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.


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Discover secret holiday recipes from
8 popular cozy mystery authors!


From the kitchens of Tule Publishing
authors DeAnna Drake, Emmie Lyn,
Melissa Westemeier, Nancy Robards
Thompson, Shelly Jones, Geri
Krotow, M. Alfano, and Kaz Delaney.


Player Elimination

A Wren Winters Mystery

Releasing August 27!

found family

of friends

black and white

cat named Pip

Player Elimination

Solving a murder can get dicey...

inclusive cast of
characters

hot beverages

to fuel theories...

amateur
sleuth

local board
game store

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Short
Works

Shelly Jones has published over 170 short
stories 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.
  • In the Field

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Appearances

  • An interview with my co-author Tanya Pobuda about our article on
    gender-inclusive language in board game rulebooks.
  • A round table of quick reads by amazing speculative fiction authors. I
    read my flash fiction, “L.”
  • An interview with the Analog Game Studies editorial board on academia
    and board games.
  • An interview with my co-author Tanya Pobuda discussing inclusivity in
    the board game industry.
  • An interview about my edited collection, Beyond the Deck, and Magic:
    The Gathering.

You’re on a roll!


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