There are lots of good writers/designers out there. For today, I’m
voting for Avery McDaldno from Buried Without
Ceremony because she wrote
interesting games like
Monsterhearts and
The Quiet Year which
have brought new things to the table (theme-wise or mechanics-wise).
I remember donating money to charities and Avery sent me games for this,
essentially paying out of her pocket. I really admire her for it.
Sadly, it looks like she doesn’t write games anymore.