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== 2015 ==

==== January 2015 ====
* 4: [[8th Annual New Year's Interactive Fiction Event]] entries released. Organizer: [[Juhana Leinonen]].

==== February 2015 ====
* 20: [[My Compy Valentine]] entries released. Organizer: [[SPAG]].

==== March 2015 ====
* 15: [[ParserComp]] results announced. Winner: ''[[Chlorophyll]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]; Glulx). Organizer: [[Carolyn VanEseltine]].
* 16: [[Concours de Fictions Interactives Francophones 2015]] results announced. Winner: ''[[L'Envol]]'' ([[Benjamin Roux]]; Z-code). Organizer: ifwizz interactive fiction.
* 25: [[Twiny Jam]] begins.

==== April 2015 ====
* 4: [[Spring Thing 2015]] entries released. {{nomain|Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].}}
* 9: [[Twiny Jam]] ends. 239 entries. {{nomain|Organizer: [[Porpentine]].}}
* 26: [[XYZZY Awards 2014]] results announced. Best Game: ''[[80 Days]]'' ([[inkle]], [[Meg Jayanth]]; iOS, Android) Organizer: [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].

==== May 2015 ====
* 2: [[Interactive Fiction Grand Prix 2015]] results announced. Winners: ''[[Die Akte Paul Bennet]]'' ([[Michael Baltes]], Z-code) and ''[[Die schwarze Lilie]]'' ([[Hannes Schüller]], Z-code).
* 27: [[ShuffleComp:_Disc_2|ShuffleComp: Disc 2]] results announced. Six commended entries. Organizer: [[Neil Butters]].

==== August 2015 ====
* 22: [[IntroComp 2015]] results announced. Winner: ''[[Beyond Division]]'' ([[Joseph Geipel]]; Glulx). Organizer: [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].

==== October 2015 ====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2015]] entries released.
* 22: [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] deadline.
* 31: [[Ectocomp 2015]] entries released.
* 31: [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] winners released.

==== November 2015 ====
* 15: [[IF Comp 2015]] voting deadline.
* 16: [[IF Comp 2015]] results announced. Winner: ''[[Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]; Glulx.)

==== December 2015 ====
* 1: [[Ectocomp 2015]] results announced. Winners: ''[[Open That Vein]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; Z-code) and ''[[Ashes]]'' ([[Glass Rat Media]]; Twine)

== 2016 ==

==== January 2016 ====
* 18: Deadline for authors' intents to enter [[The First Quadrennial Ryan Veeder Exposition for Good Interactive Fiction]]. Organizer: [[Ryan Veeder]].

====February 2016====
* 7: Phase 2 of [[imaginary games from imaginary universes]] closes.  Organizer: [[Jason Dyer]].
* 24: [[imaginary games from imaginary universes]] entries uploaded to IF archive.
* 28: [[The First Quadrennial Ryan Veeder Exposition for Good Interactive Fiction]] entries due.

====March 2016====
* 8: Deadline for authors' intents to enter [[Spring Thing 2016]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].
* 14: Results announced for [[The First Quadrennial Ryan Veeder Exposition for Good Interactive Fiction]].

====April 2016====
* 1: [[Spring Thing 2016]] entry deadline.
* 6: [[Spring Thing 2016]] entries released.
* 10: [[TinyUtopias IF Jam]] begins.
* 11: [[XYZZY Awards 2015]] round 1 voting opens.

====May 2016====
* 1: [[XYZZY Awards 2015]] round 1 voting deadline.
* 5: [[The Year of Adventure]] jam begins. Organizer: [[Robin Douglas Johnson]].
* 7: [[Spring Thing 2016]] ribbon nomination deadline.
* 8: [[Spring Thing 2016]] results announced. Winners: ''[[Tangaroa Deep]]'' ([[Astrid Dalmady]]; Twine) and ''[[The Xylophoniad]]'' ([[Robin Douglas Johnson|Robin Johnson]]; HTML/Javascript).
* 8: [[Discworld Open Jam]] begins. Organizer: [[verityvirtue]].
* 20: [[XYZZY Awards 2015]] round 2 voting deadline.
* 28: [[XYZZY Awards 2015]] Award Ceremony. Best Game: ''[[Birdland]]'' ([[Brendan Patrick Hennessy]]; Web browser).

