Jesse Robkin is a Brooklyn-based writer and filmmaker. She’s best known for her work as head writer for Tolarian Community College, a Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel that reviews new MTG products, teaches strategy concepts, and provides commentary on the state of the game. She’s also written a number of plays, including Austin’s Home, developed at the Great Plains Theatre Commons, The Chain, developed with Gender Fucked Productions, and Child Protection, a short play commissioned for Jackalope Theatre Company’s Living Newspaper Festival. Her debut short film Stress Fracture premiered at the 42nd Reeling Film Festival in Chicago and recently screened at Poland’s 16th LGBT Film Festival in Warsaw. She’s currently working on a novel.

In addition to writing, Jesse is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, though she looks forward to quitting whenever her luck runs out.