I’m thrilled to be a panelist at the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference in Baltimore this year with Scryptid Games! We’ll also have a booth at the book fair.

I’ll be moderating Story Game Presses: Pitching, Submissions, and Publishing: In the world of tabletop “story games,” a growing set of small press publishers champion innovative, literary game writing work—and some are even open for submissions. In this panel, independent game publishers will discuss the tabletop game publishing landscape, sharing tips and opportunities for aspiring story game writers. What are the submission conventions? Where can writers meet and build relationships with publishers? Do you need an agent to publish a game? Do you even need a publisher?

And I’ll be a panelist on Prose, Poetry, and Play: Game Design as a Literary Practice: The world of narrative games is a site of rich literary possibility, expanding notions of genre and inspiring the invention of new storytelling forms. In this panel, writers who have also published tabletop “story games,” narrative video games, and interactive fiction will explore the practice of writing games. Is there a narrative games canon? How might a writer of “traditional” prose find pathways into games? What stories are best told through interactive, collaborative experiences of play?