THE ORIGINAL MUSE AWARDS 2026 Hosted by @tonyatwraxall JUDGING (10/40) 40 BOOKS. 1 MENTOR. 4 GRAND WINNERS. UNLEASH YOUR MUSE. THE PREMISE Are you tired of predictable tropes, formulaic plots, and contests that judge your work based on rigid genre boxes? Welcome to The Original Muse Awards, a premier Wattpad competition designed for the bold, the unique, and the unforgettable. We don't care if you write dark romance, urban fantasy, high sci-fi, or literary thrillers-we care about originality. We are looking for stories that command attention from the very first page and hooks that refuse to let go. THE CHALLENGE This is a fast-paced, highly selective elimination tournament: The Starting Line: Only 40 books will be accepted. I will read the first 4 chapters of each to evaluate the raw strength of your hook and concept. The Shortlist: The top 25 most innovative books will advance, unlocking deeper chapter reads (up to 10 chapters) and exclusive feedback. The Podium: Just 4 Grand Winners will claim the ultimate title, earning a complete, detailed review. THE TWIST: THE READER'S CHOICE Getting cut early doesn't mean your journey ends. The 15 stories that don't make the official Shortlist will immediately enter the Reader's Vote arena. Bring your community, rally your friends, and fight for a second chance to take home the exclusive Reader's Choice Award! THE ENTRY PRICE To inspire the Muse, you must first give back to the craft. Entry requires a follow, a public reading list add, and a single chapter review on the host's featured book, Chosen by the Hunter. The gates are open, but the slots are strictly limited. Do you have the hook to inspire the Muse?

🌑🎼WELCOME TO THE NOCTURNE AWARDS🎼🌑 A space created for stories that linger long after the final line. The Nocturne Awards celebrate emotionally immersive storytelling, haunting atmosphere, powerful prose, and characters that leave their mark on readers forever. Inspired by music, moonlight and the emotions fiction can awaken within us, these awards aim to recognise stories that truly make readers feel. Whether your writing is soft and melancholic, intense and devastating, or beautifully atmospheric, the Nocturne Awards invite you to share the stories that echo the loudest in the dark. 🖤 ~ Every story leaves an echo. ~ 🖤

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Open:- [ ] Judging:- [ ● ] Closed:- [ ] Closed. Judging in progress. Thanks for your interest. 🌌 Under this midnight sky, every story becomes a constellation. Midnight Tales Awards, where stories awaken under the hush of midnight and legends are written in ink and shadow.

He's a duke. She's a servant. They've been friends since childhood, but their hearts have always defied the rules. When Anastasia Michaels leaves Yorkshire with a secret that could change everything, Henry Sutton believes he's lost her forever. Years later, she returns-older, bolder, and hiding a truth that could shatter them both. Forbidden love. Passion that cannot be denied. And a past that refuses to stay buried. Can they fight for the love they were never allowed to have? ***Contains mature themes and explicit scenes. Please enjoy responsibly and do not replicate this independent work.***

Some loves begin before you know what love is. Some loves survive things that should have broken them. When Jade Thompson meets Devon Michaels in seventh grade, it's just a moment-one glance across a classroom, one heartbeat loud enough to drown out the world. She doesn't know yet that this boy with quiet eyes and a guarded heart will become a constant in her life, even when nothing else feels certain. Devon is new to this part of the city, carrying grief he doesn't have the words for and a growing resentment for a school that feels more like a reminder of everything he's already lost. He's never known his biological father. He's lost the man who raised him. And soon, he will lose even more-losses that will reshape him, fracture him, and make staying feel harder than leaving. Jade is learning how to live inside her own mind, navigating anxiety, depression, and the ache of loving someone who doesn't always know how to remain present. She feels deeply, waits patiently, and slowly learns the difference between holding on and losing herself. Their story unfolds over years-marked by closeness and distance, disappearance and return, heartbreak and healing. Devon leaves. He comes back. Jade grows. They both change. But the connection between them refuses to fade. Inspired by real events, 143: A True Love Story is an emotional romance about first love, grief, mental health, and the kind of bond that matures with time. Because some love stories aren't measured by how they begin or even how they hurt- but by the quiet ways we say I love you. One. Four. Three. ***Contains mature themes and scenes. Please enjoy responsibly and do not replicate this independent work.***

'Watching your brother go down for rape sounds like a difficult task, right? Try being the girl in the witness stand, the victim.' Most people ignore Kat Price and go straight for her perfect, confident and attractive older brother, Finn. The day that Finn goes down for rape, Kat's in the spotlight, Kat's the one with the answers. She also just wants to be left alone, remain invisible and live happily with her mum and her horse without the gossip and drama. So, what happens when a brooding boy with beautiful eyes and a love for horses is thrown into the mix? Eli is the proud new owner of Finn's old mare, Tempest. He doesn't know about Kat's haunting past or why she's so skittish. All he knows is that he's desperate to help. Headstrong and broken is how Eli describes Kat when he first see's her. But is her past too shattered and her heart too destroyed for Eli to fix?

This is not a story about what happens. It's about what almost does. At an Ivy League medical school, Isabelle Laurent is known as the Ice Queen-brilliant, distant, untouchable. No one gets close. No one stays. Alexander Whitmore was never supposed to be different. Charming, privileged, and infamous for never staying longer than a few weeks, he understands desire. What he doesn't understand, until Isabelle, is restraint. She believes he doesn't want her. He knows wanting her openly would destroy everything. So they choose the most dangerous thing instead: friendship. "The most dangerous thing about Alexander Whitmore was not his reputation, nor his charm, nor the power he would one day inherit. It was the fact that he never asked for anything from me, and somehow, without realizing it, I had begun to give him everything that mattered." Slow burn • Dual POV • Consent • Emotional intimacy

"Listen to your heart, but don't forget your brain - 'cause a broken heart cannot function properly." Ever since her dad left her mom for another woman, Alex has stopped believing in the concept of love. She'd rather spend her days alone than pining after a guy, thank you very much. Until Mr. Player, aka Dylan Kennedy. It all begins with a party, a silly game of truth-and-dare, and a kiss; and soon enough Alex finds herself falling for none other than Mr.Player's charms, something she must avoid at all cost; nothing but heart-break will come off it. Dylan doesn't know why he wastes his time on hot-headed Alex. She's nothing special, so why does he find her so immensely intriguing? What happens when Alex and Dylan, two people who thought they were incapable of loving anyone slowly start to fall for each other. Will it lead to love or hate? Find out in Love, Hate & Mr. Player.