Julia Press Simmons is the CEO of QMB Publishing and the author of four novels: Strawberry Mansion, Begonia Brown, Violet, and Fornication Volume One. She is an award winning Spoken Word Artist, and Playwright. Her premier play “Down There” was selected by the Shades of Black Festival Emerging Playwright’s Series in Nashville, Tenn. “Down There” also received a staged reading by the African American Playwright Exchange in New York City. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family. Julia is currently working on her Mini E-Series Dawn Of Destruction.