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J.R. Dawson

J.R. Dawson

J. R. Dawson (she/they) is a writer and educator who has published shorter works in places such as F&SF, The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Lightspeed. She lives in Omaha with a loving spouse and three dogs. Having earned a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast, Dawson works as a teaching artist. Her clients include assorted Midwestern non-profits that teach kids the power of performance and storytelling.


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Series

Books:

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, August 2026
Trade Paperback
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, August 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
The First Bright Thing, June 2024
Trade Paperback / e-Book
The First Bright Thing, June 2023
Hardcover / e-Book