The Watty Awards stands as Wattpad's annual tribute to the dynamic, imaginative, and inclusive voices, along with their devoted fans, who choose to share their greatest stories on Wattpad every year. For the last 15 years, The Watty Awards has honor...
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Tom McGee
Content Education and Creators lead
Tom has spent a lifetime telling stories and helping people tell the best version of their story possible. He's an award-winning puppeteer, writer, director, dramaturge, performer, gamer, taught playwriting at his alma mater, was a tour guide on double decker buses, and runs a very silly Dungeons & Dragons podcast.
Make sure you give your reader a reason to care IMMEDIATELY. We've got so many stories we can read, watch, or listen to, we need to know RIGHT AWAY what your story is about, what your character wants, what is preventing them from getting it, and what will happen if they fail. Give your reader a reason to care!
Suzanne Sutherland
Content Lead
Suzanne manages the Wattpad Originals program and coaches the editorial team—making sure editors have everything they need so that they can make sure writers have everything they need to tell great stories. She's also a published children's author and loves stories where characters discover something new about themselves for the first time. Her biggest writing tip would be to have fun! Your readers will be able to tell 😊
Sarah McDonald
Senior Editor
A published writer, Sarah has been working with Wattpad content since 2019. The Wattys is her favourite time of year, because she loves being able to review new and fresh content from our writers! She's a sucker for a good genre-bender and a spooky thriller, but recently she's gotten very into fantasy romance. Her tip would be: think about your characters even outside the world of your story. Always be asking yourself: how would they respond to this specific situation? This will help you breathe life into them on paper!
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Sunita Singh Hans
Editor
Sunita joined the Wattpad team in early 2022, with a background in publishing, TV and marketing. She loves working with writers and helping them bring their serialized story ideas to life. Her writing tip would be to connect with other writers. Writing is often a solitary activity, and building a community to share ideas and learn from can be very helpful. It's also one of the best parts about Wattpad!
