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 Best First Chapter and was careful to specify that "The Magus" is the chapter I want to enter, not the weak first half of my prologue...
UPDATE (7/1/2024) - Did not win, had not been accepted as an entry.