The annual Interactive Fiction Competition and the XYZZY Awards are the two best-known examples of this category, but there are other competitions out there.
The Annual Interactive
Fiction Competition
The web site for the IF community's premier competition.
XYZZYnews
Eileen Mullin's e-zine, which sponsors the XYZZY Awards.
Find out who won what at the 2008 XYZZY Awards, the IF equivalent of the Oscars.
Find out who won what at the 2007 XYZZY Awards, the IF equivalent of the Oscars.
Find out who won what at the 2006 XYZZY Awards, the IF equivalent of the Oscars.
Find out who won what at the 2005 XYZZY Awards, the IF equivalent of the Oscars.
The results of the 2004 XYZZY Awards.
The results of the 2003 XYZZY Awards.
The results of the 2002 XYZZY Awards.
Another year, another XYZZY Award Ceremony. As per usual we've got a list of who won what and a transcript of the entire ceremony.
The ceremony is over, and the awards for best interactive fiction of 2000 have been handed out. See who won what, and what funny things you missed if you didn't attend the awards ceremony.
There are often discussions about how the annual interactive fiction competition should be changed. But why is the competition structured like it currently is?
Emily Short's competition for short pieces of interactive fiction involving love and romance is over. The games are available; the reviews have been posted. Find out what games were entered and what the panel of judges thought of them.
The 2000 Interactive Fiction Competition has ended and the results are in.