Gen Con Writers’ Symposium 2023 – Overview Chairing the 2023 Writers’ Symposium was an honor and privilege. The organizing committee set out to double our attendance while growing the community and growing representation & scope. We more than doubled ticket sales (vs 2022) and grew our unique-ticket-purchasers by 50%.  Being our second year post-covid, we created a strong foundation…

Collective drive loaded with retail books, media, and even exclusives!

The Contest This announces the winner (who receives the signed poster) and the runner-up for Image Prompt A (see the Prompt-Contest-Tab for the contest description and all the submissions). Prompt B showcases art by Jillian Porter. The signed copy of the poster is awarded to entry D38 Danna Janz – (D38) Winner Standing alone in the dark, Solina…

The Contest This announces the winner (who receives the signed poster) and the runner-up for Image Prompt A (see the Prompt-Contest-Tab for the contest description and all the submissions). Prompt B showcases art by Jillian Porter. The signed copy of the poster is awarded to entry C27 Ashley Bates (C27) – Winner Five minutes–that was all she…

The Contest This announces the winner (who receives the signed poster) and the runner-up for Image Prompt A (see the Prompt-Contest-Tab for the contest description and all the submissions). Prompt B showcases art by Grace. P. Fong. The signed copy of the poster is awarded to entry B20 Wesley Kirk (B20) Winner Surgery is always a risky business.…

The Contest This announces the winner (who receives the signed poster) and the runner-up for Image Prompt A (see the Prompt-Contest-Tab for the contest description and all the submissions). Prompt A showcases art by Grace. P. Fong. The signed copy of the poster is awarded to entry A8: Samantha Snyder (A8) – Winner I slip…

Collective drive loaded with retail books, media, and even exclusives!

The Gen Con Writers’ Symposium is a genuine community of writers helping writers. In addition to our sponsors, there are many examples of attendees, volunteers, and author guests contributing to help our event broaden in scope and accessibility. With our expanded programming this year we needed additional projectors and screens to accommodate smaller, more hands-on…

The countdown is on! If you’ve already purchased your ticket to Gen Con, you can now select which events you’d like to attend. And wow – do we have an amazing program for you at the Gen Con Writers’ Symposium, with more than 150 events, including:  We’ve organized our events into different categories (tracks) to…

Announcing our Special Guests! We’re very proud to announce this year’s special guests (alphabetical order): John Jennings is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California at Riverside.  His work centers around intersectional narratives regarding identity politics and popular media. Jennings is co-editor of the Eisner Award-winning collection The Blacker the…

WHY BECOME A SPONSOR? Your sponsorship dollars will go far at the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium, supporting a diversity of voices in fiction and game narrative, and helping to provide professional advice and invaluable learning to writers at all stages. Your brand will beassociated with the biggest writing symposium with a focus on game narratives…

Hello! A quick note to let you know that we have two feedback forms posted for those with interest in the Gen Con Writers’ Symposium, next held 03-06 August 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The GCWS is a literary convention, offering panels, signings, and workshops, focused on the craft and community of writing games, comics, and…