⚙️ Professional Settings in the new interface
We’ve ported all professional article settings over to the new article edit interface! This means you can now edit your article’s SEO fields, as well as passcode settings, easier than ever! Simply edit an article, go to its settings, and find the Professional tab at the top. Check the guide for details!
Check the changelog for the full list of changes and a look into the future!
🗓️ August events
Here’s everything going on this month!
- 🍨 Reading Challenge: After the worldbuilding marathon that is Summer Camp, this month we challenge you to look at your world, check in with your yearly creative resolutions, and even learn from your fellow Anvilites. Check the challenge page for details!
- 🍦 How to find your new favorite author: On August 15th, join us for our community stream as we chat with few Anvilites about how to find cool worldbuilding on World Anvil! Don’t miss the stream on our Twitch channel at 6pm UK/10am Pacific time.
- 🎓 Sage Roundtable: Finishing the darn novel. This month’s Sage event, on August 15th, will be a roundtable to talk about and share tips to finish a novel! Find the link in the Professional Portal.
- ☕ Inner Sanctum Coffee: If you’re a member of the Inner Sanctum, join the bi-monthly Coffee on August 15th, at 4pm UK/8am Pacific! Dimitris and Janet will be discussing recent updates, gathering your feedback, and sharing secret new projects! The link will be shared on the Discord channel on the day.
🔜 Upcoming Events on World Anvil!
Here’s a list of our upcoming challenges and community events, to help you get ready:
- August: After a marathon month of worldbuilding in July, in August we kick back with our Reading Challenge. Move over, trashy beach novels, because this month we’re taking some time to enjoy worldbuilding from the World Anvil multiverse.
- September: “For Flash’s Sake September” will be our non-competitive flash fiction challenge! Watch our community spaces for details when we get closer to the challenge.
- October: The spooky season is upon us! Answer up to 21 one-word prompts with worldbuilding, art, writing, or any other art form.
All our challenges launch first on community live stream, so follow us on Twitch to get the news first!
👕 Get your Summer Camp mugs before it’s too late!
We released our new Summer Camp 2026 merch! Whether you’re looking to wear the Summer Camp colors or simply need a new mug for your beverages of choice (or even get a gift for a friend!), we’ve got you covered. Get your merch now!
💡 Did you know…?
You can create articles as you write! With the Visual Editor, just type @ followed by a new article title, then click the create button. Your new article is created in the background and linked in, and you can expand it later.
📹 YouTube video round-up
Need a little push to improve your worldbuilding? Or want some advice from a professional worldbuilder? Here are our latest YouTube videos:
- The secret to worldbuilding countries: Don’t just focus on borders and political systems, because a nation isn’t just geography, government, or even culture. It’s a story people tell themselves about what home means, and who they are!
- Pleasure buttons that make your worldbuilding irresistible: What makes readers obsessively return to Middle Earth, rereading the books and rewatching the films year after year? The answer lives in your brain! Here’s how to achieve this in your own world.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay on top of all our latest videos.
🌟 Community highlight: Fate’s Misfits
For this month’s community highlight, gather around the fireplace for the epic tale of five misfits who reshaped the epic fantasy world of Varisia. Created by Make lore, not war, this won the Most Beautiful World category, chosen by Cody Pondsmith, in the Worldbuilding Awards 2026! Check out Fate’s Misfits.
Here’s what Make lore, not war, the author, had to say about this:
When I first started writing Fate’s Misfits, I was trying to figure out how to tell a story set in an existing world like Pathfinder and really make it mine. The breakthrough came when I realized that what I loved most about our long-running campaign wasn’t just the adventures, but the characters.
Tabletop RPGs are one of my greatest passions, and these characters have become genuine friends to me. That might sound strange to some people, but I have a feeling most beans on World Anvil know exactly what I mean. Being able to tell their stories and watch their lives receive the Most Beautiful World award has been completely unexpected and absolutely thrilling!
Fate’s Misfits is, above all, a love letter to our forever GM, my wonderful husband, Arktouro, and to all the unforgettable moments we shared around the table.
World Anvil gave those memories a home. It turned years of adventures into something I could share with others. On top of that, it brought some incredible new friends into my life, and for that I’ll always be thankful.
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