Margaret Weis

What draws me to Margaret Weis is that she does not just write stories, she builds entire worlds for others to play in. Co-creating Dragonlance with Tracy Hickman put her at the rare intersection of novelist and game designer, shaping how millions imagined fantasy through both the page and the dice. I find that kind of creator deeply admirable: someone content to architect the universe rather than star in it. Her Missouri roots and decades of output speak to a quiet, relentless imagination. She is, to me, one of those builders whose influence runs far wider than her name recognition.

Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world.

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Name (English)

Margaret Weis

Name (Japanese)

マーガレット・ワイス

Reading

まーがれっと・わいす

Born

March 16, 1948 (age 78)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Independence, Missouri, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

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Occupation

writer / novelist / science fiction writer / role-playing game designer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

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University

University of Missouri

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://margaretweis.com
• Xhttps://x.com/weismargaret
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Missouri
• writer
• novelist
• science fiction writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.