09/15/2026
ROSE ESTES: "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS … and ME”
September 26 FACE Festival of Books at 1:00pm: Speaker/Q&A
Rose Estes -- Author and Workshop Leader will share the story of her decades as a successful fantasy/ sci fi writer in the 1970s -- in a world then populated almost completely by male authors and creators.
Rose began “the ride of her life” when as the 13th employee of Tactical Studies Rules Hobbies, Inc. creators of Dungeons & Dragons, as the game was launched in 1974 and shot from obscurity to world wide fame. Rose created and wrote the first nine books of the series Endless Quest. This multiple choice style book, geared to ages 9 to 14, encouraged readers to direct the course of the story with their imaginations. The series sold 21 million books and was translated into 28 languages worldwide.
For TSR Hobbies, the books explained the game in a way that no written instructions could, and encouraged young people (mostly boys) to become active readers and imaginative gamers. Working alongside the founders and creators of the game as well as famous artists and writers such as Larry Elmore, Jeff Easley, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, she was in a unique position to witness the rise and fall of the company. Her work opened the door for the fantasy authors who followed.
After leaving TSR, Rose signed with Random House and has also written for Bantam, Putnam-Berkeley, TOR Publishing, and Warner Books. Her 38th book; "Different: The Quest Continues," is available on Amazon. She is currently working on the second book of the "Different" series, and living on the Coast in Seal Rock, Oregon, where she owns the Hauser Gallery Dragon Emporium in Seal Rock, Oregon.
Venue: The Florence Events Center, 715 Quince Street Florence Oregon. Admission $5 all day all access, including the five workshops and three speakers, and the Exhibition Hall with 40 authors. See the website https://facefestivalofbooks.org/
