Ancilla's Awards and Reviews
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This is a portfolio of awards and reviews that Ancilla and its art gallery, Wild Is the Wind, have received, both on Wattpad and in the real world, due to being entered in real-world contests in addition to those on Wattpad. (I self-published Ancilla commercially about a month before I published an edition of it on Wattpad).
Ancilla's rate of winning contests on Wattpad, according to Google's calculator, is about one contest in three - one in two if I only look at the contests that did not fizzle out before completing. To break it down further, if Ancilla wins anything at all, it is slightly more likely to get First Place than anything else. Real-world contest win rate: zero.
Cost of losing real-world contests: almost a thousand dollars. Oof. Fortunately, this was not all spent at once, but I don't think I'll make a practice of entering contests in the future unless they come with a professional review that justifies the money spent.
For general wins and losses, refer to my 2024 and 2025 Books of Contests. This portfolio displays reviews, score sheets, comments, press releases, and interviews.
Nearly all the material contained herein is glowing and positive (of course) but I have also tucked in some negative material and contest fails, including a downright withering review from some guy at IndieReader.
Dear reader, I hope you find this entertaining. If you are an independent pro author like me, I hope you also find it useful for your journey to success.