COMMON ROOM Winning Short Story Pitches
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Library of an Old Ghost by shellyzev
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Destinata [Freshman Fifteens Winner] by _christinaim
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[ Winner for the Freshman Fifteens Common Room Teen Mentoring Contest. ] Fire, fire, a thirst to slake, all my fair ladies have drowned in the lake. A curse and a girl with a destiny too knotted for words. [ Complete story available here: https://www.wattpad.com/98702566-common-room-a-short-story-anthology-destinata-by ]
Attachment (Freshman15s Entry) by afterlightt
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My entry for the Common Room Teen Mentoring Contest hosted by the Freshman15s.
A Poisoned Pear by meme_theater
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Hello to all! This is my entry to the amazing Freshman 15s Contest, titled A Poisoned Pear. When speaking of Johannes Skathi, the words lazy, worthless, and pay the damn rent get thrown around with alarming frequency. After flunking out of magical school, and punching out the guy down at the wizard’s employment office, Johan has ended up in a dead-end job as a rogue-hunter, hunting down all those who’ve broken magical law. Normally, the cases he takes on are small-time criminals; scam artists and petty thieves. But this isn’t a normal case. A powerful magical artifact has gone missing, leaving a trail of blood in its wake. After casting an unpopular vote, one of the members of the ruling Council is found dead in his home, with his ring stolen and his apprentice missing. Johan is sent down to bring the missing apprentice back, at any cost. But as secrets are revealed, and Johan is caught up in games of political intrigue and magical battle, he must decide who, if anyone, it is safe to trust. Johannes Skathi was sent in to hunt a murderer, but with the stakes increasing, he must ask himself; is he the hunter, or the hunted?
Honestly by AnneBrees
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-my submission for an amazing contest opportunity-
Leave the Light On by ashjellison
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Mixed Messages by MakeMeSwoon
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Alyssa Singh has never gotten over her first love; maybe it was because of how he simply smiled off her confession as his family drove away. Three years later, he's back with a girlfriend, and the news that's he has always been deaf in his right ear all along. Shaken by the news, Alyssa wonders if she has the right to even think she was his friend since she never noticed. But unable to let her feelings subside, she decides it’s time to get her message across, even if it means dealing with the pain of rejection again. Short Story | Freshman15s
Locked Out by GracieWacie73
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My entry for the Freshman15s contest! :)
Soulless [Freshman 15s Contest] by chandelier
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Freshman15s contest winner! Will be published in the COMMON ROOM ANTHOLOGY January 2015 When Kaiden toilet papered the Devoted Headquarters, he learned that instead of meeting his Soulmate on July 25th, he's going to die. And there's nothing he can do about it. Unless he agrees to a dangerous, high-stakes plan that will at best, erase everyone's memory of Kaiden and catapult him into a completely new world... Or at worst, have him realize there are more horrifying punishments than death.