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'''Emily Short''' is one of the most renowned authors in the [[IF community]]. Emily's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is Emily.
'''Emily Short''' is one of the most renowned authors in the [[IF community]]. Emily's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is Emily.


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* ''[[Not Made With Hands]]'' (2000; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[Not Made With Hands]]'' (2000; [[Z-code]]).
* ''[[Galatea]]'' (2000; Z-code). [[2000 IF Art Show]]: winner of Best of Show. Winner of [[XYZZY Awards (Best Individual NPC)|Best Individual NPC]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 2000]], and finalist for [[XYZZY Awards (Best NPCs)|Best NPCs]] and [[XYZZY Awards (Best Game)|Best Game]].
* ''[[Galatea]]'' (2000; Z-code). [[2000 IF Art Show]]: winner of Best of Show. Winner of [[XYZZY Awards (Best Individual NPC)|Best Individual NPC]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 2000]], and finalist for [[XYZZY Awards (Best NPCs)|Best NPCs]] and [[XYZZY Awards (Best Game)|Best Game]].
* ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' (2000; Z-code). [[IF Comp 2000]]: 2nd place. Winner of [[XYZZY Awards (Best Writing)|Best Writing]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 2000]], and finalist for [[XYZZY Awards (Best Puzzles)|Best Puzzles]], [[XYZZY Awards (Best Setting)|Best Setting]], and [[XYZZY Awards (Best Use of Medium)|Best Use of Medium]].
* ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' (2000; Z-code). [[IF Comp 2000]]: 2nd place; [[Miss Congeniality]]: 3rd place (tie). Winner of [[XYZZY Awards (Best Writing)|Best Writing]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 2000]], and finalist for [[XYZZY Awards (Best Puzzles)|Best Puzzles]], [[XYZZY Awards (Best Setting)|Best Setting]], and [[XYZZY Awards (Best Use of Medium)|Best Use of Medium]].
* ''[[Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle]]'' (with [[Ola Sverre Bauge]], [[Steve Bernard]], [[Jon Blask]], [[John Cater]], [[Liza Daly]], [[David Dyte]], [[Stephen Granade]], [[Iain Merrick]], [[Rob Noyes]], [[Dan Schmidt]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 2001; Z-code). Finalist for Best Use of Medium at the [[XYZZY Awards 2001]].
* ''[[Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle]]'' (with [[Ola Sverre Bauge]], [[Steve Bernard]], [[Jon Blask]], [[John Cater]], [[Liza Daly]], [[David Dyte]], [[Stephen Granade]], [[Iain Merrick]], [[Rob Noyes]], [[Dan Schmidt]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 2001; Z-code). Finalist for Best Use of Medium at the [[XYZZY Awards 2001]].
* ''[[The Last Sonnet of Marie Antoinette]]'' (2001; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 16]].
* ''[[The Last Sonnet of Marie Antoinette]]'' (2001; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 16]].
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* ''[[Bronze]]'' (21-Jan-2006, 01-Mar-2006; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Gruff]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Finalist for Best Use of Medium.
* ''[[Bronze]]'' (21-Jan-2006, 01-Mar-2006; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Gruff]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Finalist for Best Use of Medium.
* ''[[Damnatio Memoriae]]'' (01-Mar-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[Damnatio Memoriae]]'' (01-Mar-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[Glass]]'' (30-Apr-2006; Z-code). [http://inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/glass/ Homepage].
* ''[[Glass]]'' (30-Apr-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[When in Rome 1: Accounting for Taste]]'' (30-Apr-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[When in Rome 1: Accounting for Taste]]'' (30-Apr-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[When in Rome 2: Far from Home]]'' (30-Apr-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[When in Rome 2: Far from Home]]'' (30-Apr-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[Floatpoint]]'' (30-Sep-2006; Glulx). [[IF Comp 2006]]: 1st place, and 3rd choice for [[Miss Congeniality]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Winner of Best Setting and Best NPCs. Also finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Individual Puzzle (choosing the present).
* ''[[Floatpoint]]'' (30-Sep-2006; Glulx). [[IF Comp 2006]]: 1st place, and 3rd choice for [[Miss Congeniality]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Winner of Best Setting and Best NPCs. Also finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Individual Puzzle (choosing the present).
* ''[[Fugue]]'' (publisher: [[Up Right Down]]; c.22-Feb-2008; Z-code).
* ''[[Lowell Prison]]'' (27-May-2008; Glulx). [[bouchercomp]] entry.
* ''[[Alabaster]]'' (with [[John Cater]], [[Rob Dubbin]], [[Eric Eve]], [[Elizabeth Heller]], [[Jayzee]], [[Kazuki Mishima]], [[Sarah Morayati]], [[Mark Musante]], [[Adam Thornton]], and [[Ziv Wities]]; 05-Jun-2009; Glulx). Illustrated by [[Daniel Allington-Krzysztofiak]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2009]]: Winner of Best Writing and Best Individual NPC (Snow White); also was a finalist for Best Use of Medium.
* ''[[Indigo]]'' (07-May-2011; TADS 3). [[Indigo New Language Speed-IF]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2011]]: Finalist, [[Best Individual Puzzle]].
* ''[[Bee]]'' (3-Jun-2012; [[Varytale]]).
* ''[[First Draft of the Revolution]]'' (with [[Liza Daly]] and [[inkle]]; 24-Sep-2012; web-based).
* ''[[Counterfeit Monkey]]'' (31-Dec-2012; Glulx).
* ''[[Blood & Laurels]]'' (6-12-2014; [[Versu]]).
* ''[[Ultimate Quest]]'' (July 2014; web-based Glulx augmented with graphics. Advertising game).
* ''[[Aspel]]'' (4-4-2015. [[Seltani]]). [[Spring Thing]] entry in the Back Garden area.
==Tech Credits==
* For [[Inform 7]]: wrote the examples and the Test Suite used for regression testing. Also gave theoretical guidance and advice.


