To keep myself from losing track of:
all the contests I've entered,
all the contests I've volunteered myself as a judge (or let myself be voluntold into judging),
all the books I've had to read as a contestant or as a judge,
all the deadlines,
a...
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I entered Ancilla in the Paranormal category, judged by SSears90, and read Meet Me At Midnight, which was a really interesting "what if" novella about the youngest member of BTS being bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire. The band members seem so close-knit. I actually got a lump in my throat reading about their interactions. That's what family ought to be like.
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UPDATE (6/5/2024) - Did not win or place. However, I got this gorgeous participation certificate/consolation prize. I don't usually display consolation prizes, but this is too beautiful not to, even if the community did use a template (going by Pinterest suggestions made to me after I pinned the certificate) rather than making something original.
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I also got a thorough review.
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All in all, this was an awesome experience.
A lot of my best reviews have come from contests in which I didn't even win an honorable mention. (By best I mean most useful). This is a good reason to keep on entering contests, I think.
