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
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.