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<channel><title><![CDATA[j.r. dawson - Recent News]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recent News]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:33:39 -0600</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[To Keep Up With Recent News ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/to-keep-up-with-recent-news]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/to-keep-up-with-recent-news#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:45:08 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/to-keep-up-with-recent-news</guid><description><![CDATA[Follow Dawson on her social media: https://linktr.ee/jrdawsonwriter [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Follow Dawson on her social media: <br /><br />https://linktr.ee/jrdawsonwriter<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Announcement]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/book-announcement]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/book-announcement#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:32:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/book-announcement</guid><description><![CDATA[       Read Tor article here [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/uploads/2/6/2/8/26284362/announcementpm2_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><u><a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/03/07/book-announcements-the-first-bright-thing-by-j-r-dawson/" target="_blank">Read Tor article here</a></u><br /></h2>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter-Spring 2020]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/winter-spring-2020]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/winter-spring-2020#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:10:53 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/winter-spring-2020</guid><description><![CDATA[Dawson's story, "She'd Never Had a Name Before," released in Lightspeed in January. Since then, the virus has caused a lot of issues in this world. But the Nebula Conference went virtual and Dawson attended as a panelist. Dawson is now represented by Rena Rossner. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Dawson's story, "She'd Never Had a Name Before," released in Lightspeed in January. Since then, the virus has caused a lot of issues in this world. But the Nebula Conference went virtual and Dawson attended as a panelist. <br /><br />Dawson is now represented by Rena Rossner.<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[January - April 2018]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/january-april-2018]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/january-april-2018#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:32:39 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/january-april-2018</guid><description><![CDATA[ICFA 2018 - Dawson's ten-minute play, "The Things We Saved from the Rot," premiered at the ICFA Flash Play Festival, directed by Carrie J. Vaughan. Dawson also read from her new manuscript on Saturday, alongside A.T. Greenblatt and Kelly Robson.A forthcoming sale will be announced soon.Nebulas 2018 - Dawson will moderate the panel, "Making hopeful art in hopeless times." She also will be presenting on teaching writing with Cat Rambo and giving an ignite talk. Readercon 2018 - Dawson will be at R [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">ICFA 2018 - Dawson's ten-minute play, "The Things We Saved from the Rot," premiered at the ICFA Flash Play Festival, directed by Carrie J. Vaughan. Dawson also read from her new manuscript on Saturday, alongside A.T. Greenblatt and Kelly Robson.<br /><br />A forthcoming sale will be announced soon.<br /><br />Nebulas 2018 - Dawson will moderate the panel, "Making hopeful art in hopeless times." She also will be presenting on teaching writing with Cat Rambo and giving an ignite talk. <br /><br />Readercon 2018 - Dawson will be at Readercon in July. <br /><br />Museum of Alternate History - Dawson will be part of Tim Guthrie's team of artists for the Museum of Alternate History at Kaneko in Omaha, NE this summer. <br /><br />OCI Artist Advisory Board - Dawson has joined the advisory board as a writer in the Omaha community. <br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[October 2017]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/october-2017]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/october-2017#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 06:29:24 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/october-2017</guid><description><![CDATA[Dawson's short story, "I Set my Ship to the Brightest Star," is available on audio - November 7The NAC residency continues at Omaha Central High School."Marley and Marley" is available in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November/December issue.&nbsp;Dawson will be an invited artist at ICFA in March of 2018.&nbsp;Plans are underway for Estes Park Writing Retreat in 2018, for its fifth year. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Dawson's short story, "I Set my Ship to the Brightest Star," is available on audio - November 7<br /><br />The NAC residency continues at Omaha Central High School.<br /><br />"Marley and Marley" is available in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November/December issue.&nbsp;<br /><br />Dawson will be an invited artist at ICFA in March of 2018.&nbsp;<br /><br />Plans are underway for Estes Park Writing Retreat in 2018, for its fifth year.