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!

Santa Claus is an old man in a tattered red coat, limping through a world whose failure to believe in him has caused him to vanish limb by limb. But before he disappears entirely, he has one last round to make - not with gifts, but with letters of apology, delivered to the people whose lives were derailed by a single, cold lump of coal. The greatest burden he ever carried was never the toys. It was his memories of the coal. This is one of my entries in the 2026 Wattpad Open Novella Contest. It is in response to Prompt 79: "A letter arrives addressed to you, written by someone who shouldn't exist."

The truth is a matter of perspective - and these perspectives are cracked. In this collection of short stories, the voice you hear is rarely the one you should trust. From a prisoner trapped in a cotton-candy hellscape to a killer whose break-ups get messy, these stories explore the jagged line between reality and delusion. Step into the minds of the lost and the monstrous. And remember: the narrator is never who you think they are.

No power. No rules. Just the people left in the dark - and themselves.

In the silence of the Haworth parsonage, Emily cannot write. Her inkwell is dry. Her gentleman will not come alive. So she dreams. And on the moors, a figure emerges. Heathcliff. But creation has costs. When Emily imagines a woman fierce enough to match him, she loses them both to each other. Night after night, she tries to unmake what she made. Night after night, Catherine will not dissolve. What remains when your characters outgrow you? This is my entry for The Wattpad "WutheringHeights" Movie Reimagined Contest. It is under 3000 words, rated for readers of all ages.

Lucy Petler is a headstrong high school junior who refuses to give up and never settles for second best. After getting into a fight with her lab partner, Lucy suddenly finds herself on the verge of failing her science fair project. When the class slacker volunteers to be her partner, Lucy thinks she might be better off going back to her old teammate (as much as she hates him), but its too late. The teacher switches the lab partners and Lucy is now stuck with James Schroeder. James couldn't care less about school, as long as he gets into his dream music program at the Manhattan School of Music. Even though he's only a junior, he plans to graduate early next year and pursue a degree of Music in Piano Pedagogy. Acing his Physics class won't help him later in life, as long as he passes MSM will still accept him. So when his best friend Charlie bets him enough money to finally get his dream piano, he hastily agrees without reading the fine print. When two worlds collide, the music created could make a symphony cry (tears of joy of pure pain). Will Lucy and James learn to trust each other and their feelings, or will their own goals get in the way of trusting themselves. And when new rivals are formed and feelings are developed, who will be left standing when the grand piano falls?

From Isabella's perspective. Longing for Heathcliff's passion to be turned toward her, Isabella Linton commits a desperate act...If only Cathy would die, she might live!

Magical forests, moody fairies, and plant-sims that throw shade and leaves? Yeah, it's giving ✨main character energy✨ ... but make it incorrect. Caption one of our Enchanted by Nature images with your most totally wrong, outrageously funny line. Brought to you by The Sims 4

*ALL CATEGORIES* Do you want to write but just need a great story idea? Or perhaps you have too many ideas and can't choose the best one? Well, good news. We've got you covered. Below are one hundred short story ideas for all your favorite genres. You can use them as writing prompts for writing contests, for stories to publish in literary magazines, or just for fun! Get started writing with one of these short story ideas today. again.. these ideas helped me, so i thought : why not sharing it with the world? hope it'll help you too xx -A NOT MINE. NOT MINE. NOT MINE.

I changed the title from Wattpad Books to Name of Authors as it is more appropriate. List of best authors is listed inside. Note: based of what I had read and I think the books are an excellent choice. Updated as of May 5th, 2016; I don't review anymore, shocking. But you guys can read Page 12 List. It consists of Name of Authors so go read those books by the authors. Please vote that chap only thank you. (Well if you want to vote only no pressure)