Yuanfen Fest

What is a beta? A beta reader is a person who reads written work, generally fiction, with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling, as well as suggestions to improve the story, its characters, or its setting. Basically, the beta reader is the one who throws you virtual hugs & kisses and encourages you to fight on when you think things get too tough with your writing process.

How do I sign-up to be a beta? Fill out the beta application form at the bottom of this post and wait for a confirmation email from us. After you've successfully signed-up, you'll be included in our beta archive and we'll notify you through email if someone wants to claim you as their beta!

How do I claim a beta? Go through our beta archive that can be found at the bottom of this post and find one whom you think suits your writing process best. Fill up the beta claiming form and wait for our email regarding your beta's contact information. After that, we'll leave it up to the two of you to figure things out for your work! 

Is having a beta mandatory? No, but it is strongly recommended. A beta reader can ensure the quality of your work by giving you constructive criticism. They can help you brainstorm for new ideas, figure out plot holes, and more. Additionally, wouldn't it be nice to have someone new whom you can fawn over your OTP with? But of course, having a beta reader is still completely up to you!

Does my beta reader need to be from Yuanfen Fest? No, but it is recommended! You can have your own beta reader(s) outside of the fest, but we highly advise that you claim one from the fest's archive so the both of you can be guided with our timelines and find it easier to maintain the participants' anonymity.



 

🍑 Beta reader applicants must NOT be participating as a writer for Yuanfen Fest. We don't want to add more things on your plate, especially if you have already claimed a prompt or two! We also want to avoid the incident of plagiarism and stealing of ideas.

🍑 No discussion of any details regarding the fic you are beta read-ing in public! Let's keep the anonymity of the fest until reveals!

🍑 As a beta reader, you are tasked to spot and correct the mistakes in the fic you are beta-reading.  May they be grammar/spelling mistakes, consistency problems or plot holes — you are expected to help the writer correct them all. Hand holding and cheering them on would be nice too! 

🍑  Be respectful of each other! We assume that we're all professionals here, so please maintain politeness at ALL TIMES when discussing your ideas and opinions. Creative nuances are inevitable but there is always a better, nicer way to approach them.

Please take note that the Beta Archive will still be empty for the first few days until we receive applications. The archive will be updated from time to time until the date of closing. 

 

 
 

Main username: Please provide us the username where you usually post your fics under (i.e yuanfenbd @ AO3). In case you don't have an AO3/LJ/AFF/Tumblr account, just kindly give us the username you would like to be associated with your fic once we post our reveals.

Primary email: Make sure that you give us your active email address because this is where we'll send you your claiming confirmation + submission details!

Alternative contact information: In case we can't reach you through email, where else can we contact you? Kindly give us your Twitter or Tumblr username.

Prompt code: This is your top choice or the prompt you really, really want to write.Indicate the code of the prompt you want to claim i.e YFBD-012. Please don't confuse the code with the row number of the prompt!

Prompt code (2): In case your #1 prompt has already been claimed by another writer, give us your 2nd choice!

Prompt code (3): In case your #1 and #2 prompt choice has already been claimed (which we hope doesn't happen, but is inevitable), kindly give us your 3rd choice!

Any messages?: This is completely optional but if you have any notes/concerns/suggestions, we'd love to hear you out.

 

Self-prompting

Main username: Please provide us the username where you usually post your fics under (i.e yuanfenbd @ AO3). In case you don't have an AO3/LJ/AFF/Tumblr account, just kindly give us the username you would like to be associated with your fic once we post our reveals.

Primary email: Make sure that you give us your active email address because this is where we'll send you your claiming confirmation + submission details!

Alternative contact information: In case we can't reach you through email, where else can we contact you? Kindly give us your Twitter or Tumblr username.

Prompt: Just like submitting a prompt, kindly give us a short description of your fic!

Rating: Kindly check the MPAA rating that applies to the content of your work! In case you're not yet sure about the final rating of your fic, please check the highest possible rating that you estimate it to be (i.e if you think your fic's rating will range anywhere from 'G' to 'R', then choose 'R').

Trigger warnings: Does your fic contain sensitive material (i.e character death, mental illness, gore)? If so, kindly list down all of them here. If you're unsure about which can be considered as trigger warnings, contact the mods!

Any messages?: This is completely optional but if you have any concerns or suggestions, we'd love to hear you out.

       Good luck and may you get your top choice!