<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update for September 2017]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/update-for-september-2017]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/update-for-september-2017#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:22:53 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/update-for-september-2017</guid><description><![CDATA[Dawson's script, "Prairie Women," will premiere as part of Woven: Woman in Omaha. She is a co-curator for Woman in Omaha.&nbsp;Dawson's short story, "The Legendary Legend of the Darkly's Slayer," is included in Issue 06 of Mothership Zeta, which is currently part of the Hurricane Relief Bookstore. Look here for more information: Hurricane Relief&#8203;Dawson will start a Nebraska Arts Council residency at Omaha Central High School on October 2, teaching playwriting.&nbsp; [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Dawson's script, "Prairie Women," will premiere as part of Woven: Woman in Omaha. She is a co-curator for Woman in Omaha.&nbsp;<br /><br />Dawson's short story, "The Legendary Legend of the Darkly's Slayer," is included in Issue 06 of Mothership Zeta, which is currently part of the Hurricane Relief Bookstore. Look here for more information: <a href="https://boingboing.net/2017/09/25/fireside-fiction.html" target="_blank">Hurricane Relief</a><br /><br />&#8203;Dawson will start a Nebraska Arts Council residency at Omaha Central High School on October 2, teaching playwriting.&nbsp;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update for the Summer of 2017]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/update-for-the-summer-of-2017]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/update-for-the-summer-of-2017#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:57:33 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/update-for-the-summer-of-2017</guid><description><![CDATA[Dawson joined the Escape Artists family in May as an Associate Editor for Escape Pod.&nbsp;Dawson read as part of the Inside Voices Reading Series at Aromas in Omaha, NE.&nbsp;NonBinary Review has acquired her short story, "I Set my Sail to the Brightest Star."Dawson has been chosen as a member of the 2017 Artist INC. Omaha cohort.Dawson will co-curate the project, "Woman in Omaha," on October 6, 2017 with Beaufield Berry. It is a part of the Woven Omaha exhibition.Dawson is attending the 2017 W [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Dawson joined the Escape Artists family in May as an Associate Editor for Escape Pod.&nbsp;<br /><br />Dawson read as part of the Inside Voices Reading Series at Aromas in Omaha, NE.&nbsp;<br /><br />NonBinary Review has acquired her short story, "I Set my Sail to the Brightest Star."<br /><br />Dawson has been chosen as a member of the 2017 Artist INC. Omaha cohort.<br /><br />Dawson will co-curate the project, "Woman in Omaha," on October 6, 2017 with Beaufield Berry. It is a part of the Woven Omaha exhibition.<br /><br />Dawson is attending the 2017 Writing the Other class, taught by Nisi Shawl and K Tempest Bradford.</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story acquired by Fantasy and Science Fiction]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/story-acquired-by-fantasy-and-science-fiction]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/story-acquired-by-fantasy-and-science-fiction#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 07:04:22 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/story-acquired-by-fantasy-and-science-fiction</guid><description><![CDATA[Dawson's short story has been acquired by F&amp;SF and is slated for this next year.  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Dawson's short story has been acquired by F&amp;SF and is slated for this next year. <br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-act, "The Woman on the Rock," sold to Silk Road]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/one-act-the-woman-on-the-rock-sold-to-silk-road]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/one-act-the-woman-on-the-rock-sold-to-silk-road#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:30:02 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/one-act-the-woman-on-the-rock-sold-to-silk-road</guid><description><![CDATA["The Woman on the Rock" will have its first performance at Pacific University in 2017. The script will be printed in an upcoming issue of Silk Road. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">"The Woman on the Rock" will have its first performance at Pacific University in 2017. The script will be printed in an upcoming issue of Silk Road.<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dawson a writer-in-residence at Kimmel]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/dawson-a-writer-in-residence-at-kimmel]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/dawson-a-writer-in-residence-at-kimmel#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/recent-news/dawson-a-writer-in-residence-at-kimmel</guid><description><![CDATA[For the month of November, Dawson will be working at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center of the Arts as a writer-in-residence. There will be an Open Studio where she will present on November 17 at 5:00 PM. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">For the month of November, Dawson will be working at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center of the Arts as a writer-in-residence. There will be an Open Studio where she will present on November 17 at 5:00 PM.<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>