PERSON: Juno Dawson
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Activist, Author, Journalist
Biography
Juno Dawson (born 10 June 1981) is an English author of young adult fiction and non-fiction. Dawson’s notable works include This Book Is Gay, Mind Your Head, Margot & Me, The Gender Games, Clean, Meat Market, and the series, “Her Majesty’s Royal Coven”.
Dawson was born at Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire and was assigned male at birth. Dawson lived in Bingley and was educated at Bingley Grammar School. After graduating from Bangor University, she worked as a primary school teacher and later became a PSHE coordinator. While working as a teacher, she began writing books aimed at young adults and became successful enough to leave her job. She wrote a number of young adult fiction books including Hollow Pike and Say Her Name. Her books often feature LGBT people, and Dawson has advocated for other books to feature more prominent LGBT characters. In 2014, Dawson received the Queen of Teen award.
In 2015, Dawson came out as a transgender woman, having begun her journey of transitioning 18 months prior. She began hormonal transition in early 2016. She was signed to write a column in Glamour magazine documenting her experience of transitioning. She represents the LGBT charity Stonewall as a School Role Model. Dawson sat on the judging panel for the 2016 BBC Young Writers’ Award.
In 2018, Dawson wrote the BBC Sounds spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted, which launched in April 2022. She has also contributed audio plays for the Big Finish Torchwood range. Dawson was supposed to write an episode for the second series of Class, but the show was cancelled.
In 2019, Dawson began started the popular Sex and the City podcast ‘So I Got To Thinking’. Her co-host is journalist and QX editor Dylan B Jones.
She also has small acting roles in I May Destroy You and Holby City.
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Dawson was born at Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire and was assigned male at birth. Dawson lived in Bingley and was educated at Bingley Grammar School. After graduating from Bangor University, she worked as a primary school teacher and later became a PSHE coordinator. While working as a teacher, she began writing books aimed at young adults and became successful enough to leave her job. She wrote a number of young adult fiction books including Hollow Pike and Say Her Name. Her books often feature LGBT people, and Dawson has advocated for other books to feature more prominent LGBT characters. In 2014, Dawson received the Queen of Teen award.
In 2015, Dawson came out as a transgender woman, having begun her journey of transitioning 18 months prior. She began hormonal transition in early 2016. She was signed to write a column in Glamour magazine documenting her experience of transitioning. She represents the LGBT charity Stonewall as a School Role Model. Dawson sat on the judging panel for the 2016 BBC Young Writers’ Award.
In 2018, Dawson wrote the BBC Sounds spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted, which launched in April 2022. She has also contributed audio plays for the Big Finish Torchwood range. Dawson was supposed to write an episode for the second series of Class, but the show was cancelled.
In 2019, Dawson began started the popular Sex and the City podcast ‘So I Got To Thinking’. Her co-host is journalist and QX editor Dylan B Jones.
She also has small acting roles in I May Destroy You and Holby City.
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