Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology

Literature as a game. Gaming as literature. How are writers and artists interacting with video games, gaming, and notions of play?

Spanning fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, comics, and multimedia works from an international array of emerging and established voices, Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology is both a love letter to, and a bold exploration of what video games and gaming culture are and can be.

Guest contributors:

Erica Eng (Eisner and Ringo award-winning creator of Fried Rice)Wen-yi Lim (Speculative fiction writer and author of When They Burned the Butterfly and The Dark We Know)Ken Liu (Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of The Dandelion Dynasty and The Paper Menagerie)Alvin Pang (Award-winning poet, 2022 Dublin Literary Award judge, and author of All That Is Left Of The Sea)

Other notable contributors:

Meihan Boey (Dublin Literary Award Longlist, Winner of Singapore Book Awards 2022)Gabriela Lee (World Fantasy Award 2025 Winner)Myle Yan Tay (Winner of Singapore Book Awards 2024)

Games mentioned in the anthology include:

Animal CrossingFortniteGod of WarPok monSkyrimSuper Mario BrosVenbaWorld of Warcraft

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 981945090X
• ISBN13: 9789819450909
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Difference Engine
• Length: 224 Pages