Emily S.

I’ve been a writer and storyteller my whole life. I started reading when I was 4 years old and never looked back. As a kid, I used to make my own comics. I wrote my first picture book, The Ginger Whale, in middle school. As a teenager, I had several poems and stories published. I started acting. At Wellesley College, I majored in both English and Theatre Arts, and completed several creative writing courses. While I worked at the LEGO Store, my storytelling and marketing towards kids was primarily verbal or visual, but I still had plenty of opportunities to be creative. In the following years, I mostly stuck to corporate writing: briefings and marketing messages for a congressional primary campaign; documentation, analysis, and internal communications for a national recruiting company. More recently, I've been doing technical writing, story writing, and game design for tabletop roleplaying game supplements. Since July 2020, I have been writing and editing scripts, stories, and cutscenes for Duolingo ABC, the award-winning educational app aimed at kids ages 3-8. This literacy app is illustrated and fully voiced. I have been involved in every step of the content creation process, including: developing new story formats, guidelines, and game narratives; casting and directing voice actors; and testing the app before release. I have a unique combination of literary, theatrical, and game dev experience that will help bring your next creative project to life! Published: “Forgiveness” (poem), Apple Pi Literary and Art Magazine, 2009 “Behind the ostrich: the loneliest caper” (poem), Fonts Literary Magazine, 2009 “The Dress in the Attic” (short story), Fonts Literary Magazine, 2010 “For Once, Being Gay Isn’t the Problem” (book review), The Lesbrary, 2010 Honors: “Fish Out of Water” (poem), honorable mention, Memorial Hall Library Poetry Contest