[iva] ICIDS 2019 1st Keynote Speaker: Toiya Kristen Finley!

[Rogelio E. Cardona-Rivera]

International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) 2019
November 19-23, 2019, Snowbird, Utah, USA

It is our distinct pleasure to announce our first confirmed keynote speaker for ICIDS 2019 is Toiya Kristen Finley! (https://www.toiyakfinley.com)

Nashville native Toiya Kristen Finley is a writer, editor, game designer, and narrative designer/game writer. She holds a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing from Binghamton University. With nearly 70 published works, she has over 20 years of experience writing in a range of genres. She leads workshops and speaks at conferences like GDC, ECGC, PAX Dev, PAX West, and Gen Con. In 2011, she co-founded the Game Writing Tutorial at GDC Online with Tobias Heussner and served as an instructor in 2011 and 2012. 
 
In videogames, she has worked as a game designer, narrative designer, game writer, and editor (or some combination of the four) on several unreleased and in-production indie, social, and mobile games for children and general audiences. Some of these projects shall stay locked away in dungeons for eternity (hey, that’s the game industry for ya). Some published games include Academagia: The Making of Mages (Black Chicken Studios), Fat Chicken(Relevant Games), Verdant Skies (Howling Moon Software), and Siren Song (Stardust Works). She co-authored The Game Narrative Toolbox (Focal Press, 2015) with Jennifer Brandes Hepler, Ann Lemay, and Tobias Heussner. Most recently, she edited and contributed to Narrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling (CRC Press, 2018). Her current work includes writing and editing for various interactive fiction projects like NBCUniversal’s Series and narrative design and game design for Digital Myths Studio. She is currently a member of the IGDA Game Writing Special Interest Group's Executive Board.
Upcoming Due Date Reminders!
While we have your attention, please note the upcoming conference deadlines (all are specified as Anywhere on Earth time <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth> unless otherwise noted):

Main Conference Papers: July 19th, 2019
Doctoral Consortium: August 1, 2019
Art Exhibit: September 15, 2019

Once again, for general questions, please email the ICIDS Program Chairs Rogelio E. Cardona-Rivera and Anne Sullivan by using the following email address: icids2019program at gmail.com <mailto:icids2019program at gmail.com>
We look forward to seeing your contributions at ICIDS 2019!

Anne Sullivan, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 
Rogelio E. Cardona-Rivera, University of Utah, USA 
ICIDS 2019 Program Co-chairs 

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