My name is Kelly Bender and I am a Canadian citizen who has lived and worked in Asia for the past 12 years as a creative writer, game writer, and narrative designer.
I have been a professional writer for over 15 years, having created, written, and published over thirty comic book stories digitally, online, and in print. I collaborated with artists, colorists, pencilers, letterers, and publishers around the world.
I transitioned into the video game industry, and have been a game writer and narrative designer for almost six years, and have worked on AAA, AA, and mobile games during that time. I have worked with seven different gaming studios around the world, on such brands as Assassin’s Creed, The Walking Dead, Disney, Adventure Time, Sonic, Spongebob Squarepants, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Clash of Kings, Oddbods, Civitas, and many more.
In my video game career, I have been a game writer, narrative designer, lead narrative, and narrative design supervisor. I have worked with writer’s rooms of four, led narrative teams of eight, and worked on multiple games at the same time. I have worked on over twenty developing video games and worked remotely with studios in the United States, Montreal Canada, Quebec Canada, Chengdu China, Beijing China, Shanghai China, Chongqing China, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Germany.
I am a graduate of the University of Ilorin, Bachelor of Arts program, and recently graduated with a Degree in Creative Writing. I have twenty-one licenses and certificates dedicated to creative writing, narrative, and game design.
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Some of my AAA, AA, Mobile, VR Video Game Credits
Some of my Published Comic Book Credits
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I have also done part-time teaching of Game & Narrative Design at MAGES Institute in Singapore, as well as being a guest speaker and masterclass presenter at various Comic Cons, Schools, Classrooms, and events.