==Review and Article Credits==
==Review and Article Credits==
* [http://brasslantern.org/writers/iftheory/i7observations.html Some Observations on Using Inform 7] - article at [[Brass Lantern]].
* [http://brasslantern.org/writers/iftheory/i7observations.html Some Observations on Using Inform 7] - article at [[Brass Lantern]].
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/reading-if/ Recommended Playing List] - showcases games with unusual features.
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/reading-if/ Recommended Playing List] - showcases games with unusual features.
* Two articles about IF in the UK magazine '''PC Plus''':
** April 2008: about interactive prose and description.
** due for May(?) 2008: about action design.
===Reviews===
===Reviews===
''See also: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/noncomp.htm non-comp reviews page] (with links to her reviews of comp games).''
''See also: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/noncomp.htm non-comp reviews page] (with links to her reviews of comp games).''
* [[IF Comp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/comp2000.htm 2000], [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp01short.html 2001], [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Comp2002Reviews.html 2002], [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Comp2003Reviews.html 2003] and [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0ca745cff09bcfb0 2006].
====Competition reviews====
* [[IF Comp]]:
** [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/comp2000.htm 2000], [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp01short.html 2001], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071118204945/http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Comp2002Reviews.html 2002], and [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Comp2003Reviews.html 2003].
** 2006: [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0ca745cff09bcfb0 rgif posting] or {{link|deadurl=http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/c6.txt |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513185024/http://emshort.home.mindspring.com:80/c6.txt|text file}}.
** 2007: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/if-competition-across-the-stars/ 1], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/if-competition-discussion-act-of-murder/ 2], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/if-competition-discussion-beneath/ 3], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-chinese-room/ 4], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/if-competition-discussion-deadlineenchanter/ 5], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-eduard-the-seminarist/ 6], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-ferrous-ring/ 7], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/if-competition-discussion-a-fine-day-for-reaping/ 8], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/if-competition-discussion-fox-fowl-and-feed/ 9], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/if-competition-discussion-the-immortal/ 10], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/if-competition-discussion-in-the-mind-of-the-master/ 11], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/if-competition-discussion-lord-bellwaters-secret/ 12], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/if-competition-discussion-lost-pig/ 13], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-a-matter-of-importance/ 14], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/if-competition-discussion-my-minds-mishmash/ 15], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/if-competition-discussion-my-name-is-jack-mills/ 16], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/if-competition-discussion-orevore-courier/ 17], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/if-competition-discussion-the-packrat/ 18], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/if-competition-discussion-press-escape-to-save/ 19], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-reconciling-mother/ 20], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-slap-that-fish/ 21], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/if-competition-discussion-varkana/ 22], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/if-competition-discussion-wish/ 23], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/if-competition-discussion-general-observations-favorites/ General observations].
** 2008: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/if-competition-riverside/ 1], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/everybody-dies/ 2], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/if-competition-draculas-underground-crypt/ 3], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/violet/ 4], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-competition-grief/ 5], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-competition-nightfall/ 6], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/if-competition-april-in-paris/ 7], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/the-absolute-worst-if-game-in-history/ 8], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-competition-escape-from-the-underworld/ 9], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-competition-magic/ 10], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/if-competition-piracy-20/ 11], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/if-competition-recess-at-last/ 12], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/if-competition-freedom/ 13], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/if-competition-cry-wolf/ 14], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/if-competition-berrosts-challenge/ 15], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/if-competition-the-lighthouse/ 16], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-afflicted/ 17], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-buried-in-shoes/ 18], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-when-machines-attack/ 19], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-the-anachronist/ 20], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/if-competition-red-moon/ 21], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/if-competition-trein/ 22], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-competition-the-lucubrator/ 23], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-competition-lair-of-the-cybercow/ 24], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-competition-opening-night/ 25], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-a-date-with-death/ 26], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-channel-surfing/ 27], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-a-martian-odyssey/ 28], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-snack-time/ 29], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/if-competition-bonus-round-the-ngah-angah-school-of-forbidden-wisdom/ 30], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/if-competition-general-reflections-and-favorites/ General Reflections and Favorites].
** 2009: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/if-comp-2009-gleaming-the-cube/ 1], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/if-comp-2009-eruption/ 2], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/if-comp-2009-the-duel-in-the-snow/ 3], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/if-comp-2009-earl-grey/ 4], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/if-comp-2009-the-duel-that-spanned-the-ages/ 5], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/if-comp-2009-byzantine-perspective/ 6], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/if-comp-2009-snowquest/ 7], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/if-comp-2009-spelunkers-quest/ 8], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/if-comp-2009-the-believable-adventures-of-an-invisible-man/ 9], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/if-comp-2009-broken-legs/ 10], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/if-comp-2009-interface/ 11], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/if-comp-2009-resonance/ 12], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/if-comp-2009-rovers-day-out/ 13], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/if-comp-2009-grounded-in-space/ 14], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/if-comp-2009-summary-necessarily-lightly-spoilery/ overview].
** 2010: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/comp-games/ Intro] and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=%22if+comp+2010%22 reviews].
** 2011: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=IF+Comp+2011 reviews].
** 2012: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=IF+Comp+2012 reviews].
** 2013: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=IF+Comp+2013 reviews].
** 2014: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=IF+Comp+2014 reviews].
** 2015: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=if+comp+2015%3A&submit=Search reviews].
 
