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. When the festival closes, authors will get to select a prize from the pool in random order until authors or prizes run out. Receiving a ribbon does not change selection order or your chance of getting a prize.
The prizes donated for the 2021 festival were :
- A lifetime license to articy:draft, the interactive storytelling tool helping writers and narrative designers create and keep track of their storylines and manage all narrative content, donated by Articy Software
- Six-month access vouchers to articy:draft (multiple prizes based on the number of festival entrants), donated by Articy Software
- The game LISA by Dingaling (Steam or Humble key), a quirky side-scrolling RPG; donated by Mike Kleine
- Magic in the Mail: Feuding Fae, a story told through letters, objects, and artworks; donated by Felicity Banks
- Murder in the Mail: A Bloody Birthday, a story told through letters, objects, and artworks; donated by Felicity Banks
- An experience from the Mysterious Package Company, prizewinner's choice up to a $150 package, donated by Laralyn McWilliams
- The game Nuclear Throne by Vlambeer (Steam or Humble key), a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter; donated by Mike Kleine
- The gamebook The Secret of the Chatter Blocks by Don Bosco (paperback), a "toy mystery" gamebook for readers age 8-10; donated by the author
- The game Serial Cleaner by Draw Distance (Steam or Humble key), a story-driven, fast-paced stealth/action game; donated by Mike Kleine
- The game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games (Steam or Humble key), a deckbuilder roguelike; donated by Mike Kleine
- A unique pair of print or digital copies of Subcutanean, a horror novel where no two copies are the same, donated by the festival organizer
- The game Unexplored by Ludomotion (Steam or Humble key), an accessible yet challenging action RPG; donated by Mike Kleine