Julie Doucet was born in Montreal in 1965. In 1987, she obtained a certificate in Printmaking (Université du Québec à Montréal) but subsequently turned her attention to comics. In 1988, she launched the fanzine Dirty Plotte, which featured graphic stories about the artist’s life, dreams and anxieties. The title was taken over in 1990 by Chris Oliveros, the founder of Drawn & Quarterly, who published it in the form of an American comic book. This marked the beginning of significant recognition for Julie Doucet. From that same year onwards, her work was published in France by L’Association, and in 1991 she received the Harvey Award for Best New Talent. She moved for a time to New York and then to Seattle, before returning to Montreal. She lived in Berlin for a few years before returning once more. Julie Doucet gave up comics in 1999 to return to printmaking. She became a member of the Atelier Graff and devoted herself to relief engraving, screen printing, writing, collages and also the production of small publications. However, she did not give up drawing and notably created a journal comprising a year’s worth of daily autobiographical drawings. In 2022, Julie Doucet received the Grand Prix at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. She now lives and works in Montreal.