Game Writing SIG Events
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2025 Game Writing SIG Arcjam (Nov 21-24)
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| When | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2026 6:30 PM PDT - 8:30 PM PDT | Pre-GDC SIG Dinner | Soma Restaurant & Bar, 85 5th St Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 8, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | GDC 2026 | Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 9, 2026 7:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT | Writer Breakfasts | Mel's Drive-In, 801 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 10, 2026 7:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT | Writer Breakfasts | Mel's Drive-In, 801 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 10, 2026 10:30 AM PDT - 11:30 AM PDT | It's Not in the Writer's Manual: Q&A for New Writers | Moscone Center, Room 2014, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 10, 2026 5:30 PM PDT - 7:30 PM PDT | GDC Writer's Dinner | Fang, 660 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA |
| Mar 10, 2026 7:30 PM PDT - 11:00 PM PDT | Write Club | TBD |
| Mar 11, 2026 7:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT | Writer Breakfasts | Mel's Drive-In, 801 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 11, 2026 12:00 PM PDT - 1:00 PM PDT | Writers BYO Lunch | Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 11, 2026 4:50 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | IGDA Game Writing SIG Active Member Chat | Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, IGDA Room |
| Mar 12, 2026 7:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT | Writer Breakfasts | Mel's Drive-In, 801 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 12, 2026 4:30 PM PDT - 5:30 PM PDT | Professional Game Writing Roundtable: Best Practices and Issues (Presented by the IGDA Game Writing SIG)) | Moscone Center South, Room 301, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 13, 2026 7:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT | Writer Breakfasts | Mel's Drive-In, 801 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 13, 2026 1:10 PM PDT - 2:10 PM PDT | Seth Hudson: Game Education Case Study Microtalks | Moscone West, Room 3018, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Mar 14, 2026 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG | IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel |
| Apr 11, 2026 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG | IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel |
| May 9, 2026 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG | IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel |
| Jun 6, 2026 9:00 AM CDT - 10:00 PM CDT | Nebula Awards Conference | Crowne Plaza Chicago Ohare Hotel & Conf Ctr by IHG, 5440 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA |
| Jun 11, 2026 - Jun 13, 2026 | NarraScope | University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, USA |
| Jun 13, 2026 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG | IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel |
| Jul 11, 2026 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG | IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel |
| Aug 8, 2026 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG | IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel |
| Aug 27, 2026 9:00 AM PDT - 10:00 PM PDT | WorldCon 84: LAcon V | Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802, USA |
In-person Events Throughout the Year
| When | What | Where | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Day of the Devs | San Francisco, CA, USA | dayofthedevs.org |
| Various | PAX | Boston, MA, USA + others | paxsite.com |
| March | GDC | San Francisco, CA, USA | gdconf.com |
| April | Reboot Develop Blue | Dubrovnik, Croatia | rebootdevelopblue.com |
| April | Future Fest Connect | Raleigh, NC | futurefestconnect.com |
| May | Boston GameLoop | Boston, MA | bostonfig.com/gameloop-2025 |
| May | Nordic Game | Malmö, Sweden + Hybrid | nordicgame.com |
| Late spring - Summer | NarraScope | Hybrid + East Coast, USA | narrascope.org |
| August | Gamescom | Cologne, Germany | gamescom.global |
| Early fall | Worldcon - The World Science Fiction Convention | Varies | worldcon.org |
| September | Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, Japan | tgs.cesa.or.jp |
| October | GIC - Games Industry Conference | Poznań, Poland | gic.gd |
| October | W Love Games | Helsinki, Finland + Hybrid | wlovegames.org |
| October | BGS – Brasil Game Show | São Paulo, Brazil | brasilgameshow.com.br |
| November | AdventureX | London, UK | adventurexpo.org |
| November | Game Your Future | Baltimore, MD, USA | game4good.gg |
| November | M+DEV | Madison, WI, USA | mdevconf.com |
| November | Konsoll | Bergen, Norway | konsoll.org |
| December | ICIDS - International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling | Varies | facebook.com/ICIDS |
| December | Boston Festival of Indie Games | Boston, MA, USA | bostonfig.com |