* [[Spring Thing]]:
* [[Spring Thing]]:
** 2005: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/SpringThing2005.html Reviews].
** [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/SpringThing2005.html 2005].
** 2007: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/spring-thing-games-fate/ Fate], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/spring-thing-games-reluctant-resurrectee/ Reluctant Resurrectee], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/spring-thing-games-the-starship-volant/ The Starship Volant], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/spring-thing-games-the-epic-origins-of-camelgirl/ The Epic Origins of CamelGirl!: 1] and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/22/epic-origins-of-camelgirl-revisited-and-spring-thing-conclusion/ 2].
** 2007: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/spring-thing-games-fate/ Fate], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/spring-thing-games-reluctant-resurrectee/ Reluctant Resurrectee], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/spring-thing-games-the-starship-volant/ The Starship Volant], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/spring-thing-games-the-epic-origins-of-camelgirl/ The Epic Origins of CamelGirl!: 1] and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/04/22/epic-origins-of-camelgirl-revisited-and-spring-thing-conclusion/ 2].
* [[IF Art Show]]: [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews5.htm#emily 2003] and [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews6.htm#emily 2004].
** 2009: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/spring-thing-flustered-duck/ A Flustered Duck], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/spring-thing-the-milk-of-paradise/ The Milk of Paradise], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/spring-thing-vague/ Vague].
* [[IntroComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/introcomp.html 2002], [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Introcomp2.html 2003], [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/3e29332a3c21b615 2004], [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/ae0ea0d927ed735f 2005], [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/introcomp2006short.html 2006] and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/introcomp-works-tin-three-princes/ 2007].
** 2011: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=spring+thing+2011 reviews].
** 2012: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=spring+thing+2012 reviews].
** 2013: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=spring+thing+2013 reviews].
** 2014: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=spring+thing+2014 reviews].
** 2015: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=spring+thing+2015 reviews].
* [[IF Art Show]]: [http://www.iffydoemain.org/iffyart/reviews5.htm#emily 2003] and [http://www.iffydoemain.org/iffyart/reviews6.htm#emily 2004].
* [[IntroComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/introcomp.html 2002], [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Introcomp2.html 2003], [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/3e29332a3c21b615 2004], [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/ae0ea0d927ed735f 2005], [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/introcomp2006short.html 2006], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/introcomp-works-tin-three-princes/ 2007], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/some-impressions-on-introcomp/ 2008].
* [[ParserComp 2015]]: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=%22ParserComp%22 reviews].
* [[SmoochieComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/smrev.htm reviews].
* [[SmoochieComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/smrev.htm reviews].
* [[RomanceNovelComp]]: [http://diden.net/if/rncomp/emily.html reviews].
* [[RomanceNovelComp]]: {{link|deadurl=http://diden.net/if/rncomp/emily.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20110720155130/http://diden.net/if/rncomp/emily.html|reviews}}.
* [[SwashComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Swash.html reviews].
* [[SwashComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Swash.html reviews].
* [[ShuffleComp 2014]]: [https://emshort.wordpress.com/tag/shufflecomp/ reviews].
* [[ShuffleComp: Disc 2]] (2015): [https://emshort.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/shufflecomp-2015-edition/ reviews].
* [[WalkthroughComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/walkthrough2.htm reviews].
* [[WalkthroughComp]]: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/walkthrough2.htm reviews].
* [[One Room Game Competition]]: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/one-room-game-competition-2007/ 2007] and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/one-room-game-competition-2008/ 2008].
* [[HP Lovecraft: The Commonplace Book Project 2007]]: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/commonplace-book-project-ecdysis-the-cellar/ Ecdysis and The Cellar]; [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/08/if_games_from_the_commonplace_book_project.php IF Games from The Commonplace Book Project].
* [[IFBeginnersComp]]: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/if-beginners-comp-games/ reviews].
* [[Casual Gameplay Design Competition 7|Casual Gameplay Design Competition #7]]: [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/jig-comp-games/ 1], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/jig-comp-continued/ 2], [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=fd01exmndewhod5r&review=10009 3], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/more-jigcomp/ 4].
====Reviews at [[Play This Thing!]]====
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/act-misdirection|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110044029/http://playthisthing.com/act-misdirection|Review}} of ''[[The Act of Misdirection]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/act-murder|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120101000000*/http://playthisthing.com/act-murder|Review}} of ''[[An Act of Murder]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/aisle|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120106113926/http://playthisthing.com/aisle|Review}} of ''[[Aisle]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/anchorhead|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120121034132/http://playthisthing.com/anchorhead|Review}} of ''[[Anchorhead]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/baron|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120106072956/http://playthisthing.com/baron|Review}} of ''[[De Baron|The Baron]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/blue-lacuna|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20110110001545/http://playthisthing.com/blue-lacuna|Review}} of ''[[Blue Lacuna]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/bonehead|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120314210244/http://playthisthing.com/bonehead|Review}} of ''[[Bonehead]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/chinese-room|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120104100605/http://playthisthing.com/chinese-room|Review}} of ''[[The Chinese Room]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/common-ground|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203053129/http://playthisthing.com/common-ground|Review}} of ''[[Common Ground]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/everybody-dies|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120305123952/http://playthisthing.com/everybody-dies|Review}} of ''[[Everybody Dies]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/fate|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110012202/http://playthisthing.com/fate|Review}} of ''[[Fate]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/fragile-shells|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110032049/http://playthisthing.com/fragile-shells|Review}} of ''[[Fragile Shells]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/gostak|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120214192242/http://playthisthing.com/gostak|Review}} of ''[[The Gostak]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/gun-mute|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120219013841/http://playthisthing.com/gun-mute|Review}} of ''[[Gun Mute]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/hoist-sail-heliopause-and-home|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120106083926/http://playthisthing.com/hoist-sail-heliopause-and-home|Review}} of ''[[Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/king-shreds-and-patches|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20110703093922/http://playthisthing.com/king-shreds-and-patches|Review}} of ''[[The King of Shreds and Patches]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/shadow-cathedral/|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110035444/http://playthisthing.com/shadow-cathedral|Review}} of ''[[Klockwerk: The Shadow in the Cathedral]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/lock-key|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110014805/http://playthisthing.com/lock-key|Review}} of ''[[Lock & Key]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/lost-pig-and-place-under-ground|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203091013/http://playthisthing.com/lost-pig-and-place-under-ground|Review}} of ''[[Lost Pig]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/make-it-good|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110011907/http://playthisthing.com/make-it-good|Review}} of ''[[Make It Good]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/mid-sagebrush-and-cactus|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203085710/http://playthisthing.com/mid-sagebrush-and-cactus|Review}} of ''[['Mid the Sagebrush and the Cactus]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/necrotic-drift|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203133810/http://playthisthing.com/necrotic-drift|Review}} of ''[[Necrotic Drift]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/nemean-lion|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120105152436/http://playthisthing.com/nemean-lion|Review}} of ''[[The Nemean Lion]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/rameses|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120105160442/http://playthisthing.com/rameses|Review}} of ''[[Rameses]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/rendition|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20111204020418/http://playthisthing.com/rendition|Review}} of ''[[rendition]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/shade|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120112033028/http://playthisthing.com/shade|Review}} of ''[[Shade]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/shelter-storm|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203060045/http://playthisthing.com/shelter-storm|Review}} of ''[[Shelter from the Storm]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/slouching-towards-bedlam|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203095132/http://playthisthing.com/slouching-towards-bedlam|Review}} of ''[[Slouching Towards Bedlam]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/treasures-slavers-kingdom|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203081035/http://playthisthing.com/treasures-slavers-kingdom|Review}} of ''[[Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/walker-silhouette|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120110031610/http://playthisthing.com/walker-silhouette|Review}} of ''[[Walker & Silhouette]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/warblers-nest|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203102936/http://playthisthing.com/warblers-nest|Review}} of ''[[The Warbler's Nest]]''.
* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/worlds-apart|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120422165500/http://playthisthing.com/worlds-apart|Review}} of ''[[Worlds Apart]]''.
====Other reviews====
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/byreviewer.html Reviews] for [[IF-Review]].
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/byreviewer.html Reviews] for [[IF-Review]].
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/380 Reviews] for [[Baf's Guide]].
* {{link|deadurl=http://www.wurb.com/if/person/380|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20130612142253/http://www.wurb.com/if/person/380|Reviews}} for [[Baf's Guide]].
* {{ifdb reviewer|Emily Short|4onqcn9pq2wtd3vb}}.
* [http://www.ifreviews.org/index.php?analista=69 Reviews] for [[Interactive Fiction Reviews Organization]].
* [http://www.ifreviews.org/index.php?analista=69 Reviews] for [[Interactive Fiction Reviews Organization]].
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
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* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/6168ade84292cb3d Four ADRIFT games on MacScare].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/6168ade84292cb3d Four ADRIFT games on MacScare].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/fee6726cda5b5f23 Two games you should have played by now] - reviews of ''[[Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés]]'' and ''[[Sunset Over Savannah]]''.
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/fee6726cda5b5f23 Two games you should have played by now] - reviews of ''[[Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés]]'' and ''[[Sunset Over Savannah]]''.
* Reviews at [[GameSetWatch]]:
** [http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/02/column_homer_in_silicon_blue.php Review] of ''[[Blue Lacuna]]''.
** [http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/12/column_homer_in_silicon_gaslig.php Review] of ''[[Klockwerk: The Shadow in the Cathedral]]''.
* Reviews at [[Jay Is Games]]:
** [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/06/enlightenment.php Review] of ''[[Enlightenment]]''.
** [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/01/suveh_nux.php Review] of ''[[Suveh Nux]]''.
** [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/11/violet.php Review] of ''[[Violet]]''.
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/36e918f14479112a Review] of ''[[Adventures of Helpfulman]]''.
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/36e918f14479112a Review] of ''[[Adventures of Helpfulman]]''.
* Review of ''[[Blue Lacuna]]'': [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/blue-lacuna-ch-1/ 1], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/blue-lacuna-further-thoughts/ 2], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/blue-lacuna-ch-3/ 3], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/blue-lacuna-ch-4/ 4], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/blue-lacuna-ch-6/ 5], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/blue-lacuna-finished/ 6].
* Review of ''[[Infidel]]'': [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/current-playing-infidel/ 1] and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/infidel-again/ 2].
* [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/recensioni/cyclops-eng Review] (also [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/recensioni/cyclops in Italian]) of ''[[The Land of the Cyclops]]''.
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/letters-from-home-roger-firth-2000/ Review] of ''[[Letters from Home]]''.
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/letters-from-home-roger-firth-2000/ Review] of ''[[Letters from Home]]''.
* [http://playthisthing.com/lock-key Review] of ''[[Lock & Key]]'' - at [[Play This Thing!]]
* [http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/ronw.html Review] of ''[[Ron Weasley and the Quest for Hermione]]'' - at [[Trotting Krips]].
* [http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/ronw.html Review] of ''[[Ron Weasley and the Quest for Hermione]]'' - at [[Trotting Krips]].
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/shrapnelshort.html Review] of ''[[Shrapnel]]''.
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/shrapnelshort.html Review] of ''[[Shrapnel]]''.
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/golfshort.html Review] of ''[[Textfire Golf]]''.
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/golfshort.html Review] of ''[[Textfire Golf]]''.
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/vespers-some-years-late/ Review] of ''[[Vespers]]''.
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/walker-silhouette/ Review] of ''[[Walker & Silhouette]]''.
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/worldsshort.html Review] of ''[[Worlds Apart]]''.
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/worldsshort.html Review] of ''[[Worlds Apart]]''.
===Author Commentary===
* {{ac|url=http://inform7.com/learn/eg/bronze/Overview.html|Making of "Bronze"}}.
* {{ac|url=http://emshort.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/making-of-counterfeit-monkey-puzzles-and-toys/|Making of Counterfeit Monkey: Puzzles and Toys}}.
* {{ac|url=http://emshort.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/making-of-counterfeit-monkey-story/|Making of Counterfeit Monkey: Story}}.
* {{ac|url=http://inform7.com/learn/eg/dm/Overview.html|Making of "Damnatio"}}.
* {{ac|url=http://inform7.com/learn/eg/glass/Overview.html|Making of "Glass"}}.
* {{ac|url=https://emshort.wordpress.com/how-to-play/writing-if/my-articles/making-of-metamorphoses-older/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505165102/https://emshort.wordpress.com/how-to-play/writing-if/my-articles/making-of-metamorphoses-older/ |Making of Metamorphoses}}.
* {{ac|url=http://emshort.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/writing-for-seltani-an-aspel-post-mortem/|Writing for Seltani: an Aspel Post-mortem}} and {{ac|url=http://emshort.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/writing-for-seltani-aspel-post-mortem-part-2/|Writing for Seltani: Aspel Post-mortem Part 2}}.


