The Diana Jones Award
@dianajonesaward.org
The award for excellence in tabletop gaming and the home of our Emerging Designer Program. Visit www.dianajonesaward.org for full details.
The Wednesday night before Gen Con, 9 to midnight.
July 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Wednesday night before Gen Con, 9 to midnight.
The winner of the award will be announced on Wednesday, July 30th, at the annual Diana Jones Award ceremony in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of Gen Con.
For more details, please see our website: www.dianajonesaward.org
For more details, please see our website: www.dianajonesaward.org
The Diana Jones Award
For Excellence in Gaming
www.dianajonesaward.org
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The winner of the award will be announced on Wednesday, July 30th, at the annual Diana Jones Award ceremony in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of Gen Con.
For more details, please see our website: www.dianajonesaward.org
For more details, please see our website: www.dianajonesaward.org
• Rose Estes, a novelist and gamebook designer.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
• Rose Estes, a novelist and gamebook designer.
• @rascal.news, a website dedicated to tabletop games, founded by @lincodega.com, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social, and @chasecarter.bsky.social.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
• @rascal.news, a website dedicated to tabletop games, founded by @lincodega.com, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social, and @chasecarter.bsky.social.
• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.
• @charliehall.bsky.social, a journalist and editor covering tabletop games, formerly with Polygon.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
• @charliehall.bsky.social, a journalist and editor covering tabletop games, formerly with Polygon.
Underdog Games (Trekking the World second edition) and Clarkson Potter (title unannounced).
Special thanks to our key sponsors @bundleofholding.com and Gen Con for making this year's program possible!
Special thanks to our key sponsors @bundleofholding.com and Gen Con for making this year's program possible!
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Underdog Games (Trekking the World second edition) and Clarkson Potter (title unannounced).
Special thanks to our key sponsors @bundleofholding.com and Gen Con for making this year's program possible!
Special thanks to our key sponsors @bundleofholding.com and Gen Con for making this year's program possible!
Marceline Leiman (@marcelineleiman.bsky.social) is a graduate of and instructor at the prestigious NYU Game Center. She has designed in the board game and RPG space, and has worked with design/development teams at North Star Games (Oceans solo mode)...
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Marceline Leiman (@marcelineleiman.bsky.social) is a graduate of and instructor at the prestigious NYU Game Center. She has designed in the board game and RPG space, and has worked with design/development teams at North Star Games (Oceans solo mode)...
She is also the book lead for the RPG's hardcover campaign-length adventures, Stonewalkers and Mistborn Legacy.
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
She is also the book lead for the RPG's hardcover campaign-length adventures, Stonewalkers and Mistborn Legacy.
Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social) is the project lead for the Cosmere RPG, which in 2024 became the highest-funded tabletop Kickstarter ever. She coordinates a team of 20 diverse creatives working on 14 game products.
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social) is the project lead for the Cosmere RPG, which in 2024 became the highest-funded tabletop Kickstarter ever. She coordinates a team of 20 diverse creatives working on 14 game products.
He is known for such self-published releases as Project ECCO, Rom Com Drama Bomb, and the upcoming The Time We Have.
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
He is known for such self-published releases as Project ECCO, Rom Com Drama Bomb, and the upcoming The Time We Have.
Elliot Davis, aka "moreblueberries," (@moreblueberries.bsky.social) is a Brooklyn-based game designer, publisher, podcaster, and artist who loves all things weird and wonderful about the TTRPG industry.
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elliot Davis, aka "moreblueberries," (@moreblueberries.bsky.social) is a Brooklyn-based game designer, publisher, podcaster, and artist who loves all things weird and wonderful about the TTRPG industry.
Between warehouse shifts, Ashraf is working on a potential sourcebook for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, based on his work with Legends of Uganda.
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Between warehouse shifts, Ashraf is working on a potential sourcebook for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, based on his work with Legends of Uganda.
Ashraf Braden is an African RPG designer living in Uganda's Kampala District. He is best known for Legends of Uganda, a zine dedicated to bringing Ugandan myths and urban legends to the gaming table.
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ashraf Braden is an African RPG designer living in Uganda's Kampala District. He is best known for Legends of Uganda, a zine dedicated to bringing Ugandan myths and urban legends to the gaming table.