephews and friends.
She has an BA Degree in Psychology
God is my center.
