#WAWA2026

Hello friends! Hope you’re all doing well and staying inspired! I’ve been a bit quiet since wrapping up Adventure April because: new job, new schedule, and still figuring out how life fits together again. But I couldn’t not come back to say this… This year’s WAWA absolutely blew me away! First, seeing so many friends from this community getting nominated and winning? Unreal. You know who you are and you’re all incredible <3 And then… my own work won! My Aether Train article won in Pillars of Progress, and I’m so happy it came from a world I genuinely love building. I am so grateful to anyone that voted for it! And then came the part I still haven’t fully processed: Fate’s Misfits won Most Beautiful World. I… genuinely didn’t expect that. At all. This world means a lot to me, it started as a game and grew into something much bigger, a web of stories, moments, and shared experiences. Seeing it recognized like this is… yeah. I’m still catching up to it. I’m just really, really grateful. Huge congratulations to all the winners, this year was stacked with amazing work. And of course, a massive thank you to the STC for the constant support, kindness, and chaos we all share <3 Finally, I have to give a slightly more personal shoutout to some lovely beans that won during these WAWA: Tynen, Jondaro, Mochi and Callyxtus. Your wins were so well deserved. Seriously, amazing work! Thank you so much, everyone! And to the World Anvil team: just know you are awesome people!       #WAWA2026

One of my favourite articles, Keystones, is in the running for Best Article of 2026! This is the biggest category I've ever been up for, and my first time in the big leagues. We won a newcomer category during the first Worldbuilding Awards, with Solaris being awarded the Most Beautiful New World, and we've tried to keep the iron hot. In 2023, we won Best Body of Work in Worldember 2023. Could this be the year where Solaris snags a spot in the sky alongside the heroes of World Anvil?

For those of you new to Solaris , it's a space opera set in our little solar system, inspired by mythology and the wonder of looking up at the stars. It's been a sparkly crystal paradise, up until the angelic armies of the sun attacked and laid Mercury to waste.

I write Solaris alongside my cowriter and fiancée Skye. All the art for Solaris is drawn by me in MS Paint, and I made my own theme. No AI or LLMs are involved in any step of the process. I can do all of this because of the wealth of knowledge shared here on the internet, so I try to do my part in sharing what I know as well. You can find a bunch of guides by me in the Post Script of Solaris, as well as links to resources I use, and I've been trying to update all my articles with a authors note about my inspirations.

This year I also got my second nomination for Strength & Honor with Operation War Dove, the article that gave me my first ever win on World Anvil when it was picked as the winning conflict article that Summer Camp. The overview of the tech of my setting, Crystal Technology, was also nominated for Pillars of Progress. Both of these categories are voted on by you, and I highly recommend you check out all the articles and vote on your favourite!

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Hello beautiful people! I hope you’re all doing well <3

The WAWA 2026 nominees have been revealed, and I am absolutely thrilled to see my work land in two categories!! It’s always a shock to be included alongside such amazing creators and stunning worlds.

First of all, my newest world, Fate’s Misfits, has been nominated for the Most Beautiful World category! This project fills me with so much joy, as it’s a world and story I’ve experienced around the table. The characters live vividly in my mind, each with their own unique lives, and I’m so happy to be able to share them with all of you here.

Then I saw that my Aether Train article has been nominated for the Pillars of Progress category, and I’m incredibly grateful! Crux Umbra is a very different world from the others I write, and my personal favorite. I’m over the moon to see this ghost train arrive here!

Congratulations to all the nominees, as well as to everyone who submitted their work! And a huge thank you to the amazing WA team for the effort they put into reading all these entries. It certainly couldn’t have been easy to choose!

#wawa2026 #wawa

Getting ready for WAWA!

I've submitted everything I plan on entering, and I'm so excited! I've posted all of my entries in my little showcase article above, please feel free to check it out! I'm really proud of my work this year <3

And if you want to check out other people's overview pages, check out this nifty page in the World of Worlds! I assembled it last night, and anyone can submit their overview pages just by commenting the articleblock!

Good luck to everyone participating <3

#mochievements #WAWA #WAWA2026 #WorldbuildingAwards

Hello everyone,

I have finished my submissions for #WAWA2026 after updating my world's theme (and recovering from a sprained knee after being a bit overzealous at the gym...definitely hurts as much as you can imagine. Free advice: if you do any intensive reps of Machine Leg Press, skip the cardio on the gym bike. Thank me later).

I have decided to create a hub featuring the articles I submitted. I encourage you to give them a thorough read over your favorite snacks and comfy spot!

#anvilspace #Worldbuilding #Fantasy #WAWA #WorldbuildingAwards2026

It’s WAWA time again, and I couldn’t be more excited. Another year has wrapped up in the best possible way here on World Anvil, and I am deeply grateful to still be part of this wonderfully creative community.

This hub gathers everything I’ve submitted, simply because I am proud of them and I want to share them with you all. A special thanks to Mochi who convinced me to create such an article again this year!

What about you? Are you submitting anything? If so, let me know! I'd love to check out your wonderful work and showcase your hub articles in mine <3

And if you are still thinking about submitting or not, my only advice is this: JUST DO IT! It is a wonderful celebration of creativity and you have everything to win and nothing to lose.

Take care friends!

#wawa #wawa2026