OPEN DOOR AWARDS 2024 [ANNOUNCING 🎉]

🧾 MOON WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS! You are a MOON WINNER because you have successfully met and mastered four (4) to five (5) of the main criteria, namely:

1. Solid grasp of grammar and confident display of writing style.

2. An engaging hook, and the polished delivery said hook.

3. Clean and clear execution of pacing, plot and overall story structure.

4. Robust exploration and understanding of setting, characters, and themes.

5. The story is genuinely interesting, says something new, or explores a topic in a new and interesting way. 

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WINNER FOR NEW ADULT

By: LunaBesra

The author is a real sucker for slow-burn, and so am I! Harnessing recollections in true New Adult fashion, these sweet summer memories by dazzling lakes and even more dazzling smiles are the perfect prelude to the delicious push and pull of these characters' loves and lives. 

TIED WINNERS FOR FANTASY

By: KaraCarreira

So many aspects of this story hooked me right from the get-go: the title itself, elven lands, three dresses of sunshine and moonlight and stardust. It's as magic as magic gets! Toss in a sprinkling of Lords and palaces and assassins, and you've got something better than magic: a darn good story!

By: bleedingmidnight

As this story's blurb touts: fantasy meets romance in this spellbinding novel based off of Imperial China, where a girl destined to become nothing is everything her country needs. What a premise, and all coupled with crisp writing and delivery!

WINNER FOR MYSTERY & THRILLER

By: VanessaApekey

A deadly joke gone wrong. This is the main premise for Killing June, and what a nail-biter it is! Visceral and raw, a story that pulls no punches. The author also does a masterful job of jumping between the perspectives of different characters, of allowing readers varying glimpses into the madness. 

WINNER FOR PARANORMAL

By: annkreeves

Vampires, witches, the hearts of African goddesses. This story has it all. Coupled with a confident voice and witty dialogues, our author effortlessly endears us to the main character and her plight so that we're more than willing -- excited in fact -- to journey alongside her.  

WINNER FOR ROMANCE

By: MoonWeaver3D

I'm a real sucker for the starting-a-new-life-in-a-new-locale trope, and this is how Love in Destin opens, with our MC arriving in the lovely beach town of Destin, Florida. Wholesome and warm, this work offers not only the promise of a sweet romantic story, but also delivers on the less-seen but always-welcome themes of familial love. 

WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT

By: SuVida777

You had me at eco-city! The glittering and futuristic setting of Komoreby. The hallowed halls of a prestigious high school. And then, a warped reality of draconian rules that our MC must escape. In this work, the author's care and love of the world shines through as clearly as the title's meaning: sunlight falling through trees.