Thank you all for participating in the Astania Awards 2024! Our judges have started examining our harvest of stories, and we're excited for the treasures we'll find. All participants, please verify that your information listed in the Entries chapter is correct, and notify us if anything needs to be changed.

As a reminder, we hope to release results by Saturday, November 2, 2024 EST, but we will let everyone know if we encounter significant delays. We ask that participants not question their category's judges about the awards or judging during this process. If you do have any questions, please ask them here or in our Discord server. Additionally, please note that when the winners are decided, we will verify the rules and payments are still being followed.

In the meantime, even though submissions are closed, that doesn't mean the harvest has to end! We'd like members of the community to share with us some of their favorite Wattpad stories, along with at least one thing they enjoy about each of them. The user who mentions the most stories by the deadline can choose a story of their own to be featured in our community announcements. Participants in this tag fest do not have to be participants in these awards!

TAG FEST RULES

1. Comments must be made as inline comments under the applicable genre. All other comments will be ignored.

2. Comments must include the title, author (with the @ symbol in front of their username), and at least one thing the commenter enjoys about the story. The story must be publicly available on Wattpad. Comments missing any of these items will be ignored.

3. The story must be written by someone other than the commenter.

4. A story can only be mentioned once per commenter. (That is, different people can mention the same story, but each person can only mention a particular story once.)

5. Commenters and the writers of the mentioned stories do not have to be entered in the awards to participate.

6. This tag fest will conclude on Saturday, October 12, 2024, 11:59 PM EST.

7. The winner's featured story must not be written by AI.

Without further ado, let the tagging begin!

GENRES

🍂 Action 🍂

🍂 Adventure 🍂

🍂 Fanfiction 🍂

🍂 Fantasy 🍂

🍂 Historical Fiction 🍂

🍂 Horror 🍂

🍂 Mystery 🍂

🍂 Paranormal 🍂

🍂 Poetry 🍂

🍂 Romance 🍂

🍂 Science Fiction 🍂

🍂 Short Story 🍂

🍂 Other 🍂

OTHER ASTANIA COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Six-Month Novel Challenge [Discord only]: Need some extra inspiration or motivation to write your next novel, or even continue your ongoing one? Our Discord server has a new event: the Six-Month Novel Challenge! Join our members as they encourage themselves and each other to write a novel in six months. For fans of NaNoWriMo and ONC, this is for you! See our server for details.

Phoenix Guild Book Club: Our book club for those looking for a casual, low-stress club. You choose what you want to read, and all we ask is that you read at least four chapters per assignment with at least four comments per chapter. The most involved member every two months will have their book featured as our Book of the Month for increased points!

Unicorn Guild Book Club: Our book club meant to get feedback and engagement on your work. You are paired with one person for an assignment and have to read six chapters of their work with seven overall comments offering advice, constructive criticism, compliments, and more. This club is perfect for those looking to get more reads on their books and feedback on how to improve.

Trials of Astania: A series of contests that accepts short stories and graphic designs. New prompts are released monthly. Join in to compete against other writers, spark the flame of inspiration, or just find new stories and friends. Check out our latest chapter for the ongoing challenge!

Graphics Shop: Are you looking for a gorgeous cover designed for your story? Well, look no further! See the work of our talented designers to find the perfect fit.

Review Shop: This is a review shop dedicated to helping you improve your craft. Our reviewers are experienced, helpful, and ready to help you learn. They vary in the review services they provide, but one thing can be assured: you will leave here happy you chose us.

Interviews: A collection of interviews with authors around Wattpad. Read on to support your favorite writers, or to find your next book to binge! If you're interested in being featured, or suggesting another amazing author, check out the book on our profile to learn more.

Excerpts: In this book, we highlight different stories across Wattpad with what is deemed the best, most creative, funniest, or most thought-provoking excerpts—or maybe all four! If you're interested, submit an excerpt of your story today!