WATTYS2020 WINNER Highest ranks reached: #1 in Zombies #1 in Horror-Thriller #1 in Zombieapocalypse #2 in Survival #1 in Virus #1 in Apocalypse "Kailan ka magiging handa?" The world has changed in one day. The place that was once full of life is now a deadland. Screams, cries, sirens, roaring engines, explosions and gunshots roared and echoed in her mind. In her mid-twenties, Adelaide Sewell stands in the middle of seemed to be a warzone. Lost in her own sanctuary. Some people that once she knew now seen wandering around, with no soul. She stood there with trembling knees, shaking cold hands, shocked in what's happening around her. Wishing she would wake up from her nightmare. A nightmare that will hunt her forever. She felt hopeless and helpless. Is this the wrath of God? A woman in her mid-forties who's a military veteran, together with his son, Phoenix Fournier, wake the sleeping sense of Aide, shoving her ass inside their truck. The hope that for a moment she lost are now slowly creeping back to her system. Together, they will face nightmare, fight battles and protect each other from the war of humanity. With the determination to survive, they will face all and hope that they can make it through. Cover by @henloimnyx

OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #3 "Winning is everything. If you don't win, you are a failure." Ice is living by those words. After her mom fails to participate in the figure skating championship because of a tragedy, she is expecting four of her daughters to pursue the same goal. Ice feels all the pressure when her sister wins during her time but pursues a different field upon winning. For Ice, the only important thing is figure skating. Nothing else matters. She is only allowed to feel something when she wins or loses a competition. Until she meets Lyonelle in the sports center during summer training, the swimmer who has already won every swimming competition he participates in. Unlike Ice, Lai has it easy. He can have fun, flirt, and be playful and still win. He is not pressured, because he doesn't think winning is the only thing that matters in a competition. He thinks enjoying what you do matters more. "And a smile from you matters too," Lyonelle teases Ice, but the latter just looks at him with no emotion on her face. "Ah, I failed... but it's okay. We still have sixty-four days of summer to spend together."

OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #2 Being the niece of the volleyball team's coach, Alia is hired to design the uniforms of the players. Seven, who has had a crush on her since the first time he saw her on the campus, feels shy and awkward whenever her presence is there. What more if one summer, the whole team will have to train in the coach's province near the ocean, where Alia is also having her vacation? Every night, since Alia cannot go to the house where the team is staying, the two would just write silly letters to each other and put them in a bottle, then hang the bottle in its usual spot.

OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #1 Estella and Yori have always been rivals ever since high school because of debate competitions. They would always switch places for years until Yori transferred to Estella's school and both of them became members of the debate team. They may not be competing against each other in the debate anymore, but they are now competing for the honors and the top student spot. From enemies and academic rivals, they find themselves falling in love in a series of summers.

Mia Evian has to piece together the mystery of Zack Maddox, the bad boy whose life she saved, while simultaneously keeping her own crumbling life together before Zack ends up in trouble again - or worse yet, dead. ***** This is a love story. When Zack Maddox, a notorious bad boy, meets Mia Evian, a nobody with a disdain for arrogant pretty boys, the two teenagers' lives are thrown into chaos. Zack is a mystery Mia can't unravel, and as her family is torn apart by her father's infidelity, her newfound thrill-seeking attitude is the only thing keeping her head above water. As Mia's behaviour turns increasingly reckless, Zack becomes the lifeboat keeping her afloat. Mia thought she had a good grasp of the world, but she's beginning to realise the people around her are far more complex than she could have ever imagined. Worse still, she may not be the only one who needs a lifeboat. This is a love story - just not the kind you might expect. ***** Content warning: This story contains mild drug and alcohol use and themes of mental health, self-harm, and suicide. Cover designed by Lucas Fisher

A girl who can make you smile. A lovely girl that can be a demon. A girl who loves playing around. She can have the power but she remain silent, till one day he met this boy who really gets into her nerve. Never mess up with the nerd, she have her strength inside that can kill you even with her bare hands only.

"People who do not understand my silence will never understand my words." -Princess Izabelle Shiranui "Life is too unpredictable to keep promises." -Prea Maxcrine Yoo "What doesn't kill you make you stronger." -Lady Akuma Heavy is the crown and yet she wears it as if it were a feather. There is strength in her heart, determination in her eyes and the will to survive resides within her soul she is Princess Izabelle Shiranui, a warrior, a champion, a fighter, a QUEEN. The kind of queen that knows her crown isn't on her head but in her soul. But, what do you think will happen if this gangster queen pretends to be a nerd?

FILIPINO/ ENGLISH STORY GANGFIA ORG An organization that includes both gangsters and mafias. FIGHT FOR A BATTLE, WIN FOR TITLES, LEVEL FOR RANKS, AND MEMBERS FOR GANGS! That is the scary WORLD I hate. Blades, guns, and weapons: How can she live with such terrifying things in her life? I don't really understand why. DEMI is known as the "QUEEN" of the Gangfia's organization. Her Gang's Dark Majesty holds the highest rank and sheis also known as the Dark Demon Princess/Queen. She's extremely talented and fearless. Together with her comrades, they are unstoppable. A popular, feared, respected, and well-known ganster and mafia. A Queen who enjoys ruling and fighting, whether silently or violently. THAT IS HER...my twin...my sister. ME? I am a NERD. The lolay thing! The big round glasses...The bangs and the hair! I became NO ONE. Unknown and disrespected. Low profile and unpretentious. That's me! Why? Because I hate that things I need to learn. I don't want my Families Legacy! I don't like fighting, I'm too weak to fight. And I hate being center of attraction. I can't imagine myself hurting anyone. But what if I unexpectedly change the life I want.... What if my real life is what I have to stand for...... What if... I become Her I became My Twin, My sister Became the most popular gangster and mafia Queen. Became The Queen even though I'm just her Twin. A Revenge for my Queen Twin

This is a FREE story with PAID bonus chapters. Lizzie and Parker couldn't be more opposite, except for their inability to sustain romantic relationships. They can't stand each other - but when they take on the challenge to date for thirty days to fix their horrible dating habits, the line between fake and real starts to blur... ***** Lizzie's relationships have never lasted a week. Parker's have never lasted more than two. But being dating disasters might be the only thing they have in common. Tired of their constant fighting, a mutual friend challenges them to date each other for thirty days. What they didn't expect was for the trial period to be so sweet. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Adam Budny

Diana is looking forward to finally finishing high school. Stay out of trouble. Focus only on art. This is Diana's grand plan - until she is assigned to paint the portraits of a girl she can't stand to be around: the school's obnoxious soccer team captain, Alex Perez. ***** It's senior year. Diana just wants to keep her head low while dealing with a family that is slowly but steadily falling apart and a best-friend-turned-enemy that she could certainly do without. The last thing Diana wants to do is spend her last year of high school painting the portraits of Alex Perez. Everyone loves Alex - she's the town's prodigy and the school's golden girl. But Diana and Alex couldn't be more opposite; put them in an art room together and a disaster is bound to happen. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Ilafi Nastiti [WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST]