Speakers
Marissa Koors, Narrative Editor, Ape Law LLC
Marissa Koors is a narrative editor and designer with over a decade of experience making stories sharper across book publishing and interactive media. As a book editor, she worked for major publishing houses including Hachette Book Group and John Wiley & Sons, where she edited Kate Cooper's “Queens of a Fallen World”—a Finalist for the Cundill History Prize—among other titles, including major IP tie-ins from Marvel to “The Expanse.” She continues her work in the book industry as a literary agent for the Curious Minds Agency while focusing on interactive editorial and narrative design. Her credits as a game editor include “Alice's Lullaby” (2024), IndieCade nominee “Puckish” (2023), and “Zohran’s Run” (2025), in addition to editorial work for other interactive storytelling formats ranging from immersive theatre (“Disrememberance,” 2025) to ARGs ("MagStock Presents: Camp Gemstone Pond,” 2025). She has also edited and developed original epic and dark fantasy serials at Tapas Entertainment, and numerous indie TTRPGs. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.