Submissions for IGF 2013 now open; $60,000 up for grabs

Developers can submit their games till
October 17th, and then the long process of playing,
judging, and whittling will begin.
Besides the plaudits the winners
receive there is also the very attractive prize money. $60,000 is up
for grabs this year, though half of that goes to the winner of the
Seamus McNally Grand Prize. Previous winners have included Minecraft,
Monaco, and Darwinia. The keen-eyed reader amongst you will have
noticed that Monaco hasn't been released yet, the IGF is rare in that
the winner can be in any state of development when it is submitted.
So, often, the money can be a useful in getting the thing finished
and out the door.
The finalists won't be announced to
January, and even then the winners aren't decided until March, where
they're announced during GDC. But if you are an independent developer
you should send you games this
way if you want to be in with a shot.