Who and What?

This is a community resource. That means I'm trying to keep personal bias out of it, as much as is humanly possible, so LGBTQIAPK+, mature, and everything else within Wattpad's Content Guidelines are always welcome. Awards, competitions, contests, promotional opportunities—I want this to be Wattpad's answer to the yellow pages. Am I missing something? Let me know!

That being said, I want this to be a safe place for everybody. I don't want to promote anybody who has a history of cheating or abusing others, and I don't want to direct people toward a place where they won't receive fair, kind treatment. So, I have a private "naughty list" of communities and users whose content I will not list for various reasons.

(It's really easy not to get on this list. Just be nice and keep your word.)

Also, I don't list anything with AI. Because cheating and plagiarism are unfair to everybody.

When?

Nobody wants a referral to a dead award. Everything listed here has seen some sort of activity within the last six months (to the best of my cyber-stalking ability and limited time availability).

Where?

The chapter titles should be self-explanatory. If they're not, or if you have any suggestions about formatting and organization, please let me know. I'm always trying to improve this monster.

Why?

I love lists. It's a bit of a problem, really. My first reading lists were favorite books within specific genres, and then I started compiling more utilitarian lists: awards, communities, anthologies, shops, whatever. Why? Well... Why not? It makes life easier when I want to look something up, and it makes things really easy when I see someone asking about open awards or communities that are hiring. Check out my list, I say. Here's a list. Look at my list!

The lists are getting out of hand.

The most important list, in my opinion, are my awards lists. I try to keep them up, checking at least once weekly to cut out awards that haven't been updated in forever, awards that are finished, etc., and it's a pain. A real pain. Want to know a few pet peeves of mine? I'll give you two. First, hosts not marking their awards as "Complete" when they're done, and, second, hosts who stop updating or talking about their awards, leaving the participants with nothing but questions.

So, I gave myself more work.

I need chocolate and coffee, STAT!

Content/Trigger Warnings

Danger! Risk of falling down a rabbit hole, scrolling or swiping to the point of finger exhaustion, and developing strong feelings of annoyance, confusion, and possibly even overwhelming indecision. You have been warned.

Credits

All graphics created by me using Canva unless otherwise cited.

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