About Shelly Jones
Shelly Jones (they/them) is a professor at a small college in upstate New York, where they teach classes in transmedia storytelling, mythology, and writing. They are a senior editor at Analog Game Studies and their research examines tabletop games. A Pushcart nominee and Best Microfiction finalist, their creative works have been published in F&SF, Apex, the Future Fire and elsewhere. When they aren’t grading or writing, Shelly can often be found hiking in the woods or playing a board game while their cats look on.
local board game store
found family
of friends
black and white
cat named Pip
inclusive cast of characters
Player Elimination
Solving a murder can get dicey...
hot beverages
to fuel theories...
amateur sleuth
First novel in a new cozy mystery series
fall 2025...more details soon!
Select Short Works
Shelly Jones has published over 170 short fiction and poems. Their work has been reprinted in the Best Microfiction and Best of Utopian Science Fiction anthologies.
Below are links to some select short works.
Select Media Appearances
An interview with my co-author Tanya Pobuda discussing inclusivity in the board game industry.
An interview with my co-author Tanya Pobuda about our article on gender-inclusive language in board game rulebooks.
An interview with the Analog Game Studies editorial board on academia and board games.
A round table of quick reads by amazing speculative fiction authors. I read my flash fiction, “L.”
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