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.
Genres: Fantasy
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Books containing stories by J R Dawson
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018 (2018)
(Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, book 10)
edited by
Rich Horton
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