J.R. Dawson
@jrdawson.bsky.social
She/They. The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World (Tor, 2025). The First Bright Thing (Tor, 2023). Goldie award winner. ✡️🏳️🌈🍉Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jrdawsonwriter Rep: Stevie Finegan
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" Dawson’s writing is both sharp and wistful, reminiscent of V.E. Schwab at her best." - Washington Post J.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing...
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Did you know I have a newsletter? It's short and sweet and has pretty pictures. And it's the easiest way to keep up with what's going on in my writing life.
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NEW STORY DAY! "The Doorkeepers" is now live (and podcasted) over at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!
Unlikely narrators! Timeloops! Humor, but also not!
Super excited about this one being out in the world!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Unlikely narrators! Timeloops! Humor, but also not!
Super excited about this one being out in the world!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Doorkeepers - Uncanny Magazine
It’s Sunday night, which means it’s our Friday night, which means the Doorkeepers go out and get absolutely blasted. It’s not as messy as it sounds. We’re polite drunks; we make a point of it actually...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
NEW STORY DAY! "The Doorkeepers" is now live (and podcasted) over at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!
Unlikely narrators! Timeloops! Humor, but also not!
Super excited about this one being out in the world!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Unlikely narrators! Timeloops! Humor, but also not!
Super excited about this one being out in the world!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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Amazing story, but be wary of some serious creepy in here.
NEW STORY DAY!
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
I Met You on the Train - Uncanny Magazine
I met you on the train. The first time it happened, I didn’t know what to do or what to say to you. I just saw your patches on your backpack. And they were from the same TV show that mine were from. S...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Amazing story, but be wary of some serious creepy in here.
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Ooh, this is the creepiest take on a time-travel story that I've read in a long time, dark and excellent:
NEW STORY DAY!
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
I Met You on the Train - Uncanny Magazine
I met you on the train. The first time it happened, I didn’t know what to do or what to say to you. I just saw your patches on your backpack. And they were from the same TV show that mine were from. S...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Ooh, this is the creepiest take on a time-travel story that I've read in a long time, dark and excellent:
NEW STORY DAY!
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
I Met You on the Train - Uncanny Magazine
I met you on the train. The first time it happened, I didn’t know what to do or what to say to you. I just saw your patches on your backpack. And they were from the same TV show that mine were from. S...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
NEW STORY DAY!
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
Ok so turns out I wrote most of LIGHTHOUSE to End of Beginning. It sounded so specific to my college years. To Lincoln Park. WELL TURNS OUT IT IS SUNG BY SOMEONE WHO WENT TO MY COLLEGE LIKE TWO YEARS AFTER ME SO I AM FUCKING FINE.
January 5, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Ok so turns out I wrote most of LIGHTHOUSE to End of Beginning. It sounded so specific to my college years. To Lincoln Park. WELL TURNS OUT IT IS SUNG BY SOMEONE WHO WENT TO MY COLLEGE LIKE TWO YEARS AFTER ME SO I AM FUCKING FINE.
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My mom said my new story should be a movie. But if you're like "uhh, that source seems biased, can't be trusted," here's a second opinion for you: my dad said it should be a movie but a novel would work too.
If you need a third opinion, I also think it is good. 🙂↕️
giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/t...
If you need a third opinion, I also think it is good. 🙂↕️
giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/t...
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
My mom said my new story should be a movie. But if you're like "uhh, that source seems biased, can't be trusted," here's a second opinion for you: my dad said it should be a movie but a novel would work too.
If you need a third opinion, I also think it is good. 🙂↕️
giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/t...
If you need a third opinion, I also think it is good. 🙂↕️
giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/t...
I’m just so tired. It’s been nine plus years of this shit. I’m so so tired. And I don’t know what to do.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I’m just so tired. It’s been nine plus years of this shit. I’m so so tired. And I don’t know what to do.
Finished the first book of the year! Highly highly recommend “Amelia, If Only.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Finished the first book of the year! Highly highly recommend “Amelia, If Only.”
Just sent my first submission of the year!!!!!!!!
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Just sent my first submission of the year!!!!!!!!
Hi, I'm a meteor, pneumonia, a speeding car on a Chicago street, a tornado, and my colon.
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Hi, I'm a meteor, pneumonia, a speeding car on a Chicago street, a tornado, and my colon.
