Okay now before we get into the entry process at all I'm going to post the rules one more time, as well as the categories and their descriptions! This way it will save me and the judges from getting twenty questions and correcting people for the same things. If you have an honest question don't be afraid to ask, but I'm just trying to save some of those reiterated ones.
Rules:
1. It MUST be a fanfiction story no matter what type. Anything ranging from celebrities, to movies, tv series, etc, as long as it's a fanfiction it can be entered here.
2. You MUST follow me for updates and information on the contest.
3. You MUST follow the judge of your designated category. After all, they have to work very hard to do their jobs and they deserve to get something back from it. (If you do NOT follow them or me you will lose points in judging or not be allowed entry to the contest. There were quite a few good stories that lost last contest due to this tiny little rule.)
4. You MUST add the hashtag #SakuraBlossomContest onto the tags of the story entered.
5. You MUST add this story to a reading list to keep up with it.
6. The story entered MUST be at least 5 chapters or more, exceptions are those with stories that are over 10k words total and people entering into the short stories category.
7. You can enter up to FOUR stories in total but they MUST be in all different categories.
8. If there is any rape/non-con in the story being entered if there's not a warning of it anywhere in the story you MUST let your judge know about it, if you do not you will have points docked. (This is for our judges mental safety since many of them can be triggered by these things.)
Mature/Smutty Stories:
Judge: hoeforjungkook69
This category is for all those stories that are based on sexual or other mature themes. There can be smut and mature themes in your story and it not be placed into this category as well if it fits better in another category. This category is exclusively for the stories where the plot is at least 75% smut or based solely around sexual themes.
Short Stories:
Judge: CraziestPotato_28
This category is for any type of short story, no matter the length. We classify a short story as one with less than 20 chapters unless they are super short chapters less than 1k words. (If you are worried your story doesn't fit in this category due to size just ask one of the judges or myself and we'll help you out!) This is also the category that all of those social media stories that DO NOT have any irl chapters would belong in.
Alpha/Beta/Omega Stories:
Judge: @ThickThighsJimin
This category is for all of those stories that are set into the A/B/O universe. Meaning anything with alpha, betas, and omegas no matter the relationships or dynamics.
Polyamory Stories:
Judge: blueberrymuffinmom
This category is for any stories that have more than two people in a relationship together. Be that a sexual or romantic relationship it doesn't matter. As long as there are at least three people in the relationship the story would qualify as this category.
Supernatural Stories:
Judge: MintyConclusion86
This category is for all of the stories that have any type of supernatural elements to it. So from vampires, demons, werewolves, zombies to just people with special powers. So pretty much anything out of the ordinary is able to fit into this category, albeit if it doesn't steer too close to science. In that case, then the story would belong in the Science Fiction category.
Celebrity Stories:
Judge: sunflowervolumelarry
This category is for all of those stories where one or more of the character in your story are a celebrity figure, no matter what type that may be. That means as long as one of the characters is an idol be it a movie star, singer, professional sports star, a famous author, model, blogger, famous chef literally anything where they would have a celebrity status.
Science Fiction Stories:
Judge: 8joonlosophy8
This category is for all of the stories that have themes that are fictional from a science standpoint. Meaning anything not scientifically proven possible would fit into this category. Not just things like space travel, robots, and aliens. Science Fiction is much broader than that! Things like male pregnancy (if it's not in the a/b/o universe), a made-up virus, a made-up species, literally ANYTHING that isn't scientifically proven correct fits here.
Dark/Horror Stories:
Judge: LinzeAA
This category is for any story that has a dark or horror theme to it. Thriller stories with jump scares of any kind, psychopath stories, murderer stories, mafia au's. Anything that would be considered dark or horror fits into this category.
Extreme Romance/Fluff Stories:
Judge: irissscx__
This category is for those stories that are all about romance. The ones where you're flipping through the pages and just want to coo 90% of the time with how sickly sweet the characters are towards each other. That sweet that the candy gets stuck between your teeth and you are unable to get it off. There can be drama in these stories, every story needs so rising action, but it must be solely based around the romance of the main characters.
Cliche Trope Stories:
Judge: Directioner_Swe
This category is for all the stories that follow along with a cliche trope plot. Themes like enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, arranged relationships, fake relationships, honestly anything that follows one of the cliches that happen over and over in all different forms in all different fandoms would belong in here.
Royalty Stories:
Judge: wayviswavy
This category is for the stories that revolve around the characters being royalty, no matter the culture. Princes, princesses, kings, queens, emperors, emperesses. Literally, anything that would be considered royalty in the past or in a more modern setting either-or.
Historical Stories:
Judge: PrettyBoiTommo
This category is for any stories that are centered in the past and show a decent amount of historical facts in them. Stories centered around the ancient costume themes that you see in lots of Asian dramas would belong here. Honestly, any story that shows that it's not in modern times and that it is centered in the past would fit into this category.
Normal Stories:
Judge: boysforlife
This category is for all of those stories that might not fit into any of the other categories above. Where all of the characters have normal everyday lives and jobs, don't fit into any of the cliche tropes, and aren't based solely around the romance of the characters.
All entries must be entered by March 22nd unless otherwise announced!
Everyone MUST tag at LEAST 5 people to get the news of the contest out to the community! If you can tag more than 5 that would be lovely, but 5 is mandatory.
Everyone also MUST add the password at the end of their entry or your story will not be submitted for judging! You can find the password back on the "Overview/Rules" part please re-read it if you have not already done so!
This is the format in which you will need to enter your story in the comments of this part:
Title:
Author:
Category:
Chapters/Parts:
Mature:
Tags:
Password:
Please be sure that your story is completely ready to be judged upon entry! Our judges are super excited to get started and would love to do so as soon as we get submissions! So, if you're not 100% sure about how your story is looking please go give it another look over before officially entering!