TEGSA '26 ... Broken and bereft of everything he ever loved, the king was ready to welcome death. But his nightmare was only beginning. Bound to a Queen who has vowed to make his existence a living hell, Evreux finds his grief weaponized against him. It shall be twisted by his own wife until the people he swore to protect will view him as the kingdom's greatest enemy. •☽✧˖°˖☆˖°˖✧☾• He was ruthless. He was beloved. He was feared. That is the great King Evreux of Sepphora. But everything changed when he had to tie the knot with a manipulator in disguise. Evreux always dreamed of becoming a great ruler who will protect his kingdom from anyone or anything that threatens to ruin it, even from the hands of the people he held dear. Lauriel, the clan leader of one of the most powerful tribes, strives to take control of him to gain the power she thinks she deserves all her life. Caught between them is Eowin, an assassin ordered to end the king's life. As the King's life transforms into a living nightmare, Evreux must find a way to save everything he loves, especially his beloved daughter, even though it might result in his own demise.

(X) CLOSED for new entries / the completed story is due by midnight EST on Sept 30th. (GMT -5) Welcome to The Ever-Generating Story Awards! TEGSA 2026 is here! Can you craft an entire storyline based on ten prompts in a specific order? It's not as hard as it sounds. (Really, it's not.) A song will be assigned to each of your ten main chapters. You may use their titles, the names of the songwriters/performers, or meanings to create your prompt. The best part? You have the freedom to interpret them in any genre you want. You know the prompts are calling your name. Are you ready? (Fanfiction is welcome as long as it's read as a stand-alone, and readers do not need prior knowledge of the original fiction to read it.)