Competition news

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.

November 2020

• 25: IF Comp 2020 All votes must be submitted by the end of the day.