the pink alpaca awards 2024

FAQs

>>> My story has some graphic smut or heavy gore in some chapters. Will that affect my ranking?
No. As long as there is more plot than smut (around 98% plot and 2% smut) or the heavy gore is justified within the sense and atmosphere in the story, it's fine. If there is nothing remotely interesting happening in your story other than those things or if I feel they're too much, I may drop your story and not even consider it to be in the running.

>>> My story is Erotica/Horror/Fanfiction but I submitted it anyway. Will I have any chance of being accepted?
Even if you're my best friend, still no. Sorry.

>>> Where can I find most of this stuff?
If you are talking about the stories to read, all of Exequinne's works are arranged in reading lists in my profile. Take your pick from there. Remember to look at the Read Time of each one when choosing which work to read. A Read Time List will also be provided later down the book.

>>> My book is near-completion until x time. Can I apply?
No. I will reject your application if I see your story not marked complete and have missing chapters. Remember that when you win, I will be reading the whole thing and provide feedback. I can't review something in full without it being complete.

>>> I already read the work suitable for my request. What should I do?
I am open to negotiation in terms of payment. If you already read the works suitable to your request, say that in your application form, and I can devise a new payment scheme just for you.

>>> Can I follow-up the status of my acceptance/judging my entry?
Yes. You can tag me in the reply thread of your application form respectfully anytime to inquire about anything regarding the contest. I will most likely give you an honest reply in terms of judging queues, lack of/minimal progress, or your acceptance to the judging queue. BUT do not spam.

>>> My story is nearing 100K reads. What should I do?
As long as it didn't cross the mark, it is still acceptable.

>>> There is no response from @Exequinne about the status of my application. What should I do?
Feel free to poke again until I respond. I may be busy or I missed your message by chance.

>>> What is the maximum time to complete the payments before being yeeted off the acceptance queue?
You will have until the submission deadline to complete all payments for me to finalize your accepted entry to prepare for judging.

If you ghosted me or are showing no signs of ever wanting to complete your payment, I will have no choice but to reject your application.

Take note: I will not chase you around to do your payments. Communicate where you are having trouble completing. Don't just vanish or leave me hanging. That's just bad behavior. xD

>>> Life came up, and I cannot complete the payments until x amount of time.
If I get this excuse, I will reject your application. We are all busy, I get that. But if you're not willing to invest time in my works, perhaps I should not think of investing my time in yours.

>>> Wattpad glitched, but I swear I really did my comments.
Not valid. Wattpad glitches all the time so you can also throw this excuse all the time. I will not have it. Your comments are not showing? You'll have to redo them again. Simple as that.

>>> What do you mean by QUALITY comments?
I won't count emoji comments. Purely reactional comments like "Oh no!" or "Omg i'm dying" are good enough but really low effort. What I'm really looking for are people who are interacting with the story with their own sentiments and stuff.

Will your comments affect your entry's acceptance? Yes. If you are bs-ing them, then I may accept your request and end up bs-ing my judgment. Worse, I may just straight up reject your payment.

If I ended up rejecting your payment, you have a choice to push through with your application or drop it. If you drop it, then it's fine. If you decide to push through, you will have to re-do the payment but in a different work. If you bs-ed your answers again this time around, I will drop your request and will continue to do so every time I see you in this book. For the p as sw o rd, tell me the title of your favorite song. Just the title.

>>> Help! I read a different thing not equivalent to my request. Will that affect my request's status?
I am open to negotiation in this case. I may have you read another work to be an equivalent length of the story you are applying or I may decide to let it be and just proceed with accepting and judging.

>>> I don't like your writing style and can't read your stories. What should I do?
Don't apply here either. Period.

>>> I was accepted and reviewed for in the Pink Alpaca Reads back then. Can I apply the same book here after significant edits?
Yes. Although, you have to remind me which batch I reviewed you for so I could dig up my past review and see if you have improved. If it's still the same thing or if the story is still not up to my standards, it can affect your chances of winning.

>>> I was accepted and reviewed for in the Pink Alpaca Reads back then. Can I apply the same book here without significant edits?
Since the prize is a review, you might need to give up that slot to another story and author. You can apply a different story though.

Have more specific questions? Ask here and tag me at @Exequinne so I won't miss it. Any questions posted elsewhere will not be entertained.