We're very excited to announce the winners of Summer Camp 2025! Congratulations to EVERYONE who participated—building up your world is an amazing prize in itself!
Winners list
Community award winners
The four community award winners will get a World Anvil mug as their prize!
- Most helpful camper: Polina "Line" Arteev
- Most improved: Connie Ruotsalainen
- Most inspiring world: Crux Umbra, by Imagica
- Human of the Match: Keon Croucher
Prompt winners
All 32 themed prompts had a sponsor, who chose their favorite entry to the prompt among all the Competitors who submitted to it. These are their picks and the prizes they'll get!
| Prompt | Winner | Article | Prize | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A myth about a legendary food or drink | Snow Celeste | The biscuits of the gentle hand | Deck of Worlds with the Cartography expansion | drunkenpanda951 |
| A substance known for its unique smell | Demongrey | Bottled sleep | $50 USD Gift Certificate for DriveThruRPG | Chris L |
| A profession related to spirituality or philosophy | Tyrdal | Karylni'ra | $50 USD gift certificate to CZEPEKU (or another worldbuilder/gamemaster creative support product for your world) | Tlcassis Polgara | Arrhynsia | Eryia | Compendium |
| A charity dedicated to helping those in need | Harrison | Appledance's Hearth | GenCon Mystery Math-Rocks & More! | Haly, the Moonlight Bard |
| A ritual related to agriculture | J. Variable X/0 | KORK Annual All-Realms Barn Dance Hoedown Shinging & Farm Auction | Editing and feedback on four articles plus $25 USD gift card to World Anvil | Lady Wynter |
| A species that feeds through a symbiotic relationship | Imagica | Emoshrooms | A $50 USD gift card for the World Anvil Store | 0nnia |
| A condition you can get from eating specific foods | Mochi | Magical surge | Editing of an article (below 2500 words) and a $100 USD gift card to Cantrip Candles | Barron |
| A delicious staple found on every dinner table | Graeme Barber | Colonial Porridge | A set of liquid core polyhedral dice from FanRoll up to $80 USD in value | HippieDrillSgt |
| An organization rooted in controversial principles | hcraven | Salaris Herald | A copy of Root (or bundle of Root expansions if you already own the game) | Ondo |
| A myth surrounding the birth of an important person in your world | Moonie | Love like a natural disaster | Winner's choice of a PDF rulebook: Daggerheart, Cyberpunk RED, Urban Shadows (2e), Traveller | Kat Bradbury |
| A character known for their numerous progeny | Aelyrya Payne | Cliodhna | A bust-up character painting | ZeusKoralius |
| A foundational document for a country, religion, or other organization | Blue Fairy 74 | Order's bull of the wise flame | A $30 USD gift card for the World Anvil Store | World Anvil Team |
| A garment traditionally associated with a culture | J. Variable X/0 | Lannayerd | A Scarf of Holding to store your dice, important secret letters, and mid-day snacks. | Rachel Bentz |
| The place of origin of a people in your world | RiverFang | Elven forest | Summer Camp beach towel | Secondhand |
| An ancient tongue from which many common idioms spring | Mila TheBookWorm | Talaséan | A $50 USD gift card to Wyvern's Hoard | Lynea |
| A war that resulted in the creation of something new | Imagica | The end war | A $100 USD gift card for the World Anvil Store | Dimitris Romeo Havlidis |
| A settlement that has been rebuilt several times | Demongrey | Sama-sama laut | Winner's choice between a bundle of Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft, or a $50 USD gift card to either the World Anvil store or Hero Forge. | Imagica |
| An ever-changing location that requires its inhabitants to adapt | Amélie I. S. Debruyne | Duelling arena | A $30 USD gift card for the World Anvil Store | World Anvil Team |
| A subculture that appeared due to social changes | Menatith | Ohesa | $100 USD gift card for an online store, including Paizo, Kobold Press, HeroForge, and much more. | Tillerz |
| A transformation caused by a celestial body | Kwyn Marie | Sun's tan | Indie RPG Bundle from Snowbright Studio | Polina "Line" Arteev |
| A formation known for its adaptability | DaewomerEshe | The azure lancers | Lifetime Introductory Intern Membership on her Ko-Fi page | Lexi Con (WordiGirl) |
| A technology invented to prevent or delay a transformation | Tlcassis Polgara | Arrhynsia | Eryia | Compendium | Arcane construct | Any class taught by Deleyna at No Stress Writing Academy, or $50 WA gift certificate. | Deleyna Marr |
| A ritual that's changed meaning throughout the years | rugrat0ne | Gloaming | Master Guild Membership to World Anvil | |
