Oh Hi, Didn't See You There.
Welcome to my Patreon. I am a science fiction fantasy writer who has appeared in F&SF, Escape Pod, Lightspeed, DSF, Rich Horton's Year's Best, and other fun places. I focus on women and/or queer protagonists dealing with real loss, disabilities, and self-doubt. I think it's important to tell feminine SFF stories, and so I do it as much as I can. My debut novel, THE FIRST BRIGHT THING, comes out from Tor on June 13, 2023!

Why a Patreon?
During the day, I am a freelance teaching artist who focuses on special education and low income populations. As much as I love being an educator and working with my students, it doesn't pay many bills.

Throughout the years, our savings has depleted and I am hoping that with a little pixie dust, I can fill in the gaps between the bricks. The money that is raised through Patreon will go to conference funds, supplies for my classroom, upkeep of writing equipment (fancy words for laptop and printer ink), and feeding my three dogs.

Okay, But What Do You Get Out of It?
I've compiled a lot of tiers to fit your budget. As someone who attempts to support as many 1 dollar tiers on fellow artists' Patreons, I know the importance of finding the tier that works best for you. Please check out the tiers in the column to the right for more in-depth information.

$1: Fancy Supporting Character
- A personal thank you note
- Photos of my three perfect pupperinos (Toby, Stitch, and Padfoot)
- Updates on awesome things happening in the SFF writing verse!

$3: Secretly a Good Person
- All benefits above
- A monthly blog about writing, behind the scenes, traveling, and good doggos.

$5: The Guardian Parental Figure Wizard
- All benefits above
- Visual artwork and original songs based on WIPs. Also ability to request a cover of a song.

$8: Best Friend
- All benefits above
- Exclusive access to a never-before-published original science fiction serial: "The Andrews."

$10: Hero
- All benefits above
- For Readers: a monthly personal recommendation of a short story. For Writers: a monthly critique of the first paragraph of your work-in-progress.

$30 or more: Writer (limited to 5 patrons)
- All benefits above.
- A monthly one-hour meeting with me to hash out and bounce around your writing ideas and works in progress. Usually priced at 45 an hour, this is a deal!

Thank you for your support.
As you know, artistry and writing is really hard financially. I truly appreciate any and all support you can find the time and spoons and forks to give. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

- J.R. Dawson