O.V.O.S. Awards 2018 [CLOSED]

THE AWARDS

In this chapter you will find and in-depth explanation of each award to be given. If you have any questions about any of the awards please send us a private message and we will get back with you.

"The Phillis Wheatley Award"

Phillis Wheatley (c.1753- December 5, 1784) Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America. She is honored as the first African-American woman to publish a book and the first to make a living from her writing. Notable work: Poems on Various Subjects

There are many new writers who join Wattpad and have trouble finding an audience. This award will recognize the best stories that have less 5,000 views. They are what we considered "undiscovered gems." Their books are good and they just need for readers to give them a chance

"The Alice Walker Award"

Alice Walker (born February 9, 1944) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet most famous for authoring The Color Purple (1982). The Color Purple is a cultural phenomenon. Walker's Story was turned into an Academy Award winning motion picture and a Tony winning Broadway Play. Walker's characters were so beloved that she incorporated them into two other novels: The Temple of My Familiar (1989) and Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992). Her characters are not one-dimensional heroes or villains. Walker carefully gave each character many layers which makes them still memorable to this day.

This award will be given to the stories with the most memorable characters. It's difficult to make a character that is charismatic, likable, interesting, ordinary, extraordinary, well-motivated, dynamic, etc. The stories nominated for this award even make the villains and minor characters interesting.