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Name: J.R. Dawson
Pronouns: She/They
Degrees: BFA in Playwriting and English Literature (DePaul University, 2010), MS in Secondary Education (University of Nebraska Omaha, 2013), MFA in Popular Fiction (Stonecoast, 2016)
Instagram: @jrdawsonwriter
Website: www.jrdawsonwriter.com
Represented by Stevie Finegan with Zeno Literary Agency
Pronouns: She/They
Degrees: BFA in Playwriting and English Literature (DePaul University, 2010), MS in Secondary Education (University of Nebraska Omaha, 2013), MFA in Popular Fiction (Stonecoast, 2016)
Instagram: @jrdawsonwriter
Website: www.jrdawsonwriter.com
Represented by Stevie Finegan with Zeno Literary Agency
Bios of varying length
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Dawson's debut, The First Bright Thing, is a Golden Crown award winner. She is a Nebula finalist for her short story, "Six People to Revise You."
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Dawson is a Golden Crown award-winning writer with Nebula-nominated short fiction in places such as Uncanny. Living on Dakota land in Minnesota with her spouse and three dogs, Dawson is a professor at Drexel's MFA program. Her second novel, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, is a sapphic Orpheus retelling.
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J.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing. Their short story, "Six People to Revise You," is a 2026 Nebula finalist. She has other short work in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and Reactor. Dawson currently lives on Dakota land in Minnesota with her loving wife. She teaches at Drexel University’s MFA program for creative writing, and fills her free time with keeping her three chaotic dogs out of trouble. Her latest book, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, is a sapphic Orpheus retelling.
Dawson's debut, The First Bright Thing, is a Golden Crown award winner. She is a Nebula finalist for her short story, "Six People to Revise You."
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Dawson is a Golden Crown award-winning writer with Nebula-nominated short fiction in places such as Uncanny. Living on Dakota land in Minnesota with her spouse and three dogs, Dawson is a professor at Drexel's MFA program. Her second novel, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, is a sapphic Orpheus retelling.
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J.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing. Their short story, "Six People to Revise You," is a 2026 Nebula finalist. She has other short work in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and Reactor. Dawson currently lives on Dakota land in Minnesota with her loving wife. She teaches at Drexel University’s MFA program for creative writing, and fills her free time with keeping her three chaotic dogs out of trouble. Her latest book, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, is a sapphic Orpheus retelling.