Dawson's short story has been acquired by F&SF and is slated for this next year.

"The Woman on the Rock" will have its first performance at Pacific University in 2017. The script will be printed in an upcoming issue of Silk Road.

For the month of November, Dawson will be working at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center of the Arts as a writer-in-residence. There will be an Open Studio where she will present on November 17 at 5:00 PM.

Coming in January, Dawson's short story will appear in Mothership Zeta.

J.R. Dawson has been named alternate for Sarah Guillory in Pitchwars. Please stay tuned for information on her manuscript's inclusion at the Alternate Showcase in November. For more information:

http://www.brenda-drake.com/

The MFA Years is a new blog revolving around a handful of students' first year in their respective programs. Dawson will document her experience at Stonecoast starting this summer. For more information, check out all of this brilliant social media:

Website: www.themfayears.com
Twitter: @themfayears
Facebook: facebook.com/themfayears

Dawson has been accepted to the Stonecoast MFA program for Popular Fiction. She will begin in July.

Check out Dawson's newest publication in Eclectica:

http://www.eclectica.org/v18n1/dawson.html