==Organizational Credits==
==Organizational Credits==
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* One of the judges for the [[IF Art Show]] in [[2003 IF Art Show|2003]] and [[2004 IF Art Show|2004]].
* One of the judges for the [[IF Art Show]] in [[2003 IF Art Show|2003]] and [[2004 IF Art Show|2004]].
* Organizer of [[Speed-IF Gruff]] in January 2006.
* Organizer of [[Speed-IF Gruff]] in January 2006.
* Maintains the [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/cheese.htm Cheese-friendly Game Directory].
* Organizer for [[IF Cover Art Drive]] in 2008.
* One of the people behind [http://www.feelies.org/ feelies.org], "your one-stop shop for interactive fiction feelies".
* Maintainer of the [[Cheese-friendly Game Directory]].
* One of the people behind [http://web.archive.org/web/20080217002618/http://www.feelies.org/ feelies.org], "your one-stop shop for interactive fiction [[feelies]]". Feelies.org disappeared in early 2008; the link is to the Wayback Machine's most recent copy of the site.
* Librarian in charge of selected pages at [http://www.inform-fiction.org/ inform-fiction.org].
* Librarian in charge of selected pages at [http://www.inform-fiction.org/ inform-fiction.org].
* Chief Editor of the [http://www.iftheory.com/ IF Theory Book].
* Chief Editor of the [[IF Theory Book]] until September 2010. Her successor in the role is [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]].
* Organizer of [[Bring Out Your Dead]] in June 2016.
* On the advisory board for the [[Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation]].


