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Grab those spell components and join us for the TTRPG talk show Morning Ritual. Hosts Pahnita and The Noir Enigma chat TTRPGs with special guests.

Saturday, 9 AM

Streaming Stage (ICC 101-103)

D&D LIVE!

Celebrity Side Quest is a new initiative bringing influencers and industry professionals together to live-play Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop RPG’s on stage! Join GM’s Luke Gygax, Vince Caso and more in RPG-live mayhem with audience participation!

FOR THE 23RD YEAR IN A ROW, the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming celebrates everything that’s the best about gaming. That can mean a game system or supplement, a magazine, a company, a designer, an event or convention, or any other entity that shows gaming at its absolute zenith.

The announcement of the Diana Jones Award winner is one of the first events at Gen Con Indy. During the months before the show, the Diana Jones Award Committee — a group of gaming professionals from around the world — begins discussions about the best and brightest from adventure gaming in the previous year. After discussion and voting, the committee’s nominations are whittled down to a list of finalists, which is the cue for more discussion and voting for a single winner.

At a private event held the Wednesday before Gen Con begins, winners receive the traveling Diana Jones Award trophy. The original has been lost, but a new trophy made its debut last year.

The Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program

Scan to learn more about the Diana Jones Award, including previous winners. ▶

The items on this year’s shortlist are:

• Linda Codega, a journalist focusing on tabletop gaming for io9 and Gizmodo.

• Coyote & Crow, a roleplaying game by Connor Alexander, published by Coyote & Crow.

• Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, a Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook written by Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Ajit A. George, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D. Fox Harrell, T.K. Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Terry H. Romero, and Stephanie Yoon, published by Wizards of the Coast.

• Rosenstrasse, a roleplaying game by Moyra Turkington & Jessica Hammer, published by Unruly Designs.

• Cole Wehrle, a game designer, creative director at Leder Games and co-founder of Wehrlegig Games.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS OF THIS YEAR’S DIANA JONES AWARD CEREMONY

Key Sponsors: Azora Law, Kobold Press

Ceremony Sponsors: Peter Adkison, Anthony Gallela, Beach House Games, Clint & Jodi Black, Calliope Games, Cephalofair Games, The Corner of Story and Game, Gaming Paper, Gen Con, Gen Con TV, Jim Kitchen, Marvel Entertainment, Onyx Path Publishing, Pelgrane Press, and Renegade Game Studios.

We’d also like to thank our board members: Peter Adkison, Matt Forbeck, Michelle Nephew, and Camdon Wright.

To discover who has won the 23rd annual Diana Jones Award, stop by the Gen Con Info booth or visit DianaJonesAward.org after the convention!

The Diana Jones Award committee is excited to announce this year’s finalists and four winners for the Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program! The program is now in its third year.

KAYLA DICE (SHE/HER)

Kayla Dice (Rat Wave Game House) has been publishing games since December 2020. Her games focus on themes of alienation and connection, with an emphasis on straightforward-to-grasp rules and evocative flavor in games like Transgender Deathmatch Legend (2022). Find out more at socials.ratwave.uk.

SEN H.H.S. (SHE/HER)

Sen H.H.S. is a Taiwanese TTRPG writer who has lived in many different places over the course of her life. She has been a regular TTRPG contributor, sensitivity reader, and cultural consultant. Her work includes Paizo’s Pathfinder Bestiary 3, the upcoming Rage of Elements rulebook and Season of Ghosts Adventure Path, and she also contributed to both Tian Xia Guide Books

ANTHONY JOYCE-RIVERA (HE/HIM)

Anthony Joyce-Rivera is a Hispanic, two-time ENnie-nominated game designer, entertainment, and gaming military consultant, and an active-duty U.S. Army Strategist. He has self-published many adventures on the Dungeon Masters Guild and has freelanced for Wizards of the Coast, Critical Role, MCDM, Ghostfire Gaming, and other prominent companies. Follow Anthony’s work at anthonydreams.com.

ERIN ROBERTS (SHE/HER)

Erin Roberts is a writer of stories and games who enjoys bringing imagined worlds to life. Highlights of her recent work includes Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, Lost Omens: Travel Guide, and Hunter: The Reckoning Fifth Edition. Outside of her TTRPG writing, Erin is a published author of short stories, offers cultural consulting, and teaches creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin. Discover more at linktr.ee/erinroberts.

The committee would also like to congratulate our excellent finalists:

• Alison Cybe

• Basheer Ghouse

• Mary Georgescu

• Seb Pines

For more information about all our finalists, visit DianaJonesAward.org

SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S SPONSORS OF THE EMERGING DESIGNER PROGRAM

Key Sponsors: Bundle of Holding, Gen Con

Emerging Designer Program Sponsors: David Chart, Matt Forbeck, Pam Punzalan, Aaron Trammell, and Camdon Wright