[ONC 2022 SHORTLISTER] She was running from something while he was running to something. When strange circumstances throw them together, they realise that home isn't just where you sleep at night. When Lily Gilmore visits her family home over Christmas, she didn't expect to be humiliated and broken by her old childho...
Prompt #52: Legend says only he who was fit to rule England could pull the sword from the stone. But the only one who manages to do so is a she. AUTHOR'S NOTE: I tweaked the prompt a teeny bit. I changed England to a fictional island called Moneres Islands and adjusted the setting from historical to present day (witho...
"Men must bleed. They caused the pain of my sisters and I. United we are Goddesses, apart we are queens." ************* Made from the souls of a thousand, the daughter of the earth is made to be one of the many rulers in a long line of females sought after for their strength in battle and abil...
Behind the realm of what is known as reality lies a world of supernatural creatures with their own laws and reign. Aryzath, or well known as the White Dragon Prince, is born into such world as the heir to the throne amongst Dragonkind. However, instead of wanting to take care of his kingdom and people, his interest li...
Since Esmera was abandoned on a stranger's doorstep as a baby, the only person who has looked out for her is herself. Until a lark starts visiting her, leaving behind exotic flowers and iridescent pebbles that the internet doesn't recognise. Esmera can't believe her eyes when she recognises the lark in a painting in...
"May God have mercy on my enemies. Because I won't." ~ England. 18 year old Lyra disguises herself daily to pass as a boy to fulfill her duties as Sir Grummore's squire. Content where she is, Lyra doesn't have anything to wish for. When Grummore goes to the Stone Tournament, Lyra follows. The tournament surrounds the...
When they're sent to stay with their aunt Jessica for the whole summer holidays, Lani and Anya Ferrin don't quite know what to think. Nothing ever seems to change in Terrenfell, but nothing's the same anymore. Between a new aunt and cousin and the strange rumours in the air, things already seem to be unnaturally inte...
OPEN NOVELLA 2022 LONGLISTED FEATURED ON @STORIESUNDISCOVERED'S AUGUST READING LIST Olive Rodriguez has always known he was different, but this was something else completely. Cursed with the ability to inflict pain, Olive struggles to come to terms with the fact that he could've killed somebody. He would've killed...
Adam Mitchell disappeared one rainy night in May, 1996. Twenty five years later, November Falls Police Detective Evelyn Hardy stumbles upon an article about his cold case. It's been long enough, it's time to get Adam Mitchell the justice he deserves. But, with the FBI on scene, the unorthodox involvement of Evelyn's f...
Hell and heaven collide once again. The war demons march to meet the Battle Angels in a struggle for dominance over the Human realm. This gives birth to a love so forbidden, it was unspeakable. Who would have thought an angel would fall for a demon? Prompt #45 and #79 on ONC 2022 Cover background by Daniel Olah on Uns...