| A species that undergoes a metamorphosis | Rin Garnett | Dawn spirit | £50 art commission based on winning prize | Mochi |
| A recently created title or honor | Jaxon Lee Rose | The Emberhand | $50 USD World Anvil shop gift card | Nulcheck |
| A building that hasn't been finished yet | Arger Growler | Yanar's Monument - The "Spectral Wall" | Grandmaster subscription to World Anvil | Kwyn Marie |
| A visionary that changed the course of history | Chris Crowe | Evelyn Conway | An original art piece inspired by the winning article, plus a digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| A new condition unknown in olden times | Mila TheBookWorm | Veilshimmer syndrome | Lapham's Quarterly Box Set | Travakh |
| A cutting edge technology expected to change the future | Imagica | Chronovault | A $60 USD digital gift card for a writing or TTRPG training class with The Storytelling Collective | George Sanders |
| An idealist manifesto published by a movement, political party, or other organization | Inara Reynolds | The Ashlight Manifesto | A real warhammer! | Absinthe |
| An organization seen as the next superpower | Nightone | Poitkens Verlag | A $100 USD gift card for the World Anvil Store | Janet Forbes |
| A vehicle hailed as the transport of tomorrow | Tonarus | YHS Ironoath | $50 USD gift card for an online store, including Paizo, Kobold Press, HeroForge, and much more. | Michael Chandra |
Prize draw winners
Out of all Competitors who won Summer Camp (i.e. completed 8 prompts or more), we drew the following random names! Some of these prizes are offered by community members.
| Winner | Prize | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Grayish | 2 tickets to D20@Sea, the EPIC D&D Cruise run by Events.Cruises | D20 CRUISE |
| Kereminde | Wooden box with two bone dice | Absinthe |
| Bob O'Brien | Deck of Worlds+cartography expansion | drunkenpanda951 |
| Mark0 | $50 USD gift card for an online store, including Paizo, Kobold Press, HeroForge, and much more. | Tillerz |
| chibiheidi | $50 USD gift card for an online store, including Paizo, Kobold Press, HeroForge, and much more. | Tillerz |
| 13pastmidnight | $50 USD gift card for an online store, including Paizo, Kobold Press, HeroForge, and much more. | Michael Chandra |
| Zoie Rawlings | Winner's choice of sharp edge dice from FanRoll, up to $40 in value | HippieDrillSgt |
| Julien P | Lore Master's Deck Physical + PDF | Haly, the Moonlight Bard |
| Tris (necromancertris) | Lapham's Quarterly Box Set | Travakh |
| Szeipusz | Custom art or audio for your world | John Millington |
| Danielle | $50 USD World Anvil gift cards | HippieDrillSgt & Haly, the Moonlight Bard |
| Michael Chandra | $50 USD World Anvil gift cards | HippieDrillSgt & Haly, the Moonlight Bard |
| ZeusKoralius | $50 USD World Anvil gift cards | HippieDrillSgt & Haly, the Moonlight Bard |
| Patricia | $50 USD World Anvil gift cards | HippieDrillSgt & Haly, the Moonlight Bard |
| Jared | Character portrait drawing | Ørvar Blackwood |
| Alex the Creatrix | Landscape illustration | Ørvar Blackwood |
| Warriors_25 | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Alex | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Haly, the Moonlight Bard | Wooden box with two bone dice | Absinthe |
| Jacob-W | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| nnce | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Nathalia Books | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Elijah Hemlock | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Stringman99 | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Rachel Bentz | Wooden box with two bone dice | Absinthe |
| Lifetime Temporary Dependency Membership (one of her Ko-Fi rewards) | Lexi Con (WordiGirl) | |
| Myth Magic | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| WellsyGaming | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Laurabones | Summer Camp Spiral Bound Notebook | World Anvil |
| Solstice | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| SparkyTheSec0nd | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| Isaac A. Thompson | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| StoryArcs&Subplots | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| Darth_Nikolas | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| PrippyMontyPoppyCock | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| localmushroomwitch | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| Myth Cross | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| Alexis Midnight | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| Valentine Myers | A digital bundle of "The Blood of Seven Queens" issues 1-6 | E. Christopher Clark |
| drunkenpanda951 | Wooden box with two bone dice | Absinthe |
