Game Writing SIG Events

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Calendar

When Event Location
Feb 14, 2026 11:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST Committee Meeting - Game Writing SIG IGDA Discord SIG Events Channel
Mar 8, 2026 9:30 PM EDT - 11:30 PM EDT 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 11:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT Write Club TBD
Mar 10, 2026 5:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT GDC Writer's Dinner Fang, 660 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94105, 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 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 PM EDT 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 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT 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

Jams

2025 Game Writing SIG Arcjam (Nov 21-24)