Biblophile Public Reading Challenge Host Guide
Thanks for stepping up to host a reading challenge on Biblophile! We’re thrilled to have you contribute to the vibrant reading community here.
Hosting a challenge is simple and rewarding, but since public challenges are open to everyone on the platform, we’ve put together a few tips and best practices to help you make the most of it.
Public or Private?
Before going public, ask yourself if your challenge truly needs to be discoverable by everyone. If it’s intended for a small group or a personal goal, a private challenge might be more appropriate. These can still be shared via a link and joined by anyone who has it — perfect for book clubs, classrooms, or friend groups.
Things to Keep in Mind for Public Challenges
Avoid Duplicates:
Please take a moment to check if a similar challenge already exists, especially if you’re adapting one from another platform or organization. If something close already exists, consider keeping your version private to avoid clutter in the directory.
Categories, Keywords, and Genres:
Every challenge must be assigned one category and can include up to three keywords. If it’s a genre-based challenge, you can also tag up to three genres to help readers find it easily. If you think we’re missing a keyword, feel free to reach out through our support options.
Be Mindful of Edits:
Once your challenge is live and people start joining, try not to make major changes — like altering prompts or required book counts — as it can disrupt participants' reading plans. It's best to finalize everything before hitting "Publish."
Need to Delete or Transfer?
If you want to take your challenge down before its end date, email us first. We’ll notify participants so they’re not left wondering. Want to pass the challenge to someone else? We can do that too — just get in touch, and we’ll help transfer hosting smoothly.
For Prompt-Based Challenges
Add Book Suggestions:
To help participants get started, you can pre-fill each prompt with a few relevant book recommendations. You can add as many titles as you’d like. Just remember — a prompt only counts as complete when a book from that prompt is read within the challenge’s active dates.
Keep Prompts Clean:
If your challenge attracts a large number of readers, you might want to tidy up the book lists under each prompt. Occasionally, users may add books that don’t quite fit. For example, a French-translated book under a “Translated from Japanese” prompt won’t help others. You can hide irrelevant titles from public view — it won’t remove them from the user’s progress, just from the group list.
That’s all! Hosting a reading challenge on Biblophile should be fun, collaborative, and inspiring. If you ever have questions or want to share feedback, we’re just a message away.
Happy hosting!