OPEN [] JUDGING [] CLOSED [💎] "Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go." - E.L. Doctorow Every story deserves to be heard, and every writer deserves a chance to shine. The Crystal Blossom Awards is your opportunity to showcase your work, gain recognition, and connect with a community that shares your passion for storytelling. Cover by: AlfionaLia Banners by: writingshare123 Stickers by: -MilaSteele

"𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞." - 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐲 All of us know the importance of books, don't we? An escape from reality, a friend, a teacher, and a dream we hold in our hands. Reading a book brings joy, but that feeling of pure enthusiasm when you discuss it with a friend cannot be replaced by anything. Books and Celestine, both are about inner peace and quiet space. So here we are, The Gemme Community, with our Celestine Club. With the objective of bringing writers and readers together, this book club will serve as a place where you get to give and take recommendations, read, discuss, make friends, and most importantly, improve! Join in, and let yourself shine like the true gem you are! Cover by: SantanartEN Rules by: Author_Ankita

NO LONGER ACCEPTING ENTRIES ──── 𝒀𝑼 𝑯𝑼𝑨 𝑮𝑨𝑹𝑫𝑬𝑵 ; ⟡" Welcome to Spirit Mountain, an award that celebrates many genres! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a newcomer who just started writing yesterday, you are welcome to enter as long as you meet the criteria. Along the journey through Spirit Mountain, you will encounter many challenges, but if you can persevere, you'll be rewarded with special prizes. "The journey may be long and the obstacles great, but the view from the top is always worth the climb."

Looking at the end of this year, we are back with a grand and fun carnival. Here, you can participate in various rides and enjoy this carnival. There will be various types of awards which we know you would love to join. It's going to be an all-in-one award show. The fare of this carnival will be very reasonable, while the prizes you'll win would be worth it. So, what are you waiting for? Check our terms & conditions, rides & games, and get your tickets for this exciting adventure.

Defeated. Discredited. Forgotten. But whatever they say, Rowan Reed is not a quitter. Life hadn't treated Rowan kindly but with a sudden opportunity to research an oceanic anomaly, she takes a leap of faith into the cold depths of the Atlantic to restore her good name. Can she navigate the web of lies and conspiracy while the unknown reaches for her from the deep? Is her psyche strong enough to endure the horrors beneath? Who is the man on the radio? Can she get out alive before it's too late? Welcome to the tale of survival, a tasteful blend between horror and mystery, with a dash of romance. But, beware, gentle reader, once you choose to follow Rowan through the Deep Dark Blues... There will be no coming back... ////DISCLAIMER/// This story contains mature themes ... I mean it 0-0 Credits: <3 The cover and images were done by me. <3 All rights reserved ;) 1st Place- Rivalry Awards 2025 1st Place- Cryptic Quills Community Awards 2025

[CLOSED] Come one, come all to the Astania Community's Harvest Festival! We're in search of some great stories to last us through the chilly winter. No matter how big or small, all are welcome to make this harvest a bountiful one! If you'd like to throw your story into the pumpkin patch for reads and rewards, hop on the hayride to find out more! Cover thanks to @ink3dverse!

🏆 Chosen as Sci-Fi Story of the Month by Wattpad's @ScienceFiction. 🏆 Featured on Wattpad's @ScienceFiction and @ShortStory. 🏆X3 Awarded Best Science Fiction 🏆 Awarded Best Action 🏆 Awarded Best Novel 🏆 Chosen as Book of the Month by @CroodsGirl Shadow and Steel: A Sci-Fi Short Story Series. In a time when mankind has reached the stars, the light of progress does not shine upon all. On the fringes of known space, survival is a brutal dance of skill, cunning, and ruthlessness. Meet a hustler chasing the next score; a doctor trying to mend a broken world; an enforcer wrestling his demons; and a pilot who bends the rules of the sky. Each fights their own battles, until their lives become entangled in a web of dangerous alliances, shifting loyalties, and interstellar power struggles. Caught between blaster shoot-outs, high-speed starship chases and an unforgiving universe that devours the weak, the line between good and evil is as blurred as the stars themselves. In the silence of space, you either bleed out in Shadow or carve your path on Steel. Content Warning: This series contains violence, gore, death, harassment, strong language, drinking, drug use, psychological trauma, and mature situations. Reader discretion is advised.

"Why the hell am I dreaming about that night?" Marcus muttered to himself, shaking off memories of his human life - the life before he was turned into a vampire. Being back in London after so long, just two days shy of his 300th turn-day, seemed to dredge up the past in unexpected ways. The life of an immortal was never dull, especially for the apprentice known as Marcus Wren.

Cowboys and dinosaurs. Where the western world had saurian denizens as normal as six-shooters. ═══════ 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆 Randall's scowl deepened. "It seems we differ in our understanding of what constitutes cruelty to God's creatures. I have no desire to subjugate nature through force when harmony can be cultivated through ethical practices. Our goal is to empower mankind through merit, not shows of dominance." Shaw's smile tightened slightly at the rebuke. "You paint me as some brutal slavedriver. Where does your morality stand with the hadrosaurs that pull our carriages? The Centrosaurus' ploughing your fields without pay or vacation, helpless before any whip or spur? Even the natives have already made use of Pachies (Pachycephalosaurus) to safeguard their land. A few scars mean little to creatures that dedicate their lives to man's service. These dinosaurs depend utterly on humans for survival. We could shoot them all and make this a man's world when we wanted. Oh, that's right! We did." ═══════ 𝙰𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝚂 x12🏆 Contests awarded x2⭐ FEATURED on @ReshapeIt and @HistoricalFiction ═══════ 𝙷𝙸𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙺𝚂 #1 | Old West (2025) #1 | 19th Century (2025) #1 | 1880 (2024-2025) #1 | Animal Cruelty (2023-2025) #1 | English Literature (2023-2025) #1 | Speculative Fiction (2023) ═══════ Written and published: 5 July 2023 - 6 Oct 2024 Edited: 27 May 2025 - Present *33 Chapters total! I'm currently editing the rest of the unedited!