Julie Anne Peters was an American author known for her young adult fiction. Born on January 16, 1952, in Jamestown, New York, she was raised in the Denver suburbs of Colorado after her family moved there when she was five. Her parents divorced during her high school years, and she grew up with three siblings: a brother, John, and two younger sisters, Jeanne and Susan.

Peters published 20 works, mostly novels for children and adolescents, many of which feature LGBT characters. Notably, her 2004 book Luna was the first young-adult novel with a transgender character to be released by a mainstream publisher. Her books have been published in numerous countries, including South Korea, China, Croatia, Germany, France, Italy, Indonesia, Turkey, and Brazil.

Some of her notable works include Define "Normal" (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), Between Mom and Jo (2006), grl2grl (2007), Rage: A Love Story (2009), By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead (2010), She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not... (2011), It's Our Prom (So Deal with It) (2012), and Lies My Girlfriend Told Me (2014). Her young adult fiction often features lesbian characters and addresses LGBT issues. She announced her retirement from writing later in life.