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J.R. Dawson

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Omaha, Nebraska , The United States

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https://www.jrdawsonwriter.com/

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J_R_Dawson

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction

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June 2014

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J. R. Dawson (she/they) has published shorter works in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Omaha with her spouse and three dogs in the middle of a city park. Having earned a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul and an MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast, Dawson works at Nebraska Writers Collective and other Midwestern nonprofits that teach kids the power of performance and storytelling.

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Average rating: 3.6 · 4,180 ratings · 1,066 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The First Bright Thing 3.57 avg rating — 3,493 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World 3.76 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2018 by Rich Horton (Editor), Yoon Ha Lee (Contributor), Lettie Prell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.81 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 133, No. 5&6, November/December 2017 by C.C. Finlay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kate Wilhelm (Contributor), Nick Wolven (Contributor) 3.62 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 135, No. 5&6, November/December 2018 by C.C. Finlay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Y.M. Pang (Goodreads Author), Hanuš Seiner 3.60 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 116, January 2020 by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher East (Contributor), Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Bright Thing Sneak Peek 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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