Midd in a Minute: Julia Whelan ’08
Midd in a Minute: Julia Whelan ’08
Before becoming one of the most celebrated voices in audiobook narration and the author of bestselling novels, Julia Whelan ’08 came to Middlebury as a former child actor ready to start over. In this video, Julia reflects on how stepping away from performance led her deeper into writing and how the challenge of Middlebury’s academic environment shaped both her confidence and her craft.
I think the true value is in being a thinking, feeling, assessing human being who can understand where they are in context and where things are going. That’s what I feel Middlebury gave me.