Open World Press is a publisher of

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s, founded in 2001 by Ed Cha, best known for its "World of Whitethorn" series of adventure settings. It is a member of

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, a fulfillment house for publishers of

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s. Open World Press was nominated as "The Most Exciting New Company to Emerge" in 2003 by GameWyrd.{{Cite web, url=http://www.gamewyrd.com/awards/wgwa2003.php, title = GNHome In 2005, "World of Whitethorn 1B: The Village of Oester" published by Open World Press was nominated for an ENnie as "Best Adventure of the Year". In that same year, Open World Press gave permission to author William Kooiker to publish the

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"Tower of Ruin" based on the characters and plotline in "World of Whitethorn 1B: The Village of Oester".

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* World of Whitethorn 1A: The Hamlet of Thumble * World of Whitehtorn 1B: The Village of Oester

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