Emily Short

She is known for her debut game ''Galatea'' (2000) and her use of psychologically complex non-player characters (NPCs).
Short has been called "a visionary in the world of text-based games for years," and is the author of over forty works of IF. She wrote the chapters "Challenges of a Broad Geography" and "NPC Conversation Systems" for the 2011 ''The IF Theory Reader''.
She wrote a regular column on IF for ''Rock Paper Shotgun''. Provided by Wikipedia