J R DawsonJ.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Nebula finalist and Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing and The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World. Her shorter works can be found in places such as F&SF, Lightspee, and Rich Horton's Year's Best. Dawson currently lives 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. Read More Read Less