UNIVERSITY SERIES #6 Past experiences. Broken hearts. Present tragedy. Those are the things Kierra Ynares from UST Architecture and Shan Lopez from DLSU Psychology have in common. No matter how wretched their similarities are, they still found ways to escape... to look forward to tomorrow, and keep everything that happened yesterday behind.

All her life, Mary Imogen Suarez was led to believe that she should end up with Parker Adrian Palma. Na dapat, kay Parker lang siya. Na si Imogen ay para lang kay Parker. But the problem was, Parker never looked her way, at least, not the way she wanted him to. For him, she's just the best friend-and a reminder of something he badly wanted to forget. For years, she lived with the knowledge that Parker would never like her back. Akala ni Imo, hindi na siya makakaahon sa naraaramdaman niya para kay Parker-until she met Saint Iverson Gomez de Lianño. Saint was a breath of fresh air. He's attentive, and he made Imo feel loved and appreciated-something she never felt during all the years she loved Parker. But when things started to fall in their right places, Parker decided to finally look her way. What would Imogen do? Would she brave the storm to be with Saint? Or would she tread the strings that connect her with Parker?

Genesis thought she already found the love of her life. Bakit naman kasi hindi? They've been together for so long that she couldn't remember a time when she didn't know him. Akala niya sila na talaga. Malaki ang tiwala niya. She even put her life and dreams on pause para sa kanya... innocently believing that for him, she's the end game, too. Mali pala siya. But then she met Parker... who's probably the most broken soul she's ever met. Against better judgment, she fell for him. She was hoping that he'd fall for her too. She did everything right... or at least she thought she did. Pero mali na naman pala siya. Kailan ba siya sasaya? Just this once... sana naman.

From strangers to friends. From friends to close friends. From close friends to lovers. When Joey met Psalm, she didn't think that they'd ever be together. Paano ba naman, ex niya ang best friend nito! Psalm had seen her at her lowest, and she didn't think that there's a possibility of them being together... Pero habang tumatagal, mas lalong napapalapit ang loob niya dito. But how could they be together if he couldn't trust her? Trust... parang isang maliit na bagay lang, pero kapag wala sa isang relasyon, hindi mo alam kung hanggang kailan magtatagal.

| Wattys 2021 Winner | [ Project Memoria ] "The Marcoses have fled the country," anunsyo ng DZRH. Kasabay ng kalayaang minimithi ng aking bayan ay ang pagpapalaya ko... sa nag-iisang mundong kinamulatan. *** Ceres is a Star But he mistook her For the Moon Because his World Is nowhere near And orbiting out of tune Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Date Started: September 14, 2020 Date Finished: December 18, 2020

WATTYS 2021 WINNER (YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY) Country girl Yngrid Bartolome only wanted two simple things: 1. To enjoy music 2. To enjoy music together with her best friend Rafael Castro Yngrid knew that deep inside her, Rafael holds a more important part in her heart. Sadly, Rafael is a busy man who has a lot to carry on his shoulders; their lives were simply far apart from each other. With the exchange of cassette tapes every 17th day of the month with one another, Yngrid hopes Rafael will notice her feelings for him someday. Even if it means a heartbreak, and a friendship that may fall apart. •• Language: Filipino

The Wattys 2021 Winner | New Adult Stefan Carreon is a simple rich guy living in Manila. Gaya ng simpleng pamumuhay, simple lang din ang pangarap niya: ang makapagturo nang libre sa mga batang hirap mag-aral. What's the catch? Gusto niyang gawin ang pangarap na 'yon sa lugar kung saan naninirahan ang mga teroristang taliwas sa hangarin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas. First Lieutenant Raffiella Española is a cold-hearted soldier whose very dedicated to her work. Isa lang din ang pangarap niya: ang patayin ang mga taong nanggugulo sa bansang pinoprotektahan niya. They met in the same battlefield with different weapons. They met in the same place with different goals. They met in the dark with nothing but a light of hope in his heart and a brightest star on her shoulder. April 9, 2021 - July 30, 2021

WATTYS 2021 WINNER The 1st Novel from the 'One World Empire' Series "Bakit kung sino pa ang siyang tunay na nagmamahal sa bayan, siya pa ang nililitis sa ilalim ng hindi makatarungang hustiya." Ang mga salitang ito ang tumatak sa isip ni Ino sa panahong bago mapatay ang kanyang itinuturing na ama na si Padre Inocencio taong 1893. Dahil sa pagkakapatay mula sa hindi makataong paglilitis ng mga Espanyol sa kanyang pinakamamahal na ama, bumuo ng sikretong samahan si Inocencia o Ino. Sa hindi inaasahan, napatay si Ino ng mga sundalo ni Aguinaldo matapos harangin ang pag-aresto kay Andres Bonifacio noong April 26, 1897. Pero matapos ang daang taon, muling nabuhay ang pagiging makabayan ni Ino nang magising siya sa isang lugar na minsan na niyang napuntahan - ang Intramuros. Sa muling pagmulat ng kanyang mga mata, nakita ni Ino na nasa ibang panahon siya, 2993, at ang tanging naiwang alaala lang ay ang pagkamatay ng kanyang ama na si Padre Inocencio. Nabuhay muli si Ino para ipaglaban ang tama at kung muli man siyang mamamatay, muli rin siyang bubuhayin ng isang Secret Society na kinabibilangan ng mga scientist at dating mandirigma ng Pilipinas. Sino nga ba sila at ano ang kanilang layunin? (UNEDITED VERSION)

No one really knows what they are or where they came from. No one knows how they ended up like that- WHY they're like that. The only thing people really know is that they're vicious, blood thirsty, and always hungry. For flesh. For us. If you encounter them and you're lucky enough to survive, you'll eventually wish you hadn't. ~ 21-year old Allona Mason just wanted to get through this summer at the lake house with her family before she was off to study abroad for a year. Now instead of exams, cute boys, and parties, her life is filled with blood thirsty, man eating creatures, (okay and maybe still cute boys too) who want nothing more than to take a bite out of her and every other walking human being on this planet. Or at least what's left of them. She thought her biggest problem would be fighting for parking spots on campus. Instead, she's now fighting for her life.