… still, I was all set to give up the prizes—no, seriously.
I wasn’t aware you had to give PayPal details? Is this new?
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The cash prizes (the Colossal Fund) typically get distributed via PayPal. Per the Author’s Handbook, if you don’t have a an account you can ask for a physical check to be mailed, which they’ll do, but of course that’s a lot less convenient so they prefer PayPal (some people also don’t place high enough for a prize from the fund, and some decline it).
So no, you don’t have to provide your PayPal account!
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You can also provide Venmo if you prefer, or just write “decline” in that field to decline the money.
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Yeah, writing decline in the field doesn’t require you to enter account information at all.
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Sorted! Thanks for the help, everyone.