Julie Ann Dawson – Tales From the Sith Witch

Small Business Community Association

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

So THIS was in my inbox today: “Congratulations! Are you still involved with Bards And Sages? Bards And Sages was selected as Best of Business for 2019. Please confirm and complete your award information: Award Acceptance Wizard Once again, congratulations Continue reading Small Business Community Association→

How to Stay Out of My Spam Folder

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

I do not pretend to understand the byzantine nuances of how systems determine what is and is not Spam. I can only extrapolate from patterns I have seen. But I know recently I’ve had a fairly big number of author Continue reading How to Stay Out of My Spam Folder→

Religious Beliefs When the Gods are Dead

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

Thanks to the folks that came out for our demo of Legend of Salbazan at PhilCon this year. One of the more interesting aspects of the setting is that the gods are dead. All of the gods were killed during Continue reading Religious Beliefs When the Gods are Dead→

The History of the Planet Lurra

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

I’ll be at PhilCon this weekend running a demo of a still-in-development campaign setting, Chronicles of Salbazan. Though the campaign centers of a newly discovered world and the player-characters send to explore it, those characters come from an already populated Continue reading The History of the Planet Lurra→

PhilCon Character Concepts

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

So I will be at PhilCon this weekend, doing the pretend celebrity thing, sitting on panels, and otherwise acting important. Most importantly, I will be running a demo of a new campaign setting I am working on for the Pathfinder Continue reading PhilCon Character Concepts→

2019 Reader’s Choice Awards

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

It is that time of year again! Vote for your favorite stories in the annual Reader’s Choice Poll. Your votes not only show the authors how much you love them, but they also help us learn more about the types Continue reading 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards→

Artisan Misfits

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Julie Ann Dawson — No Comments ↓

All authors that have published in any of the Society of Misfit Stories publications (the anthologies or the magazine) may use the Apprentice Misfit logo at the bottom of this page on their website to celebrate their inclusion. Authors that Continue reading Artisan Misfits→

Julie Ann Dawson is an author, editor, publisher, RPG designer, and advocate for writers who may occasionally require the services of someone with access to Force Lightning (and in case it was not obvious, a bit of a geek).

Her work has appeared in a variety of print and digital media, including such diverse publications as the New Jersey Review of Literature, Lucidity, Black Bough, Poetry Magazine, Gareth Blackmore’s Unusual Tales, Demonground, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and others.

In 2002 she started her own publishing company, Bards and Sages. The company has gone from having two titles to over one hundred titles between their print and digital products.

In 2009, she launched the Bards and Sages Quarterly, a literary journal of speculative fiction. Since 2012, she has served as a judge for the IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Awards.