The Diana Jones Award

The Diana Jones Award committee is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2026 award. In alphabetical order, they are:

The winner of the 2026 Award will be announced on Wednesday, July 29, at the annual Diana Jones Award ceremony in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of Gen Con.

The Diana Jones Award committee is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2026 award. In alphabetical order, they are:

• Mischief Toy Store, a games store St. Paul, MN • Molly House, a board game by Jo Kelly with Cole Wehrle & Ricky Royal, from Wehrlegig Games • Price Johnson, a game company executive with Cephalofair Games

We’re excited to announce the three winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program: @classicalglaiza.com, @yesnogoodbye.ca, and @jaztice.bsky.social!

Kodi (they/them) is a TTRPG designer based in Los Angeles, CA who began designing their first, slight disaster of a game in 2018. They’ve since created multiple games, including: Extra Ordinary, Misfits & Mayhem SRD, Down the Road Through the End of the World, Voxinn: A Firebrands Hack, and...

We’re excited to announce the three winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program: @classicalglaiza.com, @yesnogoodbye.ca, and @jaztice.bsky.social!

J Strautman (they/them), AKA Yes No Goodbye, is a Toronto-based RPG designer, professional musician, and award-winning podcaster. They’ve released 2 zine-sized games—Contact and Insatiable Cravings, both GMless and monstrous leaning—and in 2025 co-released A Fool's Errand under Planet Arcana Games.

We’re excited to announce the three winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program: @classicalglaiza.com, @yesnogoodbye.ca, and @jaztice.bsky.social!

Glaiza (siya/them) is a Filipino-American third culture kid with cultural experiences from Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, and Korea. They are a game designer, writer, performer, podcaster, and variety streamer that’s made their home in tabletop roleplaying games.

Tabletop gaming industry folks! The Diana Jones Award is once again looking for sponsors for this year’s industry-only event at Gen Con — our 26th year! — which will be held on Wednesday, July 29.

Early sponsors (those who contact us at president@dianajonesaward.org) by Tuesday, June 9) receive a mention in the Gen Con program. All sponsors receive mentions on the DJA website (www.dianajonesaward.org) and at the ceremony, plus the chance to bask in the gratitude of your industry friends.

Tabletop gaming industry folks! The Diana Jones Award is once again looking for sponsors for this year’s industry-only event at Gen Con — our 26th year! — which will be held on Wednesday, July 29.

The committee of the Diana Jones Award is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2025 award, which it believes best exemplified “excellence” in the field of gaming for the past year. They are:

• Rose Estes, a novelist and gamebook designer.

The committee of the Diana Jones Award is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2025 award, which it believes best exemplified “excellence” in the field of gaming for the past year. They are:

• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.

The committee of the Diana Jones Award is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2025 award, which it believes best exemplified “excellence” in the field of gaming for the past year. They are:

We’re excited to announce the four winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program!

Marceline Leiman (@marcelineleiman.bsky.social) is a graduate of and instructor at the prestigious NYU Game Center. She has designed in the board game and RPG space, and has worked with design/development teams at North Star Games (Oceans solo mode)...

We’re excited to announce the four winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program!

Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social) is the project lead for the Cosmere RPG, which in 2024 became the highest-funded tabletop Kickstarter ever. She coordinates a team of 20 diverse creatives working on 14 game products.

We’re excited to announce the four winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program!

Elliot Davis, aka "moreblueberries," (@moreblueberries.bsky.social) is a Brooklyn-based game designer, publisher, podcaster, and artist who loves all things weird and wonderful about the TTRPG industry.

We’re excited to announce the four winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program!

Ashraf Braden is an African RPG designer living in Uganda's Kampala District. He is best known for Legends of Uganda, a zine dedicated to bringing Ugandan myths and urban legends to the gaming table.