Do any other authors keep thinking of how to revise your VERY PUBLISHED BOOK THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED FOR YEARS. This morning I woke up with a thought for TFBT and I'm like are you serious, brain, it's over.
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Do any other authors keep thinking of how to revise your VERY PUBLISHED BOOK THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED FOR YEARS. This morning I woke up with a thought for TFBT and I'm like are you serious, brain, it's over.
Happy New Year. Here's to trying to make 2026 better.
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Happy New Year. Here's to trying to make 2026 better.
LISTEN SOME OF US HAVENT WATCHED THE FINALE YET CAN YOU JUST FUCKING NOT? Seriously. It’s not even sunset.
December 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
LISTEN SOME OF US HAVENT WATCHED THE FINALE YET CAN YOU JUST FUCKING NOT? Seriously. It’s not even sunset.
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BARNES AND NOBLE PREORDER SALE FOR LIGHTHOUSE PAPERBACK!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
BARNES AND NOBLE PREORDER SALE FOR LIGHTHOUSE PAPERBACK!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
My newsletter with my Favorite Reads of 2025 is now live!
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December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Heads up, the annual year-end free trial period for Publishers Marketplace is live.
Great way to do research for those of you gearing up to query in the New Year. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/a-pm...
Great way to do research for those of you gearing up to query in the New Year. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/a-pm...
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Heads up, the annual year-end free trial period for Publishers Marketplace is live.
Great way to do research for those of you gearing up to query in the New Year. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/a-pm...
Great way to do research for those of you gearing up to query in the New Year. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/a-pm...
Yeah I’m #oneofthetwo . Got Long Covid. Ended up in the hospital. @jonstewart2028.bsky.social I’ve been a major fan since the first season of TDS. You’re a guiding light. And this hurt.
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yeah I’m #oneofthetwo . Got Long Covid. Ended up in the hospital. @jonstewart2028.bsky.social I’ve been a major fan since the first season of TDS. You’re a guiding light. And this hurt.
BARNES AND NOBLE PREORDER SALE FOR LIGHTHOUSE PAPERBACK!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
BARNES AND NOBLE PREORDER SALE FOR LIGHTHOUSE PAPERBACK!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
My little sapphic Hadestown rolls back onto shelves in paperback form this summer!
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Behold, Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Issue 68 Table of Contents and Katy Shuttleworth cover! buff.ly/XXOlxsK
December 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
My newest story comes out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social on January 6! It is very very different from anything else I’ve written.
a train is going down the tracks at a station with a building in the background
Alt: a train is going down the tracks at a station with a building in the background
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December 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My newest story comes out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social on January 6! It is very very different from anything else I’ve written.
Okay I’m taking two days off so see you on the other side of the war. 💜✨🎄
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Okay I’m taking two days off so see you on the other side of the war. 💜✨🎄
Y'all. It's the day before Christmas Eve, and I have over 60k words on my adult WIP. I am on page 180 in first draft. I am done with part one of three.
It is becoming a book-shaped thing and it doesn't suck.
It is becoming a book-shaped thing and it doesn't suck.
a woman wearing a pair of pink square glasses covering her mouth
Alt: a woman wearing a pair of pink square glasses covering her mouth
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December 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Y'all. It's the day before Christmas Eve, and I have over 60k words on my adult WIP. I am on page 180 in first draft. I am done with part one of three.
It is becoming a book-shaped thing and it doesn't suck.
It is becoming a book-shaped thing and it doesn't suck.
Oh wow. Adam the Woo is gone. Wow.
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Oh wow. Adam the Woo is gone. Wow.
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The lighthouse is always watching.
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The lighthouse is always watching.
New newsletter today! My next newsletter is going to be my top picks, so if that's of any interest to you, subscribe for free at www.jrdawsonwriter.com. This newsletter talks about free bookplates, update on dogs, upcoming story in Uncanny, and more!
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j.r. dawson
" Dawson’s writing is both sharp and wistful, reminiscent of V.E. Schwab at her best." - Washington Post J.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing...
www.jrdawsonwriter.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
New newsletter today! My next newsletter is going to be my top picks, so if that's of any interest to you, subscribe for free at www.jrdawsonwriter.com. This newsletter talks about free bookplates, update on dogs, upcoming story in Uncanny, and more!
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