Rules

1. You can submit to any number of categories, but you can only submit one entry per category.
2. You can submit any World Anvil content regardless of creation date, as long as it fits the category requirements.
• Eligibility limitation: work which has either won or been nominated in previous editions of the Worldbuilding Awards/Best of World Anvil since 2020 (inclusive) is not eligible for resubmission in any categories.
• Exception: If you were nominated to a major category in the past, you can submit again this year. However, the limitation still applies to past winners of major categories.
3. You may not edit your entries while they are being judged: entries that don't go to the second voting round can be edited after April 13th. Entries in the second round may not be edited until the end of the voting round on April 26th.
• For full world submissions, this rule applies to the world homepage, meta, and primer/introduction article (if any), as well as the world CSS theme.
4. All submitted works must be public (not private) and published (not draft). You may not set entries as private or draft while they are being voted on.
5. All art used must be clearly labelled with the artist's name, e.g. beneath the image, in the author's notes, footer, global footer, or similar. If you are the artist, you must credit yourself. You must have explicit permission and rights of the original artist to use their work.
6. Duplicate votes (i.e. multiple votes submitted by the same person) will be removed.
7. Entries to the Awards may only be submitted to one category (rule introduced on March 19th due to unexpected technical constraints).
8. The World Anvil Team reserves the right to disqualify entries deemed to be problematic regardless of the vote results. Please take a look at the Etiquette policy to learn what's considered problematic content on World Anvil.
9. Similarly, World Anvil retains the right to arbitrate and/or change the rules where necessary to uphold the spirit and integrity of this event and the community. We will communicate changes as necessary.
10. As always, World Anvil claims no ownership over your original work.

Categories

Voting and judging process

Prizes

• Participation badge: awarded to all submitters.
• Nominee rosette: for shortlisted works.
• Winner rosette: for the winner of each category.

• A physical trophy
• A spot in the Worldbuilding Awards showcase page

FAQ