Julie Ann Dawson American horror writer, role-playing game (RPG) designer, and publisher Date of Birth: 08.1971Год Country: USA

Julie Ann Dawson: Biography

Julie Ann Dawson was born in Millville, New Jersey in 1971. Inspired by Stephen King's novel "Salem's Lot," she aspired to become a writer during her high school years at Bridgeton High School, where she gained some writing experience in the school newspaper. After high school, Dawson enrolled at Glassboro State College, where she not only studied but also worked for the college newspaper and magazine. It was during her college years that she began publishing her stories and poems in various publications, including Dan DeBono's "Gareth Blackmore's Unusual Tales," "Happiness Magazine," "Lucidity," "Black Bough," and "The New Jersey Review of Literature." She graduated from college in 1993.

After college, Julie became a freelance writer for the "Vineland Journal." Keeping up with the progress in the print world, she also published her content on platforms such as "Demonground," the digest "Poetrymagazine.com," "Sabledrake Magazine," "RPG Times," and more. She also joined the International Women's Writing Guild (IWWG) and the non-profit organization "Speculative Literature Foundation," advocating for improving the quality of speculative fiction works.

In 2002, Julie launched the small publishing company "Bards and Sages" to promote her own projects and discover opportunities for emerging writers. The first project of her publishing company was a writing contest in support of IWWG. Her first published book, "September and Other Stories," a collection of horror stories and poems, was released by "Bards and Sages" in 2005 and was well-received by critics. In March 2005, Dawson released her first RPG book, "Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss," on behalf of the same publishing company. The game book portrayed ruling priestesses on an isolated island and used the d20 role-playing system under license from "Wizards of the Coast."

In addition to publishing a wide range of electronic content, Dawson's company also has a large catalog of printed books. Notably, the anthology "Bardic Tales and Sage Advice" was released in February 2006. The compilation "The Koboldnomicon," based on the d20 system and featuring mythical creatures called kobolds, was released in July 2006. The collection of stories by various authors about zombies, vampires, and the undead, titled "Dead Men (and Women) Walking," was presented in September 2006. Starting in January 2009, Dawson served as the editor-in-chief of "Bards and Sages Quarterly," a literary journal of speculative fiction subgenres published by "Bards and Sages."