Prizes have always been a fun part of IF events. Rather than give numerical rankings and tiered prizes, we like to do something different: gather interesting, useful, quirky, or funny prizes into a general pool. Authors got to select a prize from the pool in random order until authors or prizes run out. Winning a ribbon does not change selection order or your chance of getting a prize.
The prizes donated for the 2018 festival were:
- Digital copies (via Steam, Itch, etc.) of any three narrative games nominated for a 2017 IndieCade award, donated by the festival organizer (details)
- A Steam or Humble key for The Cat Lady, donated by Jason Dyer
- A Steam or Humble key for Kentucky Route Zero, donated by Jason Dyer
- An Itch.io or Steam key for Dialogue: A Writer's Story, donated by Florencia Minuzzi
- A print copy of If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino, donated by Mark Marino
A one-year Regular Membership to the Electronic Literature Organization, donated by the ELO- Two hours of proofing or editing services for any written work, donated by freelance editor Alison De Almeida
Keep in mind that part of your prize donation, if it's a physical item, is the cost of shipping it to the recipient, who may be from a different country than you. The festival organizer may be able to help subsidize shipping if you have a cool prize idea but can't afford to ship it. Delivery of prizes won't happen until after the festival closes in May.