====June 2016====
* 18: [[Bring Out Your Dead]] begins. Organizer: [[Emily Short]].
* 25: [[Bring Out Your Dead]] ends.
* 30: [[IntroComp 2016]] intent to enter deadline. Organizer: [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].

====July 2016====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2016]] intents to enter begin. Organizer: [[Jason McIntosh]].
* 28: [[Discworld Open Jam]] ends.
* 31: [[IntroComp 2016]] introduction submission deadline. Organizer: [[Jacqueline A. Lott]]

====August 2016====
*5: [[IntroComp 2016]] voting opens.

====September 2016====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2016]] intent to enter deadline.
* 10: [[IntroComp 2016]] voting deadline.
* 11: [[IntroComp 2016]] results announced. Winner: ''[[Spellbound]]'' ([[Adam Perry]]; [[Glulx]]).
* 28: Submission deadline for [[IF Comp 2016]] entries.

====October 2016====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2016]] voting begins.
* 22: [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] deadline.
* 30: [[Ectocomp 2016]] deadline for submitting entries.
* 31: [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] winners released.

====November 2016====
* 15: [[IF Comp 2016]] voting deadline.
* 17: [[IF Comp 2016]] results announced. Winner: ''[[Detectiveland]]'' ([[Robin Douglas Johnson|Robin Johnson]]).

====December 2016====
* 31: [[The Year of Adventure]] jam ends.

== 2017 ==

==== January 2017 ====
* 2: Submissions due for [[10th Annual New Year's Interactive Fiction Event]]. Organizer: [[Marius Müller]].

====February 2017====

====March 2017====
* 9: Deadline for authors' intents to enter [[Spring Thing 2017]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].

====April 2017====
* 2: Deadline for authors' submissions [[Spring Thing 2017]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].
* 6: Festival opens and entries available to play [[Spring Thing 2017]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].

====May 2017====
* 8: Results announced for [[Spring Thing 2017]]. Winners: ''[[Bobby and Bonnie]]'' ([[Xavid]]; [[Glulx]]), ''[[Niney]]'' ([[Daniel Spitz]]; [[Z-code]]), ''[[Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets]]'' ([[Bitter Karella]]; [[Quest]]).

====June 2017====
* 30: Intent to enter deadline for [[IntroComp 2017]]. Organizer: [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].

====July 2017====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2017]] intents to enter begin. Organizer: [[Jason McIntosh]].
* 4: Deadline for first-round voting in [[XYZZY Awards 2016]]. Organizer: [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* 21: Deadline for second-round voting in [[XYZZY Awards 2016]].
* 23: [[XYZZY Awards 2016]] results announced. Best Game: [[Superluminal Vagrant Twin]] ([[C.E.J. Pacian]]; 26-Mar-2016; [[Glulx]]).
* 31: Submission deadline for [[IntroComp 2017]] entries.

====August 2017====
* 31: (Probable) Voting deadline for [[IntroComp 2017]].

====September 2017====
* 1: Results (probably) posted for [[IntroComp 2017]].
* 1: [[IF Comp 2017]] intent to enter deadline.
* 28: Submission deadline for [[IF Comp 2017]] entries.

====October 2017====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2017]] voting begins.
* 22: 20th Annual [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] deadline.
* 31: 20th Annual [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] winners released.
* 31: [[Ectocomp 2017]] submission deadline. Organizers: [[Josh Giesbrecht]] and [[Ruber Eaglenest]].

====November 2017====
* 15: [[IF Comp 2017]] voting deadline.

====December 2017====

== 2018 ==

====January 2018====
*4: Submission deadline for [[Eleventh Hour New Year's Minicomp]]. Organizer: [[Marius Müller]].
*7: [[Eleventh Hour New Year's Minicomp]] entries played on [[ClubFloyd]].

