Judy Bowman's poetry and prose have appeared in Room, Qwerty, The Vagrant Revue of New Fiction, Rattle, and Bread n’ Molasses. As a journalist with the Miramichi Leader, she often features stories about family violence and the effects of residential schools on First Nation's people. In 2009, her readers honoured her with the Miramichi Leader's Readers' Choice Award for Favourite Journalist.