Bonnie Burton – Author, Journalist, YouTuber, Podcaster, Narrative Games Designer

Personal Bio

I have extensive experience working as an Editor, Journalist, Author, Narrative Games Designer, Community & Social Media Manager, Marketing Specialist, and Content Creator with a strong background in print & digital media. I’m available to hire now. Also available for contract work, freelance, and author-for-hire projects.

Specialties include audience development, marketing, community management, social media, influencer/celebrity outreach, brand content development, journalism, gaming, branding, and identity.

Managed/consulted on projects at Lucasfilm, Disney, SYFY Network, NBC Universal, CBS Interactive, DreamWorks, Microsoft, Discovery Channel, Apple, 20th Century Fox, Hunt A Killer, Hallmark, and other leading entertainment and tech companies.

My books: ART OF DREAMWORKS SPIRIT UNTAMED (Abrams), ART OF DREAMWORKS ABOMINABLE (Cameron + Company), LIVE OR DIE? SURVIVAL HACKS (Quarto), J.K. ROWLING’S WIZARDING WORLD: MOVIE MAGIC: AMAZING ARTIFACTS (Penguin Random House), CRAFTING WITH FEMINISM (Quirk Books), THE STAR WARS CRAFT BOOK (Random House), DRAW STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (Klutz Books), YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS (DK Books), GIRLS AGAINST GIRLS: WHY WE ARE MEAN TO EACH OTHER AND HOW WE CAN CHANGE (Zest Books), STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: PLANETS IN PERIL (DK Books) and NEVER THREATEN TO EAT YOUR CO-WORKERS: BEST OF BLOGS (Apress).

My comics: PROS AND (COMIC) CONS (Dark Horse Comics), WOMANTHOLOGY: HEROIC (IDW), WOMANTHOLOGY: SPACE (IDW), GIRLS GUIDE TO GUYS STUFF (Friends of Lulu)

My games with Hunt A Killer Games: Mallory Rock, Agatha Christie’s The Mystery at Hunter’s Lodge, Royal Street, Dead Below Deck, and more games debuting in 2023.

My YouTube & Podcast Shows: Creator/Host of Geek DIY craft show for Stan Lee’s World of Heroes Youtube Channel; Co-Host of V.F. Romance Book Club show, Co-Host of Geex Bookclub Podcast, and Creator/Host of Ask Bonnie show. I also appear on The Guild and Tabletop.

Performed at W00tstock, Writers With Drinks, San Diego Comic-Con, Emerald City Comic-Con, VidCon, MTV, SF Sketchfest, New York ComicCon & more.

Bylines: Wired, Inc, Playboy, Alta Journal, CNET, Make, SFX, AARP, Type, Star Wars Insider, Craft, Geek, Bust, Organic Gardening.

Find me online on my website Grrl.com or via social media at @Bonniegrrl.