Gabrielle de Bourg is a writer to many tabletop role-playing games and in 2020 she debuted as a writer of fiction, with a short story for Swedish radio. She has received multiple awards for her writing and her work. She’s also a lecturer focusing on pop culture and media, which has earned her the title of Professional nerd.

Her nerdiness is translated to a lot of passion in her work and in 2019 she received the highest award as Player of the Year from Sverok, the Swedish gaming hobby federation, for her work in making RPGs more visible and inclusive.

She’s also a familiar face in media and has been seen and heard on both radio and TV.

In her spare time she enjoys playing games, both RPGs, board games and video games, get sucked into horror movies, meet friends and create music.

For her strong passion for role-playing games, where she raises questions about gender, identity, and equality. As a writer and lecturer, she works to spread knowledge about both role-playing and the creation of RPGs. 

- MOTIVATION FOR THE AWARD AS

"PLAYER OF THE YEAR"