====February 2018====

====March 2018====
* 1: Deadline for authors' intents to enter [[Spring Thing 2018]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].

====April 2018====
* 3: Deadline for [[Spring Thing 2018]] games to be submitted.
* 6: [[Spring Thing 2018]] opens. 20 entries released.
* 30: [[XYZZY Awards 2017]] open for first-round voting. Organizer: [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].

====May 2018====
* 7: Deadline for [[Spring Thing 2018]] ribbon nominations. Festival closes.

====June 2018====
*30: Intent to enter deadline for [[IntroComp 2018]]. Organizer: [[Xalavier Nelson Jr.]].

====July 2018====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2018]] intents to enter begin. Organizer: [[Jason McIntosh]].
* 31: Submission deadline for [[IntroComp 2018]] entries.

====August 2018====
* 13: Entries being accepted for 2018 [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]]
* 31: (Probable) Voting deadline for [[IntroComp 2018]].

====September 2018====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2018]] The last date that authors can register their intent to enter.
* 8: Results (probably) posted for [[IntroComp 2018]].
* 28: [[IF Comp 2018]] Authors can upload their games to the competition site. 

====October 2018====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2018]] Games are released to the public.
* 22: Deadline for [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] 2018
* 31: Winners of [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] 2018 announced

====November 2018====
* 15: [[IF Comp 2018]] All votes must be submitted by the end of the day.

====December 2018====

== 2019 ==

====March 2019====

* 1: Deadline for authors' intents to enter [[Spring Thing 2019]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].
* 31: [[Spring Thing 2019]] Deadline for games to be submitted.

====April 2019====

* 4: [[Spring Thing 2019]] Festival opens. 
* 11:[[Spring Thing 2019]] ribbon nominations opens.

====May 2019====
* 6: [[Spring Thing 2019]] Deadline for ribbon nominations. Festival closes and ribbons announced. 
* 30: [[ZIL Text Adventure Game Competition 2019]] Deadline for games to be submitted.


====June 2019====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2019]] open for registration and prize donation. Organizer: [[Jason McIntosh]].
* 1: Intent to enter accepted for [[IntroComp 2019]]. Organizer: [[Xalavier Nelson Jr.]].
*30: Intent to enter deadline for [[IntroComp 2019]]. 

====July 2019====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2019]] intents to enter begin. 
* 31: Submission deadline for [[IntroComp 2019]] entries.

====August 2019====
* 2: Results announced for the [[Interactive Fiction Top 50]], 2019 edition.
* 31: Voting deadline for [[IntroComp 2019]].

====September 2019====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2019]] The last date that authors can register their intent to enter.
* 15: Results posted for [[IntroComp 2019]].
* 28: [[IF Comp 2019]] Authors can upload their games to the competition site. 

====October 2019====
* 1: [[IF Comp 2019]] Games are released to the public.
* 22: [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] entry deadline.
* 28: [[The Emily Short Anniversary Contest]] announced. Organizer: [[Mathbrush]].
* 31: [[Ectocomp 2019]] (probably) opening deadline. 
* 31: [[Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest]] results announced. 

====November 2019====
* 11: [[Ectocomp 2019]] (probably) closing deadline. 
* 15: [[IF Comp 2019]] All votes must be submitted by the end of the day.
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====December 2019====
* 1: [[Ectocomp 2019]] (probably) Award date.
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== 2020 ==

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====March 2020====
* 1: Deadline for authors' intents to enter [[Spring Thing 2020]].  Organizer: [[Aaron A. Reed]].
* 24: Deadline for [[The Emily Short Anniversary Contest 2020]]. Organizer: [[Mathbrush]].
* 29: [[Spring Thing 2020]] Deadline for games to be submitted.
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====April 2020====

* 2: [[Spring Thing 2020]] Festival opens. 
* 9:[[Spring Thing 2020]] ribbon nominations opens.

====May 2020====
* 3: [[Spring Thing 2020]] Deadline for ribbon nominations. Festival closes and ribbons announced. 


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