When writing 'Any Port in a Storm', for some reason I kept listening to 'Kool in the Kaftan' by B A Robertson. Strange, because it doesn't really suit the style of adventure, whereas Scottish ballad 'The Dark Island' probably does.

Yaztromo
Sun Sep 29 22:33:04 2013

Hi Robert Douglas, I enjoyed "Any Port in a Storm".
Thank you for writing it!

There are quite a few Windhammer gamebooks this year that are really really enjoyable!

Robert Douglas
Mon Sep 30 00:22:06 2013

@ Yaztromo,

Thanks for the compliment.

Robert Douglas
Tue Oct 1 20:45:09 2013

Many authors get asked if their characters are alter egos. Just for the record, I envy APIAS's character Nick for his confidence and good fortune in having a kind yet spirited fiancé in Tess. By contrast, for me it's a bit like that song 'Searching' by China Black - first two lines of the main chorus, anyway.

Yaztromo
Thu Oct 3 09:55:04 2013

yesterday I finished reading all 14 Windhammer gamebooks and I really enjoyed most of them.
There's something good for every taste.
Maybe some of them will end up here, as it happened in the past...

duffmeister
Tue Oct 29 22:56:24 2013

The 2013 Windhammer competition's almost over folks. 30/10/13 is the last day when you can vote for you three favourite entries. There's been some great variety this year.

Robert Douglas
Wed Oct 30 14:24:01 2013

Although voting ends on 30th, we won't know the results for another week after that.

D-L-T
Thu Oct 31 04:13:35 2013

Just read "any port in a storm" - Robert Douglas' entry in this year's Windhammer prize. great book, got my vote.

Yaztromo
Thu Oct 31 08:19:27 2013

I think that the Scarlet Thief and Out of Time are above the other entries, but this year the "harvesting" was very good and most entries are really interesting.
I hope that quite a few of them will end on this site :-)

Wayne Densley
Fri Nov 8 06:22:51 2013

Notification of Results for the 2013 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction

Arborell.com is proud to announce that the winner of the 2013 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction is Philip Armstrong for his excellent paranormal adventure, 'Normal Club. Merit awards have also been awarded to Ramsay Duff for his outstanding steampunk adventure, The Scarlet Thief, and to Paul Struth for his remarkable sci-fi adventure, Out of Time.

This year sees the introduction of a series of Commendation Awards and Arborell.com is pleased to announce that these awards have been won by Marty Runyon for his crime story, The Independence Job, to Andy Moonowl for his fantasy adventure, Tipping Point, and to Nicholas Stillman for his pre-apocalyptic Western, Gunlaw. Well done to all participants and congratulations to this year's winners.

Fourteen entries were accepted for this year's competition and the interest generated by them has been overwhelming. In the six weeks of the voting period the number of visitors attending the competition web-page more than doubled over last year, with a commensurate increase in downloads and voting numbers. I would very much like to thank all the readers who voted in the Windhammer Prize and to all those who provided feedback to the authors. Without your consideration this competition would be short-lived indeed.

I have said in past competitions that it is no small thing to ask entrants to write original gamebooks for the Windhammer Prize. To write a gamebook (even one that must be limited to 100 sections) requires considerable time and creative effort. It is the type of writing project that can take months to accomplish and I appreciate greatly the work done by all the authors who entered this year's competition. I hope that all consider forwarding an entry for the 2014 Windhammer Prize.

As has been the case in past years all entries have now been placed into the Windhammer Prize gamebook archive and can be accessed from that page along with all other gamebooks submitted to the competition since 2008.

To view the winning entries and for all other information regarding the Windhammer Prize please go to :
http://www.arborell.com/windhammer_prize.html
All entries can be found in the gamebook archive at: http://www.arborell.com/gamebook_archive.html
Further information regarding the sponsor of this competition can be found at http://www.arborell.com/

May Glory and Renown follow all who have found success in this year's Windhammer Prize.

Regards
Wayne Densley
2013 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction
Chronicles of Arborell
http://www.arborell.com/

Anonymous
Tue Nov 12 13:23:18 2013

I saw the results of Windhammer competition 2013 and I think that there are a couple of gamebooks that were worth a better evaluation: Any Port in a Storm and Redundant!
I wonder if they could be hosted in this site...

