Juno Dawson was born on 10 July 1981 and is an English author of young adult fiction and non-fiction.
13 Facts About Juno Dawson
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Juno Dawson wrote a number of young adult fiction books including Hollow Pike and Say Her Name.
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In 2015, Juno Dawson came out as a transgender woman, having started transitioning 18 months earlier.
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Juno Dawson was signed to write a column in Glamour magazine documenting her transitioning experience.
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Juno Dawson represents the LGBT charity Stonewall as a School Role Model.
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Juno Dawson was a member of the judging panel for the 2016 BBC Young Writers' Award.
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In 2018, Juno Dawson wrote the BBC Sounds spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted, which launched in April 2022.
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Juno Dawson has contributed audio plays for the Big Finish Torchwood range.
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Juno Dawson was intended to write an episode for the second series of Class, but the show was cancelled.
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In January 2025, it was announced that Juno Dawson had joined the writing team of the fifteenth series of Doctor Who, making her the series' first openly transgender writer.
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In 2017, Juno Dawson published The Gender Games, her first book aimed at adults, discussing themes of gender as well as her own life experiences.
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In early 2018, it was announced Juno Dawson would write The Good Doctor, one of the first Doctor Who novels to feature the Thirteenth Doctor as played by Jodie Whittaker.
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In 2014 Juno Dawson won the 'Queen of Teen' award, a biennial prize for young adult fiction writers.