The Lion Pride

We've had some good questions come up in our messages and we would like to announce the answers.
          
          We do not allow Mature books in our competition. It's been stated in the rules and we were asked for clarification on this. We don't allow what Wattpad believes is Mature, which the guidelines can be found here: https://policies.wattpad.com/content
          
          Secondly, we have seen this question pop up in other competitions and want to clear it up before it is asked of us: We only judge the first five chapters of your submissions and do not let writers decide which five chapters are read.  When you submit your work to agents in the future, your first five chapters are what will be read, sometimes not even that much. 
          
          Because we focus on giving feedback to those who enter, we want to focus on the chapters that are most likely to be read by agents and potential readers to make sure you get the readers you're wanting from this website.  
          
          We do not allow categories to be switched. Our categories are based on what your labeled your book as per Wattpad's genres. This means if you put it in the Fantasy genre on wattpad, you are expected to submit your story to the fantasy category of the Leonis Awards.
          
          Judges volunteer their time and expertise in genres of their choice. We trust them to know how to judge submissions based on those genres, so we don't want our writers to get bad feedback simply because the judge didn't understand the genre. This is why we have that rule in place, again, to make sure you as a writer get the best quality feedback you can get.
          
          If anyone has anymore questions, feel free to message the Host @ChanceChandler, since answering questions is part of her job, or comment on our FAQs section.

Hello everyone! We still have plenty of slots open for our competition. We would like to ask for everyone to share the competition when they can! It doesn't have to be on Wattpad, but can also be shared in discord communities and more 
          
          We are giving it until the end of the month and then we will begin judging. Thank you!

Applications are still open for The Leonis Awards! We have plenty of slots open so don't hesitate to enter. 
          
          We've decided that if enough submissions haven't been submitted by April 23, 2022 we will close applications and work with what we have.

Finally, our Host @ChanceChandler has also volunteered to Judge this year! As a thank you for not only running the entire competition this year but also judging it, we are showcasing her work "Odyssey of Hades". If you would like your work featured, please check out the Leonis Awards 2022 book for more information.
          
          Fated to be together but cursed to be apart, Hades tries to find his beloved Persephone after being reincarnated in the 1980s. While he remembers his Olympian life, Persephone does not remember him or herself. He must find her and win her heart all over again, but can he do it before her mother gets involved? Or will he scare her away in the heat of the moment?
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/298760023-odyssey-of-hades

Another Leonis Awards judge spotlight! This time we are talking about @Auramaerose's work, "Over You (not really)". Auramaerose has volunteered their time to help judge this year's awards, and we want to make sure we thank them! You can see the story on our profile in the judges library. If you would also like to be featured, please visit the Leonis Awards 2022 book for more information.
          
          Isabela's life was messy, and right when she was about to forget and move on, Theo showed up.  Theo thought that returning after all these years would make him forget about it and her but, she hadn't forgotten. 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/305477646-over-you-not-really

Here's a shoutout to our Leonis Awards judge, @Vintaginity! We are thankful they volunteered their time for our debut year, and we want to showcase their work, "Meet in the City". We have a special list on our profile that showcases all Judge written stories. If you would also like to be featured, please visit our Leonis Awards 2022 book for information!
          
          Logan Synnott has been away at sea for months. His wife Ariana has been home with their twins running the whole household herself. When Logan gets home, Ari will have to figure out how to manage with him there again. You'd think a homecoming would be all butterflies and rainbows, but unless you've lived it, you never really know the growing pains of reintergrating your lives together again. Follow their journey as they find their way. 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/180042054-meet-in-the-city

Just a reminder to all participants of this years Leonis Awards. 
          
          If you submit a judge application, that means you CAN NOT submit a story into the competition. You may only do one or the other. 
          
          The Leonis Award is only given to a single winner, the best of all genres. This means if a judge's story were to get selected as a finalist, they would be barred from judging their own story and that makes it unfair for the other judges. 
          
          To prevent this, we do not allow judges to participate in the same year they are judging. This also prevents non-judge participants from claiming the competition to be rigged in a judge's favor.
          
          If you have sent an application and also submitted a story, your judge application will be denied and your story might also not be picked because rules were not read over. Stories are ultimately picked by the judges, so it's up to them if they will accept you or not, and they might consider your submissions to both (competition and judging) in that process.

Applications will be closing once each category has 10 submissions. 
          
          Judges will select from the applications which they would like to read. Each judge will select two submissions and we will announce those submissions when applications close.

We have now added Mystery to The Leonis Awards! Please make sure you follow Judge @Auramaerose as a thank you for volunteering their time!

Hello everyone! We have a few bits of news:
          
          We have a new category for the Awards, Young Adult! We are in talks to add Historical Fiction and Mystery as well with another judge. 
          
          We have a new judge for you to follow: @Vintaginity 
          Please make sure you give them a follow as a thank you for volunteering. All participants are required to follow the judges!
          
          We have also added a lot of prizes donated by @Snowheart19__3 and @Backup_snowheart19 so please make sure you are following those accounts as well. When selecting from applications, we will be checking for these follows!