Updates:
          
          Actions, Adventure, and Horror categories are reduced to 5 entries (from 10) due to overall participants’ interest. 
          Adventure and horror categories are still open for applications. ✅
          Romance, fantasy, and action categories are closed for applications. 
          Romance, fantasy, and action category entries are going to be handed over to the judges. ‍⚖️
          Once adventure and horror categories fill up, they'll be handed over to judges, too. 

 Important Announcement! 
          
          Hey everyone! 
          
          Here are some important updates regarding the Gemlight Book Awards:
          
           Contest Changes:
          - Due to insufficient entries in the action, adventure, and horror categories, the submission deadline is extended to the 30th of March. You can now enter any of these categories from both Inkitt and Wattpad. The rest of the schedule remains unchanged. Selected books will be handed over to judges after the 2nd of April.
          
           Entry Requirements Reminder:
          - Make sure your book meets the entry requirements on the day of submission:
            - No more than five reviews on Inkitt.
            - No more than 500 views or 100 likes on Wattpad.
            - Both ongoing and complete works are accepted. For ongoing works, ensure a minimum of 2-3 chapters.
          
          ❌ Category Change:
          - Unfortunately, the poetry category is dropped from the competition due to lack of participant interest.
          
           Best of Luck!
          Wishing all of you the very best of luck for the contest! 
          
          Have a fantastic day! ☀️
          
          Sara Davil,
          Founder of The Writer's Community.

~/../* **The Gemlight Book Awards 2024 Announcement!** */../*
          
           **Genres:** Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Poetry
          
          ️ **Sign up as:**
          - Participant ✍️
          - Judge ‍⚖️‍⚖️
          
           **Details:** [Gemlight Book Awards 2024](https://www.wattpad.com/story/360987358-the-gemlight-book-awards-2024)
          
           **Join the literary celebration!** 

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Round 1 results of Action category:
          1. Smith by Sam B Miller II (inkitt)
          2.Traitor by K Belmonte (inkitt)
          3. Sister Widow Makers by Janel Rae Banfield (inkitt)
          Round 1 results of Romance category:
          1. New Hope Station by Karin Venables (inkitt)
          2. Diary of Danceaholic by The Green Shoes (inkitt)
          3. Forever RiverCreek by Jason Blayne (inkitt) ♥

Since one of our writer's pulled their submission off from the contest, there is a vacancy in erotica. Any one interested please DM us here with book name, link and author name.

New Schedule: Awards open on May 15, 2022.
          
          Submissions deadline on July 20, 2022.
          
          Books handed over to judges for round one on July 21, 2022.
          
          Result announcement of round 1 on August 20, 2022.
          
          Result announcement of round 2 on August 21, 2022.
          
          Last updated 6/14/2022.

Sign up as a judge for The Gemlight book Awards 
           summer, 2022 here: https://forms.gle/QW4pAUfRTxJRRn3u7

Enter your submission here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLhnOFe6YMxBnfoag9cxAK5vqo8cVS_C56b-1AfvCRtKeZbg/viewform?usp=sf_link