Júlia Goldman

Júlia Goldman (born 25 September 1974, Orosháza) is a Hungarian author, mathematician, teacher and programmer. She writes under the pseudonym J. Goldenlane. Goldenlane is a popular fantasy author in Hungary. She had a strong influence on the Hungarian sci-fi and fantasy generation that started in the 2010s.

Her writings have been published by Delta Vision since 2015. It has also published revised editions of six of her earlier novels. Her novels were formerly published by Beholder.

Early life and education Júlia Goldman was born in Orosháza, Hungary. Her parents are archaeologists, and she was taught by them at the age of eight how to excavate a Neolithic tomb. She attended local schools and graduated at József Attila Tudományegyetem (now called University of Szeged). She studied programming, but never held a job in this field. She also studied violin and martial arts.

Personal life Goldman has worked as a mathematician and resides in Szeged. There she married and had three children with her husband before his death.

Career After the fall of the Soviet Union, the field of fantasy and science fiction publishing in Hungary was stimulated by social and political changes. Capitalism stimulated experimentation and many new journals and, finally, online publishing ventures flourished.

After 2005, Goldman withdrew for a period from writing and publishing to devote more time to her family. But she co-authored a cookbook with Diána Balogh.

Goldenlane published again in 2015 with her post-apocalyptic novel Napnak fénye, released by Delta Vision. This house has also begun to publish revised editions of her older works, releasing six novels by 2016. It will continue to publish her future works. After her husband's death, she started a Patreon page to finance her writing career, in addition to supporting her three children.