Surname is pronounced Chur-nay-da; born April 11, 1955, in Exeter, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Everett Norman and Joy Margaret (Lace) Starink; married Roger Henry Czerneda (a computer consultant), July 24, 1976; children: Jennifer Lynn, Scott Aleksander. Education: University of Waterloo, B.Sc. (with honors), 1976; graduate study at University of Saskatchewan, 1976-78, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1978. Avocational Interests: Wilderness camping, rocketry, collecting books, gardening, reading. Memberships: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Ratepayers Association, Orillia and Coldwater Girls' Hockey Association, Leacock Association. Addresses: Home: 4008 Martindale Crescent, Orillia, Ontario, Canada L3V 6H2. E-mail: julie.czerneda@sff.net.

Species Imperative: Survival, 2004, Species Imperative: Migration, 2005, and The Stratification, Books 1 and 2 (prequels to "Trade Pact Universe" trilogy), all for DAW Books.

"TRADE PACT UNIVERSE" SERIES

• A Thousand Words for Stranger, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• Ties of Power, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• To Trade the Stars, DAW Books (New York, NY), 2002.

• Beholder's Eye, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1998.
• Changing Vision, DAW Books (New York, NY), 2000.
• Hidden in Sight, DAW Books (New York, NY), 2003.

• (Editor) Stardust, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2001.
• (With Annette Griessman) Science from the Wonder Zone, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2001.
• (Editor) Explorer, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2002.
• (Editor) Stardust: Teacher's Guide, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2002.
• (Editor) Orbiter, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2002.
• (With Annette Greissman) Stardust, Explorer, Orbiter: Teacher's Resources, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2002.

• In the Company of Others, DAW Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• (Editor) Space Inc. (story anthology), DAW Books (New York, NY), 2003.

Short fiction represented in anthologies, including First Contact, edited by Martin Greenberg and Larry Segriff, DAW Books, 1997, and Silicon Dreams, edited by Martin Greenberg and Larry Segriff, DAW Books, 2001.

NONFICTION

• Science Probe Nine, with teacher's guide, Wiley Canada, 1986, 2nd edition, 1993, published as Science Probe One, South-Western Publishing (Cincinnati, OH), 1996.
• Science Explorations Ten, Wiley Canada, 1987, teacher's guide, 1988.
• Science Dimensions Eight, Heath Canada, 1991.
• Science Dimensions Nine, Heath Canada, 1992.
• Science Dimensions Nine Investigations, Heath Canada, 1993.
• By Design: Technology, Integration, and Exploration, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 1996.
• All Aboard: Cross-Curricular Design and Technology Activities and Strategies, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 1996.
• Take a Technowalk to Learn about Structures and Materials, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 1996.
• (Editor and contributor) Packing Fraction and Other Tales of Science and Imagination, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 1998.
• No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 1998.

• Great Careers for People Interested in Living Things, U*X*L* (Detroit, MI), 1993.
• Career Connections: Teacher Resource Bank, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), Volume I, 1993, Volume II, 1995, Volume III, 1997.
• Great Careers for People Who Like to Work with Their Hands, Trifolium Books (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 1994.
• (With Victoria Vincent) Great Careers for People Interested in Communications Technology, U*X*L* (Detroit, MI), 1995.
• (Contributor) Great Careers for People Fascinated by Government and the Law, U*X*L (Detroit, MI), 1995.

• (Editor, with Jana Paniccia) Under Cover of Darkness (short stories) DAW Books (New York, NY), 2007.

Author of teachers' materials.