Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Awards

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WINNER

Human Bait by Spelunkadunk

Human Bait by Spelunkadunk

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A rampant infection. A dangerous outcast. And an unexpected bond.---When the Infected wipe out his home in the South, Zafaru escapes to the enemy North. Struggling against the freezing cold, constant hunger, and growing number of Infected, he survives by stealing from a ruthless misanthrope called Recluse -- until he is caught.Focused only on self-preservation, Zafaru does not expect to develop feelings for the mysterious outcast. And he certainly does not expect to unravel a sinister secret about the growing Infection.🎖Honorable Mention in Wattpad's Open Novella Contest 2021

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RUNNER-UP

The Last Vampire by JEHallows

When a massive solar flare changes life on earth forever, the human race is left with nothing but certain death

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When a massive solar flare changes life on earth forever, the human race is left with nothing but certain death. All food, all water turned to ash, evolution takes an unlikely turn - humans become vampires, the stronger feeding on the blood of the weaker to survive. One by one the humans dwindle, thus the vampires that feed on them surely follow.Until only one remains.This is the story of Noah, a young man with a guilty conscience, struggling to bear the burden fate has placed on his shoulders. He is the last vampire.Or is he?When an unknown woman appears, Noah is faced with an uncompromising companion. Forced to confront his conscience, he must make choices he never thought possible, choices that will change his life forever.


HONOURABLE MENTION

We the Orphans by annkreeves

In post Climate Change America, a unique band of orphans scheme to extract a teenage girl from a ruthless kingpin, hoping that she is their key to a better life

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In post Climate Change America, a unique band of orphans scheme to extract a teenage girl from a ruthless kingpin, hoping that she is their key to a better life. ***Since Climate Change first shook the land, gangs have controlled the most valuable resources in the Wasteland, including people. But for generations, the Finch family has successfully avoided gang enrollment. That was until the Arrowhead kingpin killed 18yo Andi's father, forcing her and her siblings to join the ranks. Consumed by vengeance, Andi plots to strike back. But in the New World, where ruthless thugs, genetically enhanced humans, and endless heat thrive, Andi will realize that it takes a gang to escape a gang. With the help of a captured noble, Andi and her loved ones risk everything to flee the gang life in hopes of earning citizenship in a rumored, tropical paradise. The only one to stand in their way is the infamous enforcer, Shepherd Vaughn. Shepherd will stop at nothing to ensure Andi's loyalty to the gang. Unless his heart continues to say otherwise. He should've never made that oath to a dying James Finch-Andi's father. One day, he will gain the courage to tell Andi what really happened to her dad, but it's a secret that will cost him a lot. And every sorry bastard in the Wasteland knows that lies are safer than truths.

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