What About Winning Anything 2025?

"Everything is possible if you have enough courage."

Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-

Yes, we are finally brave enough to submit our stuff to this year's World Anvil Worldbuilding Awards. And it doesn't matter if we are nominated. If we don't try, we won't know what it would be like to win. With that in mind, this is my first year participating and I have submitted articles for five of the categories, all of which I wrote exclusively in the last year.

Hearts & Minds

Originally I just wanted to write a simple, unassuming article for the unofficial challenge from Imagica and CoolG and maybe add a few pictures. In the end, it became my biggest achievement for Worldember 2024 and I am very proud of it. Look forward to a tradition that is closely connected to the legend of the eaten sun which gives an insight into the life of the Layikani of the fire continent.

Wondrous Nature

I wrote this article last year for Summer Camp and had a lot of fun developing it. It's always interesting how paths between portals work and I'm very excited to see how my adventurers in my novel project will find their way through. Let yourself be enchanted by an illusory ecosystem. But be careful! Not everything is as rosy and fluffy as it seems at first glance.

Myths & Legends

Our worlds love creation myths and where their inhabitants come from. For Elspeth's unofficial challenge, I wrote this article about the first goblins in my world. You might not notice how comforting writing can be in this article, but if you read between the lines, you might see it.

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Rise of Nations

I wrote the article about the capital of the meadow goblins for the Mapril Challenge of Tillerz and it is my longest article so far. I hope that doesn't put you off, but a city with over 7000 years of history cannot be described in just a few words. In addition, you will find a few travel tips and small maps to help you explore the city.

Pillars of Progress

I've had the idea for this article since the beginning of my project, but I never imagined it would become one of my centerpieces (in the sense of high importance). I wrote it last year for summer camp as well, and have added a lot more in the last month about this uniquely created species of humans. I'm very curious to hear what you say about it.

I wish everyone participating in this year's WAWAs and wondering what about winning anything the best of luck in getting a nomination and maybe even more.