Juno writes full time and lives in Brighton.
In 2015, Juno announced her intention to undergo gender transition and live as a woman. She later turned her talent to journalism, interviewing luminaries such as Steps and Atomic Kitten before writing a weekly serial in a Brighton newspaper. Juno grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who. Juno’s titles have received rave reviews and have been translated into more than ten languages around the world. Juno is a regular contributor to Attitude Magazine, Glamour Magazine and The Guardian and has contributed to news items on BBC Women’s Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight concerning sexuality, identity, literature and education. In 2016 a follow-up, MIND YOUR HEAD, featured everything a young person needs to know about mental health. Juno also wrote the bestselling non-fiction guide to life for young LGBT people, THIS BOOK IS GAY. Her next novel is the beautiful and emotive MARGOT & ME (Jan 2017) which will be followed by her adult debut, the memoir THE GENDER GAMES (Jul 17). In 2016, she authored the best-selling World Book Day title: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE. Queen of Teen 2014 Juno Dawson is the multi award-winning author of six novels for young adults. Previously wrote under the name James Dawson As her body gets in line with her mind, Juno tells not only her own story, but the story of everyone who is shaped by society's expectations of gender - and what we can do about it.įeaturing insights from well-known gender, feminist and trans activists including Rebecca Root, Laura Bates, Gemma Cairney, Anthony Anaxagorou, Hannah Witton, Alaska Thunderfuck and many more, The Gender Games is a frank, witty and powerful manifesto for a world in which everyone can truly be themselves. From men who can't cry to the women who think they shouldn't. From exclusionist feminists to 'alt-right' young men. From little girls who think they can't be doctors to teenagers who come to expect street harassment. Gender isn't just screwing over trans people, it's messing with everyone. And two years ago, as Juno Dawson went to tell her mother she was (and actually, always had been) a woman, she started to realise just how wrong we've been getting it. Before our names, before we have likes and dislikes - before we, or anyone else, has any idea who we are. 'It's a boy!' or 'It's a girl!' are the first words almost all of us hear when we enter the world.
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