Competition news
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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. 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 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 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 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.
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.