XYZZY Awards (Best Writing)
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Best Writing Winners
- 1996 Best Writing: So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Writing: Sunset Over Savannah (Ivan Cockrum; TADS 2).
- 1998 Best Writing: Photopia (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Writing: For a Change (Dan Schmidt; Z-code).
- 2000 Best Writing: Metamorphoses (Emily Short; Z-code).
- 2001 Best Writing: Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- 2002 Best Writing: The Moonlit Tower (Yoon Ha Lee; Z-code).
- 2003 Best Writing: Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- 2004 Best Writing: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- 2005 Best Writing: Vespers (Jason Devlin, Z-code).
- 2006 Best Writing: Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
- 2007 Best Writing: Lost Pig (Admiral Jota as "Grunk"; Z-code).
- 2008 Best Writing: Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
- 2009 Best Writing: Alabaster (John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, and Ziv Wities; Glulx).
- 2010 Best Writing: Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 2011 Best Writing: Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin).
- 2012 Best Writing: howling dogs (Porpentine, Twine).
Best Writing Winners and Finalists
- 1996 Best Writing: So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Aayela (Magnus Olsson; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Lost New York (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet (Graham Nelson; Z-code).
- Finalist: Tapestry (Daniel Ravipinto; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Writing: Sunset Over Savannah (Ivan Cockrum; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Babel (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
- Finalist: I-0 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: She's Got a Thing for a Spring (Brent VanFossen; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Space Under the Window (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1998 Best Writing: Photopia (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Anchorhead (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- Finalist: Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- Finalist: Muse: An Autumn Romance (Christopher Huang; Z-code).
- Finalist: Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Writing: For a Change (Dan Schmidt; Z-code).
- Finalist: Exhibition (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Lunatix: The Insanity Circle (Mike Snyder; MS-DOS).
- Finalist: Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Worlds Apart (Suzanne Britton; TADS 2).
- 2000 Best Writing: Metamorphoses (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: My Angel (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
- Finalist: Shade (Andrew Plotkin as "Ampe R. Sand"; Z-code).
- Finalist: You are a Chef! (Dan Shiovitz; TADS 2).
- 2001 Best Writing: Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- Finalist: All Roads (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Best of Three (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: No Time To Squeal (Robb Sherwin and Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Writing: The Moonlit Tower (Yoon Ha Lee; Z-code).
- Finalist: Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
- Finalist: Savoir-Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me! (Jon Ingold and Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- Finalist: When Help Collides (J. D. Berry; Z-code).
- 2003 Best Writing: Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- Finalist: City of Secrets (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus (Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
- Finalist: To Hell in a Hamper (J. J. Guest; ADRIFT).
- 2004 Best Writing: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Future Boy! (Kent Tessman; Hugo).
- Finalist: Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; Z-code).
- Finalist: Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- 2005 Best Writing: Vespers (Jason Devlin, Z-code).
- Finalist: Bolivia By Night (Aidan Doyle; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Mix Tape (Brett Witty; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
- 2006 Best Writing: Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Floatpoint (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Legion (Jason Devlin as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Pantomime (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- Finalist: The Baron a.k.a. De Baron (Victor Gijsbers; Z-code; English and Dutch).
- 2007 Best Writing: Lost Pig (Admiral Jota as "Grunk"; Z-code).
- Finalist: An Act of Murder (Christopher Huang as "Hugh Dunnett"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Child's Play (Stephen Granade; Z-code).
- Finalist: Deadline Enchanter (Alan DeNiro as Anonymous; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Chinese Room (Joey Jones and Harry Giles; Glulx).
- 2008 Best Writing: Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
- Finalist: Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
- Finalist: Gun Mute (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).
- 2009 Best Writing: Alabaster (John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, and Ziv Wities; Glulx).
- Finalist: Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx).
- Finalist: Klockwerk: The Shadow in the Cathedral (Ian Finley and Jon Ingold; publisher: Textfyre; FyreVM).
- Finalist: Make It Good (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Walker & Silhouette (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
- 2010 Best Writing: Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Blind House (Amanda Allen as "Maude Overton"; Glulx).
- Finalist: Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin as "Steve van Gaal"; Glulx).
- Finalist: Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch; Z-code).
- 2011 Best Writing: Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin).
- Finalist: Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis (Adam Thornton).
- Finalist: Taco Fiction (Ryan Veeder).
- Finalist: Zombie Exodus (Jim Dattilo).
- 2012 Best Writing: howling dogs (Porpentine, Twine).
- Finalist: Bee (Emily Short, Varytale).
- Finalist: Dinner Bell (Jenni Polodna, Z-code).
- Finalist: Eurydice (Anonymous, Z-code).
Links
- XYZZY Award for Best Writing at Wikipedia
