Been struggling with spoons this week but I got myself to read the entries and cast my votes in time, phew! It was hard to choose, great job everyone!
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Sorry for the delay in the announcement I had a small medical issue (I am ok now Thankfully)
@Wannabe_Human A summer without flowers
@valence Through night and wind
Are the double winners
2 @Keira Keira Ways of a Roseborn
3 @quartz Quarz Deliriumās wake
4 @Jacic Jacid Find and Keeper @CodedQuill Codequill The Telling
Are the top 5 of this year, this was a very very close voting
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Well done to everyone!
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@poison_mara To me, health always comes first! Really glad to hear youāre alright now, and thank you so much for all the work you put into running the jam. Truly appreciate it!
To all the writers, building on @nocturnal_stillness 's words, letās give ourselves a pat on the back! It takes real dedication (and maybe a touch of madness) to bring our ideas to life under a tight deadline. And I must say, every entry has its own charm and added something special to this jam.
And to the readers and voters, thank you for taking the time to read our stories and cast your votes. Personally, I feel your support plays a part in keeping the creative spirit alive.
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Well said, all the entries were good in their own way, and the charm and dedication of the authors who wrote them is evident to see.
Tales of a Hedge Witch is undoubtedly an example of the little story that could. It was a great idea that was trimmed due to the time constraints, but now that the Jam is over, I can always go back and let it grow some more.
The same goes for everyone. Now that the time limit is over, you can take your time polishing the idea even further.
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Yeah, to all of you writers you can now improve, add content or change stuff or even reuse. This year was one of the most close in voting and shows that level is raising.
I am very proud on writers and the community in general. And I am sure Brittany would feel proud of how the community worked on it.
She was the first person I talked about making a jam so many years ago. And she was my main moral supporter as well. I hope that she would be proud of this.
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There is no doubt in my mind that Brittany would be proud of how hard everyone has worked. And @poison_mara I know sheāll be twice as proud of you. She isnāt here to post, but she is certainly cheering you on from wherever she is now 
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Wow! Thank you to @poison_mara for running the competition and to all the other writers for really making it one! Echoing othersā sentiments, I enjoyed reading everyoneās diverse work and congratulations to everyone taking part, readers included!
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Really glad that you managed to host the jam and hope that you are well.
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This was a lot of fun again this year! I had a great time working on it and playing through all the entries!
@poison_mara Thank you again for hosting this. Doing the Jam is one of my favorite times of year!
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Yeah, thank you for hosting Mara ā was an amazing writing prompt and I think we ended up with some great stories out of this. While Iām a little down that I didnāt place, thatās the haps ā I still believe in Celtic Cry and hope to get back to it sometime in 2026 when I have time (also Blood & Blooms too) . . . also, the other stories that didnāt place were pretty strong too. LiliArch, your story was super fun, and it was nice to finally get to play one of your games! And Nocturnal_Stillness I gotta say Hedge Witch was my personal fav this year ā cool female prot with magic and a catching back story? Check! Fun and intriguing game play and back story? Totally check! What wasnāt to like? So good in my opinion ā I hope you continue on with it eventually. But yeah, super strong crop of games ā there was some amazing writing here and there, some fascinating plot concepts, and some wonderfully disturbing stuff here and there. And I made my goal of finally getting to try a jam, so Iāll mark that down on one life goal complete.
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@poison_mara Thank you for hosting, hope your well!
Congratulation to everyone who entered, you should be extremely proud of yourselves!
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Thank you, glad you liked it. I had to trim a lot back due to getting overcomplicated with some of the code, which caused significant delays. Therefore, I had to cut things so I could meet the deadline.
Iām back to working on Quiver now but I will definitely try and expand on Tales of a Hedge Witch
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Congratulations to everyone! I hope weāll meet again same time next year with even more authors and readers.
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Congratulations to all who participated! Iām still writing up my overall thoughts on the entries, but I can say my top 2 were Deliriumās Wake and The Telling!
Not sure if this is the place to post this, but does anyone have any feedback for my story A Summer Without Flowers? Iām thinking of submitting it as a hosted game after I add a few more scenes (considering an entire loop of the story where you play through the whole thing from Abnobaās perspective) and tinker with some of the aspects I feel are weaker, but Iām curious to see if anyone has any specific compliments/critiques.
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Iām happy to hear my story made it to your top 2 list. Your story was one of my favories as well. I loved the poetic style of your prose. It kept me hooked and some passages were very unsettling (in a good way). I liked the atmosphere you created even though I was confused while reading some parts of the story (but I donāt think thatās your fault as a story teller, I may have been plagued by the media literacy of a sack of potatoes while reading it).
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I loved how surreal it was, but I donāt know if that counts as specific or not. Thatās all I have though, sorry!
Thanks! Iām happy for how it turned out, for how rushed I had to write 
I mean, I wanted to make it longer, but, well. Needs must. And I somehow ended up putting myself under a ridiculous symmetry constraint, so I preeeettty much botched the ending, but hey, I finished with multiple hours to spare!
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I cant give you exahustive feedback due I only did a run of each game so far (i will give feedback to everyone after a more throughout testing)
But I certainly think that with a further expansion of flavour text and customization routes is a solid publication game
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Iām sorry I didnāt notice this thread until now (real life stuff on my end like helping my GF with the passing of her mother), but I just want to say I think Eiwynn would be proud of you @poison_mara . I know I am.
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Thank you for saying this. We have to keep the fire burning in memory of the ones who died.
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