==Other Credits==
==Testing Credits==
* Contributed a dream sequence to ''[[Narcolepsy]]'' (2003) by [[Adam Cadre]], along with [[Stephen Bond]], [[Liza Daly]], [[Jennifer Earl]], [[Stephen Granade]], [[Jon Ingold]], [[Nick Montfort]], [[Paul O'Brian]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[Bridget Sweeney]], and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]].
* ''[[A New Life]]'' ([[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]]; 01-Oct-2005; [[Z-code]] 5).
* Participant, [http://nickm.com/if/walkthroughs.html Interactive Fiction Walkthroughs]. A reading of IF with [[Star C. Foster]], [[Nick Montfort]], [[Daniel Ravipinto]], and Emily Short. Hosted by [[Scott Rettberg]]. Kelly Writers House, 27 October 2004.
* ''[[Blighted Isle]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; 14-Jul-2007; [[TADS 3]]).
* ''[[Lost Pig]]'' ([[Admiral Jota]]; 30-Sep-2007; Z-code 8).
* ''[[Hadean Lands]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; 30-Oct-2014; Glulx).


==Game Appearances==
==Game Appearances==
As an [[NPC]]:
As an [[NPC]]:
* ''[[Mission from Short]]'' ([[Jessica Knoch]] and [[Jennifer Maddox]]; 2004; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Century]].
* ''[[Mission From Short]]'' ([[Jessica Knoch]] and [[Jennifer Maddox]]; 2004; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Century]].
* ''[[Zig-zy]]'' ([[Jonathan Rosebaugh]]; 2001; Glulx). [[Speed-IF XYZZY]].
* ''[[Zig-zy]]'' ([[Jonathan Rosebaugh]]; 2001; Glulx). [[Speed-IF XYZZY]].


As a reference only:
As a reference only:
* "Emil Petit" in ''[[Krakatoa Tuna Melt]]'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 2002; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 10^-9|Speed-IF 10<sup>-9</sup>]]. Emil Petit is who Emily Short might be if she were male and French.
* "Emil Petit" in ''[[Krakatoa Tuna Melt]]'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 2002; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 10^-9|Speed-IF 10<sup>-9</sup>]]. Emil Petit is who Emily Short might be if she were male and French.
* "Hold for E. Short" in ''[[Tinseltown Blues]]'' ([[Chip Hayes]]; 2002; Z-code). [[Spring Thing 2002]]. This notation is on a large [[cheese]] prop.
* "Hold for E. Short" in ''[[Tinseltown Blues]]'' ([[Chip Hayes]]; 2002; Z-code). [[Spring Thing 2002]]. This notation is on a large [[Cheese-friendly Game Directory|cheese]] prop.
* "Emily's bag" in ''[[Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards!]]'' ([[Adam Biltcliffe]]; 2001; Z-code). The bag contains a dragon furnace, which refers to her game ''[[Metamorphoses]]''.
 
==Other Credits==
* Contributed a dream sequence to ''[[Narcolepsy]]'' (2003) by [[Adam Cadre]], along with [[Stephen Bond]], [[Liza Daly]], [[Jennifer Earl]], [[Stephen Granade]], [[Jon Ingold]], [[Nick Montfort]], [[Paul O'Brian]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[Bridget Sweeney]], and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]].
* Participant, [http://nickm.com/if/walkthroughs.html Interactive Fiction Walkthroughs]. A reading of IF with [[Star C. Foster]], [[Nick Montfort]], [[Daniel Ravipinto]], and Emily Short. Hosted by [[Scott Rettberg]]. Kelly Writers House, 27 October 2004.


==Links==
==Links==
* '''[http://emshort.wordpress.com/ Emily Short's homepage]'''
* '''[https://emshort.blog/ Emily Short's homepage]'''.<br>(Formerly emshort.wordpress.com, emshort.home.mindspring.com.)
* [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/ Emily Short's former homepage] (This page has moved. Your browser should automatically redirect to its new location, see the like above).
* {{baf person|Emily Short|380}}.
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/380 Baf's Guide listing for Emily Short]
* {{ifdb profile|Emily Short|4onqcn9pq2wtd3vb}}.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Short Emily Short] at Wikipedia.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Short Emily Short] at Wikipedia.
* [https://intfiction.org/t/author-highlights-emily-short/13305 Author Highlights] by [[Mathbrush]] (12-May-2018).
===Interviews===
===Interviews===
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag23.html Emily Short, author of "Metamorphoses"] - [[SPAG]] #23, December 29, 2000.
* {{link|url=http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag23.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325105905/http://www.spagmag.org/archives/backissues/spag23.html|Emily Short, author of "Metamorphoses"}} - [[SPAG]] #23, December 29, 2000.
* [http://brasslantern.org/community/comps/smoochiecomp2001.html SmoochieComp 2001] - [[Stephen Granade]] of [[Brass Lantern]] interviews Emily Short about SmoochieComp. c. February 2001.
* {{link|url=http://brasslantern.org/community/comps/smoochiecomp2001.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309174119/http://brasslantern.org/community/comps/smoochiecomp2001.html|SmoochieComp 2001}} - [[Stephen Granade]] of [[Brass Lantern]] interviews Emily Short about SmoochieComp. c. February 2001.
* [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/interviste/short-eng Interaction is better than plastic explosive] - Interview by [[L'avventura &egrave; L'avventura]], October 2001. (Also in [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/interviste/short Italian].)
* {{link|url=http://www.avventuretestuali.com/interviste/short-eng |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403165503/http://www.avventuretestuali.com/interviste/short-eng/|Interaction is better than plastic explosive}} - Interview by [[L'avventura &egrave; L'avventura]], October 2001. (Also in {{link|url=http://www.avventuretestuali.com/interviste/short |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312114343/http://www.avventuretestuali.com/interviste/short/|Italian}}.)
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag29.html The SPAG Interview with Emily Short] - [[SPAG]] #29, June 20, 2002.
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag29.html The SPAG Interview with Emily Short] - [[SPAG]] #29, June 20, 2002.
* [http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/pcgamer-emily.html PC Gamer UK Interview: Emily Short] - by Richard Cobbett for PC Gamer UK, issue 118, January 2003.  
* {{link|url=http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/pcgamer-emily.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020255/http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/pcgamer-emily.html|PC Gamer UK Interview: Emily Short}} - by Richard Cobbett for PC Gamer UK, issue 118, January 2003.  
* [http://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift9/index.htm Interview: Emily Short questioned by KF (View HTML)], [http://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift9.pdf (View PDF)] - [[InsideADRIFT]] Issue 9, August 2003.
* {{link|url=https://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift9/index.htm |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310012434/https://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift9/index.htm|Interview: Emily Short questioned by KF (View HTML)}}, [https://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift9.pdf (View PDF)] - [[InsideADRIFT]] Issue 9, August 2003.
* [http://www.armchairarcade.com/aamain/content.php?article.26 Interactive Fiction and Feelies: An Interview with Emily Short] - by Bill Loguidice for Armchair Arcade, Issue #2, March 2004.
* {{link|deadurl=http://www.armchairarcade.com/aamain/content.php?article.26|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225201513/http://www.armchairarcade.com/aamain/content.php?article.26|Interactive Fiction and Feelies: An Interview with Emily Short}} - by Bill Loguidice for Armchair Arcade, Issue #2, March 2004.
* [http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/magicwords.html Magic Words: Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century] - by Andrew Vestal and Nich Maragos, illustrations by Erin Mehlos. Originally at [http://www.1up.com 1up.com]. Includes interviews of Emily Short, [[Stephen Granade]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Adam Cadre]], [[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]]. 2004.
* {{link|url=http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/magicwords.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527120048/http://www.brasslantern.org/community/interviews/magicwords.html| Magic Words: Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century}} - by Andrew Vestal and Nich Maragos, illustrations by Erin Mehlos. Originally at [http://www.1up.com 1up.com]. Includes interviews of Emily Short, [[Stephen Granade]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Adam Cadre]], [[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]]. 2004.
* [http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/cgm.html The CGM Interviews] - [[Andrew Plotkin]] and Emily Short are interviewed by Lara Crigger for ''Computer Games Magazine'' #185. 2006(?).
