2022-2023 Winners

Over the course of June-November 2023, 11 judges read through 333 submissions from 213 creators.

These are the 20 winners.

A Collection of Improving Exercises

Writing, Design, Illustration by Timothy Hutchings
Editing, Proofreading by E2 Industries (Ezra Claverie)

Beam Saber

Created by Austin Ramsay
Editing and Page Layout by Christine Blight
Opening Story by Austin Walker
Microfic by Takuma Okada
Final Editing by Lauren McManamon
Final Layout by Sasha Reneau
Cover art by Vincent Patrick
Interior art by Vincent Patrick, Cory McDaniel, Mal Peters, Christine Blight, Atlas Sellman, Imani Kelker, Roberto Zoreda Ichaso, Andrew Ferris, Ardal Then, Jess Whitmore, Ben Fleuter, Sasha Reneau
Sensitivity Reading by Shay Erlich, Ray Berry
Cartography by: Kate Moody, Christine Blight

CBR+PNK Augmented

Created by Emanoel Melo
Featuring work from Catscratcher Studio, Leonardo Az e vedo

The Cross Stitch

Design by Ben Mansky
Editing by Philipp Teich and Tiff Ting
Playtesters: Tiff Ting, Chrissi Heil, Aidan Fischer, Carter Long, Deniz Kesmen, and Peter Brøgger

Downtime in Zyan

Created by Ben Laurence
Art by Evlyn Moreau
Layout by Lester B. Portley

The Electrum Archive – Issue #01

Writing, Layout by Emiel Boven
Editing, Development by Ava Islam

Fedora Noir

Created by Caroline Hobbs and Morgan Stinson
Art by Scott Allen
Setting Writing by Alex Roscura Guerrero, Jessie Rainbow, Marc Hobbs, Maxine Scheen, Orion Canning, Robert Bruce, Sharang Biswas, Sythana Winterthorn

Writing by B. Everett Dutton, Ripley Caldwell, T.H. Cochlin, Back-Alley Coalition, Max Danley
Proofreading, editing, and sensitivity reading by T.H. Cochlin & Back-Alley Coalition
Illustration, Layout by B. Everett Dutton

Flabbergasted! A Comedic Roleplaying Game

Created by Chelsea and Fleur Sciortino
Cover Art by Ricardo Bessa
Illustrations by Andy Bennett, Dozerdraws, Fleur Sciortino, Daniela “iella” Attard
Editing by Amber Logsdon
Sensitivity Reading by Hannah Givens