speculative fiction – Tales From the Sith Witch

2016 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards Winners

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Julie Ann Dawson

Full winners list from the 2016 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards Continue reading 2016 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards Winners→

Book Review: The Law and the Heart

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Julie Ann Dawson

A book review of the short story collection The Law and the Heart Continue reading Book Review: The Law and the Heart→

Guest Blog Post: David Lawrence

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Julie Ann Dawson

David Lawrence visits the blog today with an update on what he has been up to. Continue reading Guest Blog Post: David Lawrence→

Realism Versus Plausibility, Or Killing the Minnows

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Julie Ann Dawson

Everything I need to know about writing speculative fiction I learned from roleplaying games… Continue reading Realism Versus Plausibility, Or Killing the Minnows→

The Sith Witch Interviews Bert the Barbarian

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Julie Ann Dawson

A Sith Witch. A Reluctant Barbarian. Alien Abductions. Surprisingly, this ends well. Continue reading The Sith Witch Interviews Bert the Barbarian→

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.