Hi all,
Mods - not sure if this type of post is allowed or not, so feel free to remove it if you like but if you are new to coding, then might I suggest Adventuron as a way of making a simple (or complex if you like) "interactive fiction" style games (with optional graphic) and distributing in a single HTML5 application.
As two IF engines are mentioned in the jam main page, I thought I'd make potential partipants aware of my own engine, which is targeted at absolute beginners with zero prior coding experience.
It's fully documented here:
https://adventuron.io/docs/tut
Adventuron is free for non commercial use, no login required.
You can code in your browser or chromebook (editor requires desktop browser currently, games run on mobile FINE):
Chris A (Creator of Adventuron)