* {{link|url=http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/cgm.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025909/http://brasslantern.org/community/interviews/cgm.html|The CGM Interviews}} - [[Andrew Plotkin]] and Emily Short are interviewed by Lara Crigger for ''Computer Games Magazine'' #185. 2006(?).
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG44 SPAG #44] - [[Jimmy Maher]] interviews [[Graham Nelson]] and Emily Short about [[Inform 7]]. April 30, 2006. ([http://usuarios.lycos.es/SPAC/spac45.pdf Spanish translation])
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG44 SPAG #44] - [[Jimmy Maher]] interviews [[Graham Nelson]] and Emily Short about [[Inform 7]]. April 30, 2006. ([http://usuarios.lycos.es/SPAC/spac45.pdf Spanish translation])
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag47.html Emily Short, author of "Floatpoint"] - [[SPAG]] #47, January 16, 2007.
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag47.html Emily Short, author of "Floatpoint"] - [[SPAG]] #47, January 16, 2007.
* [http://gamasutra.com/features/20070410/munroe_01.shtml Inside Interactive Fiction: An Interview with Emily Short] - April 10, 2007.
* {{link|url=http://gamasutra.com/features/20070410/munroe_01.shtml |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313061550/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1572/inside_interactive_fiction_an_.php|Inside Interactive Fiction: An Interview with Emily Short}} - April 10, 2007.
* {{link|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2008/jun/09/wikigameaninterviewwithif |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223092214/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2008/jun/09/wikigameaninterviewwithif|Wikigame: an interview with IF author Emily Short}} - June 9, 2008.
* {{link|url=http://www.getmewriting.com/interactive-fiction/if-tips-emily-short-stephen-granade/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816135901/http://www.getmewriting.com/interactive-fiction/if-tips-emily-short-stephen-granade/|Tips from interactive fiction authors: 1}} and {{link|url=http://www.getmewriting.com/interactive-fiction/if-tips-bonus/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301014421/http://www.getmewriting.com/interactive-fiction/if-tips-bonus/|2}} (with [[Stephen Granade]]) - September 11 and October 28, 2010.
* {{link|url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/16/absent-heroes-choose-your-own-interview-ii/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415173130/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/16/absent-heroes-choose-your-own-interview-ii/|Absent Heroes: Choose Your Own Interview II}} - with interviews of [[Adam Cadre]], Emily Short, and [[Andrew Plotkin]]. July 16, 2012.
* {{link|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/188458/roundtable_the_interactive_.php?page=3 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312114301/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/188458/roundtable_the_interactive_.php?page=3|Roundtable: The Interactive Fiction Renaissance}} - interviewed by Leigh Alexander, Gamasutra. With interviews of [[Jon Ingold]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Anna Anthropy]] and [[Alexis Kennedy]]. March 14, 2013.
* {{link|url=http://borderhouseblog.com/?p=11128 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421085644/http://borderhouseblog.com/?p=11128|On The Border: An interview with Emily Short}} - by Lauren E. Scott for ''The Border House'', July 15, 2013.
* {{link|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/illya-szilak/a-book-itself-is-a-little_b_4168309.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316205021/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/illya-szilak/a-book-itself-is-a-little_b_4168309.html|A Book Itself Is a Little Machine: Emily Short's Interactive Fiction: Part 1}} and {{link|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/illya-szilak/a-book-itself-is-a-little_1_b_4201896.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316222633/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/illya-szilak/a-book-itself-is-a-little_1_b_4201896.html|Part 2}} - by Illya Szilak for ''The Huffington Post'', October 30 and November 4, 2013.
* {{link|url=https://medium.com/games-story-telling/emily-short-is-one-of-the-leading-figures-in-the-interactive-fiction-if-scene-winning-awards-for-6acd48af9009 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918035825/https://medium.com/games-story-telling/emily-short-is-one-of-the-leading-figures-in-the-interactive-fiction-if-scene-winning-awards-for-6acd48af9009|Emily Short}} - interviewed by Creative Economy, August 30, 2018.
* {{link|url=https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/boss-level-2023-emily-short-3455197|Emily Short deserves her flowers}} - by Charlotte Krol for NME, June 14, 2023.
* [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06/from-infocom-to-80-days-an-oral-history-of-text-games-and-interactive-fiction/ From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction]. Anna Washenko interviewed [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Graham Nelson]], Emily Short, [[Chris Klimas]], [[Jason McIntosh]], [[Jon Ingold]], [[Kevin Wilson]], and [[Liza Daly]] for ''Ars Technica''. June 20, 2024.  


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Latest revision as of 21:27, 30 October 2024

Emily Short is one of the most renowned authors in the IF community. Emily's nickname on the ifMUD is Emily.

Author Credits

Tech Credits

  • For Inform 7: wrote the examples and the Test Suite used for regression testing. Also gave theoretical guidance and advice.

Review and Article Credits

Reviews

See also: non-comp reviews page (with links to her reviews of comp games).

Competition reviews

Reviews at Play This Thing!

Other reviews

Author Commentary

Organizational Credits

Testing Credits

Game Appearances

As an NPC:

As a reference only:

Other Credits

Links

Interviews