Competition news

This page is no longer updated. All of the contents on this page are set out in the relevant annual pages, beginning with News in 2015.

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. Organizer: Aaron A. Reed.
• 9: Twiny Jam ends. 239 entries. 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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 2020 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.

December 2019

• 1: Ectocomp 2019 (probably) Award date.

2020

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.

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.
• 25: NarraScope 2020 Game Jam Submissions open. Hosted by NarraScope, katherine, dvd.

June 2020

• 3: IntroComp 2020 Intents to Enter Accepted. Organizer: Xalavier Nelson Jr.
• 5: The Next Adventure Jam Submissions open. Hosted by Adventuron.
• 8: NarraScope 2020 Game Jam Submissions due.
• 30: IntroComp 2020 Intent to Enter Deadline.

July 2020

• 1: IF Comp 2020 Open for entry registration and prize donation. Open for authors to declare their intent to enter. Organizer: Jacqueline Ashwell.
• 4: The Next Adventure Jam Submissions due.
• 31: IntroComp 2020 Excerpt Submission Deadline.

August 2020

• 31: IntroComp 2020 Voting Deadline.

September 2020

• 1: IF Comp 2020 The last date that authors can register their intent to enter.
• 15: IntroComp 2020 Result Post Deadline.
• 28: IF Comp 2020 The last date that authors can upload their games to the competition site.

October 2020

• 1: IF Comp 2020 The games are released to the public, and the judging period begins.
• 1: Ectocomp 2020 opening deadline.
• 30: Ectocomp 2020 closing deadline.

November 2020

• 16: Ectocomp 2020 Award date.
• 29: IF Comp 2020 All votes must be submitted by the end of the day.

2021

February 2021

• 10: Text Adventure Literacy Jam announced. Organizer: Chris Ainsley.
• 17: Concurso de iniciación a las aventuras de texto announced. Organizer: Chris Ainsley.
• 25: Text Adventure Literacy Jam, Concurso de iniciación a las aventuras de texto Submissions open.

March 2021

• 31: Text Adventure Literacy Jam, Concurso de iniciación a las aventuras de texto Submissions due.

April 2021

• 1: Text Adventure Literacy Jam, Concurso de iniciación a las aventuras de texto The games are released to the public, and the judging period begins.

May 2021

• 1: ParserComp 2021: Submission Window Open.
• 4: Text Adventure Literacy Jam, Concurso de iniciación a las aventuras de texto Judging period ends. Winners announced.

June 2021

• 30: ParserComp 2021: Submission Window Closes.

July 2021

• 1: ParserComp 2021: Voting Opens.
• 1: IF Comp 2021: Open for authors to declare their intent to enter. Organizer: Jacqueline Ashwell.
• 31: ParserComp 2021: Voting Closes.

August 2021

• 1: ParserComp 2021: Results Announced.

September 2021

• 1: IF Comp 2021: Last day for authors to declare intent to enter.
• 28: IF Comp 2021: Submissions due

October 2021

• 1: IF Comp 2021: Voting opens.

November 2021

• 15: IF Comp 2021: Voting closes.

2022

January 2022

• 17: Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022: Last day for registration and submission.
• 31: Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022: Voting closes.

February 2022

• 5: Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022: Results announced.

March 2022

• 1: ParserComp 2022: Registrations open
• 1: Spring Thing 2022: Deadline to declare intent to enter.
• 21: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2022: Jam starts.
• 31: Spring Thing 2022: Deadline for submissions.

April 2022

• 5: Spring Thing 2022: Entries available to play.
• 30: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2022: Final day for submissions.

May 2022

• 1: ParserComp 2022: Submissions open
• 10: Spring Thing 2022: Ribbon nominations close; winners announced.

June 2022

• 30: ParserComp 2022: Deadline for registrations and submissions (23:59 GMT); voting begins

July 2022

• 1: IFComp 2022: Open for authors to declare their intent to enter.
• 31: ParserComp 2022: Voting closes; results announced.

September 2022

• 1: IFComp 2022: Deadline for authors to declare their intent to enter.
• 28: IFComp 2022: Deadline for authors to submit their games.

October 2022

• 1: IFComp 2022: Games released, judging begins.

November 2022

• 15: IFComp 2022: Voting ends.