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Book Review: White Fright

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Julie Ann Dawson

It is not a coincidence that racism and sexism are often espoused by the same demographic. In White Fright: The Sexual Panic at the Heart of America’s Racist History, Jane Dailey digs into the interconnection between white supremacy and fear Continue reading Book Review: White Fright→

The Color of Gaming

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Julie Ann Dawson

Play an orc? No problem. Play a troll? No problem. Play a dark-skinned human? Now you’ve done something really weird. Continue reading The Color of Gaming→

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.