Award-winning young adult fiction author James Dawson recently came out as a transgender in a statement picked up by Telegraph. The author of "Hollow Pike" recently revealed that his "slow and complicated" journey to becoming a woman has long started -- a year and a half ago to be exact -- but he admits he is far from the finish line.

In a statement, he acknowledged the fact that he will go through "what will be a very long journey into living as a woman," which he said started as he penned his 2014 title "This Book is Gay." During that time, he realized that "[He] had far more in common with trans women than [he] did with gay men and started speaking to a gender therapist."

Dawson says that he is now set to start treatment from specialist doctors and nurses. He will have to devote his time in the process and so he won't be attending events but the "All of the Above" author promises to continue writing. In fact, 2016 will be quite hectic for Dawson.

He will be releasing a new book next year titled "Mind Your Head." The writer opens up about young people's mental health dealings such as depression and anxiety in what was described by his publisher Hot Key Books as a "frank, factual and funny" tome. Insights by clinical psychologist Dr. Olivia Hewitt will also be included.

The title was listed for a Jan. 6 release. For World Book Day, Dawson is releasing "Spot the Difference," a story that follows Avery, who is often bullied in school until she was given the rare chance to be part of the A-list, a dream of hers that she soon realizes isn't what she wanted after all.

He is also releasing an entirely new novel with Hot Key Books next year but Dawson wants this title to be as big of a secret as the new name he will go by as he goes through the transition. He wrote in the statement that until he comes up with a new name, Dawson wants to be addressed as James and as a "he."

Stating his confidence in his fans and readers, he wrote "I have the best readers in the world and I just know my gender identity isn't going to be an issue for a second." On the subject of transition though, Dawson also talked about the recent comments made by Germaine Greer, who he considers an "icon of feminism."

In an interview with The Independent, Dawson said that he'd "love to talk" to Greer about her views that led her to saying that changing gender isn't possible, which he thinks is a "shame." He, however, did not forget to praise Greer's previous works despite the controversy