Heidi Gygax Garland
Special Guest/Event Host
Heidi Gygax Garland is the daughter of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator and father of role-playing games, Gary Gygax. From a young age, Heidi worked at numerous Gen Con conventions even working in the TSR booth in her teens. Later she honed her skills working summers at later full time at TSR in the Gen Con department, Marketing, and at the Dungeon Hobby Shop. She introduced several of her high school friends to a life-long love of gaming, including her favorite teacher, now well-known author and game designer, Douglas Niles.
After 30 years in Hawaii working in upper management for a large fine jewelry chain, Heidi returned to Lake Geneva. She and her husband Erik Garland have published six adventures to date for D&D under GAXLAND (or on DriveThruRPG) and are launching GAXVERSE publishing and a podcast in the works, among several other projects launching in 2024. When not in her office writing and creating with their dogs Duncan and Thor at her feet, and office cat Mittens blocking her monitor, Heidi enjoys traveling, and creating culinary delights for her husband Erik and their daughters, Amelie and Zoe Gygax Garland. Watch for her upcoming projects, including Dining & Dragons – A Gygax Girl’s Cookbook coming soon! Heidi was also a special guest at EGG Con 1.
After 30 years in Hawaii working in upper management for a large fine jewelry chain, Heidi returned to Lake Geneva. She and her husband Erik Garland have published six adventures to date for D&D under GAXLAND (or on DriveThruRPG) and are launching GAXVERSE publishing and a podcast in the works, among several other projects launching in 2024. When not in her office writing and creating with their dogs Duncan and Thor at her feet, and office cat Mittens blocking her monitor, Heidi enjoys traveling, and creating culinary delights for her husband Erik and their daughters, Amelie and Zoe Gygax Garland. Watch for her upcoming projects, including Dining & Dragons – A Gygax Girl’s Cookbook coming soon! Heidi was also a special guest at EGG Con 1.