Wayne Densley
Fri Aug 1 01:21:40 2014

Entries now being accepted for the 2014 Windhammer Prize.

Arborell.com is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2014 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction. Entries are now being accepted with the initial submission phase running from the 1st of August to the 7th of September. All prospective entrants should note that there have been some changes to the entry guidelines. These changes include an increase in the maximum entry length to 25,000 words and clarification of how illustrations and graphics can be used.

Now in its seventh year this contest is proudly sponsored by arborell.com and continues as a means to promote the gamebook genre, and to provide exposure within a competitive environment for aspiring gamebook authors. In particular this prize values creative and original works of gamebook fiction. The challenge given to those who wish to participate the development of a full gamebook experience whilst meeting stringent requirements regarding length and original content. This competition is open to all gamebook writers and requires no entry fee or other costs.

All information regarding this year's comp including full entry guidelines, competition schedule and prize details can be found at the Windhammer Prize webpage at http://www.arborell.com/windhammer_prize.html

For more information on the Chronicles of Arborell gamebook series, sponsors of this competition, go to http://www.arborell.com/

May Glory and Renown follow all who enter.

Regards
Wayne Densley
2014 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction
http://www.arborell.com/windhammer_prize.html

Yaztromo
Sun Sep 28 09:11:34 2014

@Robert Douglas
Is there any chance that we will see Any port in a storm (from last year entries) on this site?

Robert Douglas
Sun Sep 28 09:56:14 2014

@ Yaztromo,

You can find it in the Downloads section of this site. However, if you're referring to an edited, 'option-click' version (the list on the left-hand side) then it's really a question for the webmeister.

Regrettably, I haven't entered this year's Windhammer as I'm concentrating on the second Sean Calibre gamebook. I would wish good luck to all participants - there's not as many as last year, however! - and I promise to one day properly read as many fan-written adventures as I can....once things calm down at my end.

tammy
Sat Nov 8 00:44:22 2014

This is a major setback and very embarrassing. You probably won't see any more gamebooks from me in future.

Wayne Densley
Sat Nov 8 00:49:32 2014

Notification of Results for the 2014 Windhammer Prize

Hi all,

Arborell.com is pleased to announce that the 2014 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction has been won by Paul Struth for his outstanding post-war gothic horror entry, The Sacrifice. Merit awards have been won by Philip Armstrong for his trans-dimensional sci-fi adventure The Puttbuster Initiative: Spacetime Golfcrush and Chan Sing Goh for his detailed historical adventure, The Empire's Edge. Commendation awards have also been awarded to Problem? (A Troll Adventure) by Andy Moonowl, Tales of a Captain: To Recruit a Daemon by Stefano Ronchi and The Tomb of Aziris by Sam Beaven. May Glory and Renown follow all who have found success here.

Ten entries were accepted this year, ranging from classic gamebook fantasy to sci-fi sports and the raw edges of horror. It proved a remarkably close and hard-fought competition with all entries being strong contenders. Interest from the gamebook community has been just as strong. Downloads of competition entries increased again this year and for the first time previous year's gamebooks figured also as major download totals. All of this I believe shows a tangible increase in overall interest in the genre and an increasing interest in the Windhammer Prize itself.

The objectives of the prize from the beginning have been to allow new authors to showcase their work and receive feedback from readers, and to test the genre itself, expanding the boundaries of what can be done in interactive gamebook fiction. It is true that this year's entries certainly tested those boundaries and it is good to see the divergence of rule systems and narrative styles that were implemented within these gamebooks.

It is also true that there is a certain discipline that comes with the limitations imposed by the competition rules. 100 sections is not a lot of space to develop and refine a full interactive experience and I believe this year's authors did an excellent job. Well done to all who participated and congratulations to this year's winners.

Regards
Wayne Densley
2014 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction
http://www.arborell.com/windhammer_prize.html

Phil Sadler
Sat Nov 8 04:15:28 2014

What's the problem?

Tammy
Sat Nov 8 19:44:14 2014

No sympathy for the devil.

Yaztromo
Sun Nov 9 15:25:14 2014

this year the average level of the entries was absolutely exceptional!

Stuart Lloyd
Sun Mar 1 11:32:42 2015

The guidelines for the 2015 Windhammer competition are out!

http://www.arborell.com/windhammer_prize.html

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