XYZZY Awards
The XYZZY Awards are an event to recognize extraordinary interactive fiction, serving a similar role to the Academy Awards or Grammy Awards but for a far smaller community. The XYZZY awards have been presented yearly in the early spring since 1996 by Eileen Mullin, the editor of ifMUD.
The XYZZY Awards have recognized a wide variety of games, and are seen by many as a contrast to the Interactive Fiction Competition, which favors short works and uses a different structure for judging and voting.
XYZZY Awards are given in ten categories:
