Bailey Lewis, Fabulist Author & Interactive Storyteller

Stories

Bailey Lewis’ short story publications

Theory & Craft

Essays, articles, and presentations by Bailey Lewis on narrative design, interactive storytelling, and fabulism

Awards

Bailey Lewis’ storytelling awards, grants, and fellowships

Head shot of Bailey Lewis

Bio

Bailey Lewis is an award-winning fabulist author and interactive storyteller (MFA, University of South Carolina). Her stories experiment with format, narrative design, and object-based interactions to create story encounters where the mystical suddenly arrives in your everyday world.

Bailey has been featured in The Wigleaf Top 50 and is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Recently, her object-based storytelling project, The Gumball Machine of Great Fortune, was selected to receive a public art grant at ArtFields Festival 2026 and ongoing installation in Lake City, South Carolina.