Nat Mesnard is a writer and game designer based in New York City. They have published fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in The Evergreen Review, Edge Effects, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Autostraddle, Cartridge Lit, Kenyon Review Online, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere. Nat’s digital story game Banned Together was a recipient of funding from the NYU Game Center Incubator in 2024-25, and they have published multiple award-winning tabletop roleplaying games. Nat also teaches interactive fiction courses for One Story, and is the co-founder of a small game press, Scryptid Games.