Writing for Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games welcomes new writers. The links on this page are intended to tell you what we need and how we want to get it.

The shortest possible answer is: Read everything in this section, because we consider it an intelligence test. Then, submit a query or proposal for one of the product lines below. We've always got room for people who can create the kind of things we really need.

Breaking In

• Getting Started
• Writing for Ogrezine
• Our Style Guide
• Image Usage Guidelines
• Freelance Writing Tips, by David Pulver
• Libel and Obscenity (don't!)

Roleplaying Writing

• Our Wish List
• Our Roleplaying Submission Guidelines
• Outline Procedures
• WYSIWYG Template for Word (Download)
• Word Counts & Page Counts
• Bibliography Style (Word document)
• Too Much Character – Alternative Terms for "PC" or "Character"

Specifically for GURPS

• Warehouse 23 Wish List for GURPS – Are you a writer who's familiar with GURPS Fourth Edition?
• Writing GURPS PDFs
• Formatting Guides for GURPS Fourth Edition (Word document)
• Dr. Kromm's Patented Math and Physics Tutorial – if you are writing a technical GURPS book, follow these guidelines.
• Game Evaluation Waiver – for unsolicited, original proposals over 10,000 words.

Specifically for The Fantasy Trip

• Writing for The Fantasy Trip
• The Fantasy Trip Character Stat Blocks Template for Word (Download)

Card Games and Board Games