Welcome to the official archive of The Shortys writing prompts through the years. This collection preserves the prompts that have inspired our community of poets and short story writers. It's a place to revisit old favorites, discover the prompts you may have missed, or simply explore the creative journey we've shared together. We hope these prompts continue to spark creativity, emotion, and unforgettable words. Happy writing, The Shortys Team

This is a contest for stories that are just getting started! If your story is ongoing, this is the award for you! ALL SPOT HAVE BEEN FILLED! JUDGING NOW!

Welcome to The Romance Bracket Awards. A fan writing contest where your romance book gets a real chance to be read, reviewed, and recognized. 100 entries. One bracket. One winner. Check the chapters inside for full rules, how to enter, and updates on each round. - hosted by Soren_Writer, author of I Won't Date You.

This guide explains all the features of the 30DayChallenge and how to make your stories eligible. The 30DayChallenge motivates you to write consistently for 30 Days in a supportive and creative environment. This challenge will help you continue your story and foster good writing habits. The end goal is for you to keep up with regular posts to give your readers something to come back to. If you would like more information on this challenge, please have a look inside for more details.

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The 2026 Watty Awards celebrate Wattpad's storytellers and the readers who champion them. Whether you're aiming for a Grand Prize win or looking to join a reading event, this guide is your essential toolkit for success.

The Breakthrough Awards 2026 Where hidden talent gets noticed. ! Submissions closed

✦︵ 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒕₊˚ 𓆩✧𓆪 The 𝓰𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷 is 𝒽𝓊𝓈𝒽𝑒𝒹. Bushes of 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝓅𝓊𝓇𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂𝓈 sway with the 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓏𝑒. ⊹ ࣪ ˖ In the 𝓆𝓊𝒾𝑒𝓉 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉, one flower decides to 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂. It rises amongst its peers with all its might, leaving the rest 𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝒹. This show of power doesn't go unnoticed, but instead becomes the new 𝓈𝓎𝓂𝒷𝑜𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉 - sometimes 𝗴iven, sometimes 𝗲arned. ✧ That symbol, is 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒂. 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵, yet 𝓁𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓁 all the same₊˚ ❅ No matter how 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 the night, or how 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝒹 the breeze, it always finds a way to 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂.ᐟ.ᐟ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ Just like our 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔. No matter how 𝓈𝓂𝒶𝓁𝓁 the voice, or 𝓊𝓃𝓈𝑒𝑒𝓃 the work, they will always have their own space among us.ᐟ.ᐟ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ Without fear of 𝒿𝓊𝒹𝑔𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉, without regard for 𝓅𝑜𝓅𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓎. ✦ 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒂: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 is the 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉. ₊˚

Accepting Submissions () Closed For Judging (❤️) Winners Being Announced () Welcome to the chaos, lovelies! The twins have participated and judged in a number of awards here on wattpad, and that got us thinking- "why not run our own?" So here we are friends! What better way to kick off our new profile with a dangerously spicy yet incredibly sweet awards to celebrate YOU! Is your story so sweet you give readers a cavity from your scenes, tropes, and dialogue? Do you have sassy characters, spicier villains, or scenes that make even the fiercest warriors blush? If so, this is the awards for you! Please be sure to read all rules and payments thoroughly before submitting your form! See you soon! -The Twins

✦ ─── THE UNHINGED AWARDS ─── ✦ "Because emotional damage deserves recognition." Welcome to the most chaotic, sleep-depriving, mentally unstable Wattpad contest to ever exist. This is not your cute little aesthetic poetry competition. This is where: - villains get simped for - readers stare at walls after plot twists - characters desperately need therapy - couples communicate through trauma and tension - and nobody survives emotionally. Hosted once a year by author @bangtansheshta, this contest is open to EVERYONE: ✦ Fanfiction writers ✦ Original fiction writers ✦ Readers with dangerously strong opinions ✦ Every genre imaginable Whether your story causes: heartbreak, obsession, emotional destruction, screaming at 3 AM, keyboard smashing, or irreversible attachment issues... YOU BELONG HERE. ADD THIS BOOK TO YOUR READING LIST TO STAY ON TRACK WITH THE LATEST UPDATES