The Open Novella Contest is back for 2026! Join fellow storytellers and plant the seed of a tale that will blossom into a 20,000+ word novella within 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2026, so mark your calendars with this date!

[CLOSED] Gather for the Astania Community's 2025 awards! For the third year in a row, we're in search of beautiful stories and poetry to illuminate even the darkest of winter nights. No matter how big or small, each story is needed to brighten up our night sky. If you're interested in finding the way to reads and rewards, venture forth with us into the unknown... Welcome to the Moonlight Trove.

More than just an awards show. Ready to enter The Ink Games? Open () Judging () Closed (🖤)

Welcome to THE BLOOM & INK AWARDS, where stories blossom and creativity flows freely. Whether your tale is still unfolding or has already reached its final chapter, this award celebrates writers of every kind from seasoned storytellers to those just beginning their journey. Here, every voice matters, every story has a chance to shine, and every page is another petal in the garden of imagination. Open () Judging () Closed (🌸✒️) Cover by @Elle_Vares

❝ 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖌𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘 - 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖗, 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓. ❞ ✧ ೃ༄ ── .✦ Once in many ages, when the 𝐕𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 parts, the Arena awakens. From across the uncharted vastness, champions gather - not to wield weapons, but to bear scriptures. Ancient verses, sacred truths, and stories that have shaped worlds for eons. In this place, words are sharper than comets, stories burn brighter than suns. 𓂃˖ ࣪⊹ ᕱ꒷₊˚ The stage lies in the 𝕳𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝕭𝖊𝖙𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖂𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉𝖘, its floor carved from stardust and meteorite, its air shimmering with the breath of newborn stars. ⋆₊˚⊹ᰔ ̊ ̟ ꒷꒦ Here, victory is not claimed through destruction, but through connection - a tale so profound it reaches across light-years and lingers in the hearts of those who hear it. ₊˚Ꮺ✦ ୧ ‧₊˚ You have been 𝕮𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖓. ꩜₊˚ . Your scripture rests in your hands. ੭ ꒰ ୨୧ ꒱ ⸝⸝ ꒰ The Arena waits in silence... for the 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖘.₊˚꒱꒱ ~ Forms Open (❌) ~ Judging (🎐) ~ Closed ( )

⺌ＰＡＰＥＲＣＲＡＮＥＣＯ. ＰＲＥＳＥＮＴＳ❜﹗ ✦.── 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝙲𝚁𝙾𝚆𝙽𝚂 𝙰𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙳𝚂 ✮⋆˙ 𝑨 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅. 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏-𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. ──.✦ ⵌ﹒🔮Somewhere in the dark, a pair of enchanted gates creak open-an irresistible yet terrifying invitation. Upon a moonlit monolith, an altar of stone, she waits: the nine-tailed fox, perched in silent grandeur, her gaze both alluring and dangerous - a siren's perilous call. Her nine tails coil and unfurl like serpents, each one gleaming with the light of centuries. Within them lie a thousand stories-of the buried and their buriers, of lovers and reapers, of mortals and spirits. A heady concoction﹒✹ ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾. She beckons you into her den, where voices are exalted and stories made ceaseless. Here, storytellers are not merely heard; they are honored, their voices woven into the very fabric of eternity. Only the most worthy, her chosen few, will ever feel the weight of the Nine-Tailed Crown﹒ꜝꜝ ❤: Nine Tails. Infinite Stories. .🔮 ݁˖

OPEN [💎] JUDGING [💎] CLOSED [] The sun-kissed leaves drift onto the asphalt with the finale of fall, parting from their woody abode to make way for the frost. Before winter prepares to embrace us with chill and cocoa, we gather to celebrate the warmth of the stories that carried us through the season. Here, we not only honor the stories, but also the sparkling details that render them extraordinary - be it the protagonist who left us awestruck, or that one moment that made us laugh till our sides ached! Come and join this wonderful festival of fall - a soiree where words, creativity, and imagination know no bounds. Let these unforgettable stories that shone bright in fading light be celebrated like the last golden leaves of the season. Cover by: Kim_Aes Blurb by: coffee_n_sarcasm

𝒞𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒯𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉, 𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓉𝓎 & 𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒮𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑒 ⟡ ✨ The Pearl Awards is a celebration of exceptional voices, heartfelt narratives, and radiant creativity on Wattpad. Like pearls formed through time and pressure, your stories raw, rare, and remarkable deserve to be honored. This award show shines a spotlight on unforgettable plots, emotional depth, powerful messages, and the brilliant minds behind them. 📖 Let's celebrate the pearls among us.