Jobs in Creative Writing

[Platypus]

I was wondering if I could get some information on jobs in writing in the gaming industry. I was sort of surprised to see only a couple or I think one new thread since I last checked on this site. I was basically wondering how a writer like me or anyone else could get a job as a writer in the gaming industry. I mean writer as in writing dialogue, cutscenes, scripts, side quest material, etc. Not writing as in writing codes as a lot of people assume I'm talking about when I mention it to a college instructor.

I have one novel that I've finished that I'm still trying to get published and I'm currently working on my second. I believe I heard that a lot of companies only hire those who are an established author. Can I get any confirmation on this?