What is a Watty Award?
The Watty Awards is an annual writing contest offering winners some very desirable prizes. Participants are invited to submit completed novels to win huge prizes–including nabbing a book deal and other paid opportunities.
How many Watty winners are there?
More Than 40,000 Entries This year alone, there are 60 English-language winning stories.
What do you get if you win the Watty Awards?
On Wednesday, Toronto-based storytelling platform Wattpad announced submissions for its 12th annual Watty Awards have opened — and that the eventual grand prize winner will receive a book deal with the company’s publisher, Wattpad Books.
What is Watty in Wattpad?
The Watty Awards are Wattpad’s annual celebration of the galvanizing, inventive, diverse voices that choose to share their stories on Wattpad every year. The Wattys are so much more than an award. They’re a celebration of what it takes to tell stories. Submissions are now closed.
Who is the most followed person on Wattpad?
Cagayan de Oro City’s Jonah Mae Panen Pacala or more popular known with her pseudonym “Jonaxx” just made history by becoming the first Wattpad author to reach 5 million followers. Queen Jonaxx as she is often called by her followers, is the most followed Wattpad author worldwide.
What is the Wattpad shortlist?
The Watty Awards are Wattpad’s annual celebration of the galvanizing, inventive, diverse voices that choose to share their stories on Wattpad every year. The Wattys are so much more than an award. They’re a celebration of what it takes to tell stori…
How does Wattpad make money?
Nearly all its writers are unpaid; several hundred make money from ad-sharing revenue and 200 of those also earn from writing sponsored content and inking publishing deals with Wattpad. That lean business model means Wattpad is profitable. It has few costs beyond bandwidth, its 130 employees and the Toronto offices.
How do you get famous on Wattpad?
6 Steps to Fame on Wattpad: Get Reads and Make Your Story Popular
- Update Frequently.
- Update Regularly.
- Choose When to Update.
- Connect With Other People.
- Comment on Other People’s Work.
- Proofread Your Work.
- 8 Steps You Must Take Before Self-Publishing Your Book.
Who invented Wattpad?
Allen Lau’s
After five years of big ideas and false starts, Wattpad is born! Allen Lau’s dream of making reading accessible on mobile becomes a reality thanks to a partnership with his longtime friend and colleague, Ivan Yuen. Wattpad launches with public-domain books like Pride and Prejudice to draw in readers.
How do you get to Watty?
How Do You Enter the Watty Awards?
- You must enter via Wattpad.com.
- You must enter between 12:00 PM (ET) on July 7, 2021 through 11:59 PM (ET) on September 30, 2021.
- It must be a complete book and you must mark it so on Wattpad.com.
Who reads Wattpad?
According to this data, 39% of my readers were in the 13-18 age range (pretty standard considering the average Wattpad user), 35% were private, 17% were 18-25, and 8% were 35 and up. 57% of readers were female, and 43% were private (though probably most of them were ladies too per Wattpad’s usual readership).
Who are the most popular writers on Wattpad?
From writing online to a publishing deal: meet six Wattpad…
- Anna Todd. Hailing from Texas, Anna Todd is perhaps the best known of Wattpad success stories.
- Beth Reekles.
- Abigail Gibbs.
- Lilian Carmine.
- Nikki Kelly.
- Brittany Geragotellis.