Maggie Herskowitz has written best-selling computer games, nationally-performed musicals, award-winning screenplays, and B- graduate school assignments. Learn more about select projects here, or e-mail me for a copy of my poorly-received essay "The Slice Heard 'Round the World: The Ethics of the Dissection of Charismatic Megafauna."
Monster prom
computer game - writer
Writing for this award-winning computer game series includes "Monster Prom (2018)," with over 500,000+ downloads, its DLC "Monster Prom: Second Term (2019)" and "Monster Camp (2020)," which raised over $600,000 on Kickstarter and "Monster Prom: Reverse" (TBD) as previewed at PAX.
![monster prom logo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_08e47a7a1a5c4028b3a77f6a3235e165~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_432,h_240,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/monster%20prom%20logo.jpg)
rival peak
game/tv series - writer
"Rival Peak" ran 24hrs a day in five languages around the world for 12 weeks on Facebook, garnering over 100 million minutes watched by the end of the experimental run. Los Angeles Times:
Variety:
![Rival Peak for my website.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_d97fd71ea59746c7802321afce5eec38~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_403,h_270,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Rival%20Peak%20for%20my%20website.png)
rival speak
tv series - writer
Additional writing for the scripted live-action science fiction show "Rival Speak" starring Star Trek's Wil Wheaton. Maggie also guest-starred in an episode. It was awesome :)
![rival speak.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_b7b58d446d0d490d98a84f978c5d432f~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_213,w_843,h_423/fill/w_403,h_203,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/rival%20speak.jpg)
loch lomond
musical - lyrics & libretto
Set during the Highlander uprising of 1745, the musical was featured by the National Alliance for Musical Theater (NAMT) in 2016 & 2018. NYC Workshops 2016 and 2024.
![LoLo just the logo_edited.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_0aaa41d47aa247c39ed60c3c9c5619ae~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_424,h_197,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/LoLo%20just%20the%20logo_edited.png)
between gods & kings
musical - lyrics & libretto
A punk-rock adaptation of Euripides' The Bacchae. The immersive production unfolded every Thursday night at Bedlam Bar in the East Village during the Spring of 2019 as a site-specific piece. Interview: "Ancient Greek Tragedy with Punk Rock Twist" comes to the East Village"
[upcoming horror]
interactive movie - writer
The first interactive movie (AKA full-motion videogame/FMV) for the newly-created Sixty40 Studios, started by YouTube celebrities Jesse Cox and Dodger. Currently in pre-production, with more details to be announced as they're made public :)
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![Foggy Landscape](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ab3c625070c54baf880e12ecf2bdd033~mv2_d_5407_1557_s_2.jpg/v1/crop/x_612,y_0,w_4183,h_1557/fill/w_101,h_38,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Foggy%20Landscape.jpg)
witch of the wilderness (someday!)
game - writer
Feral Fairy, Inc. is a new game studio started by Maggie, to serve as a platform for women in games and to promote her agenda of inclusivity, environmentalism, body positivity, and imagination. Their first game, "Witch of the Wilderness," about a coven of witches fighting the climate apocalypse with magic, is currently in production. www.WitchOfTheWilderness.com
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princess ten ten and the dark skies
musical - lyrics & libretto
A children's musical based on the first book in the Guardian Princess Alliance series. Performed by University of California Riverside's Asian-American empowerment theatre company "Model Minority," later performed by Gluck Orchestra and given local tour. Featured on TV show "Kabbabayan Today" http://guardianprincesses.org. NBC article:
![Ten Ten cover.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_ba62d7cdd3154057b5ad4cb53a5f00f6~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_66,w_299,h_188/fill/w_99,h_63,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Ten%20Ten%20cover.jpg)
moonpunk
tabletop role-playing game - writer
MoonPunk by Wannabe Games is a ttrpg (think "Dungeons and Dragons" if you're unfamiliar), using a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system, about punks on the moon fighting fascism, a parable about direct action told through awesome space lore.
![MoonPunk logo.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_c781c65b46a24bd7bbe172917984e84e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_109,h_61,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/MoonPunk%20logo.jpeg)
murray ghost/smile
short films - lyricist
The short musical film "Smile" from Phileon Productions featured three songs with lyrics by Herskowitz, while Hard G. Inc's "Murray Ghost" utilized a Herskowitz-written song for the end credits.
![phileon.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_ae4afa6ae25346989b362adf74275942~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_142,w_178,h_100/fill/w_109,h_61,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/phileon.jpg)
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![monster camp logo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ec99d_56482444d7f744f79d5ae00fe1d965c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/monster%20camp%20logo.jpg)
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