Submission for the Open Novella Contest 2019 All it took was a blink for all of her memories to be lost. She isn't the only one. The whole world seems to have lost their memory as well. Standing in the middle of nowhere without a phone or ID, Papaya Pax was one the unlucky ones. With people around the world gaining memories back by physical triggers, Papaya is on the hunt for her true identity. She visits new places, tries new foods, stares awkwardly at people for too long. Nothing seems to help. That was... until the key to her locked memories, was standing right in front of her.

Chloe Provan wakes up in a white padded room with no memory as of to how she's arrived here. Chains bind her to the wall, and from the looks of it, there's no way out. She fills out forms, is given an ear piece, and then assigned to a house where she finds four other teenagers claiming to be her family. Now, Chloe must prove herself perfect or die trying. Rule 1: do whatever he says Rule 2: trust and love your new family Rule 3: don't piss him off Current Rank: #30 in Science Fiction Best Rank: #3 in Science Fiction (Slight explicit language) All Rights Are Reserved

[2018 WATTYS WINNER] Louise Johnson was an African American teen living on the brink of the Space Race. Her hobbies included studying the twinkling night sky, ignoring her racist classmates, equally fantasizing about both killing and kissing Patricia Morris--and oh, using quantum teleportation to her own advantage by the means of a perplexing silver Ring. That was, until she found herself knee-deep in a heap of files revealing that the newly-formed NASA was hiding inconceivable research from Project Vanguard that should've destroyed the entire planet worse the than progressing Cold War. Now obviously, the forty-eight states of America are still intact, and so is our beloved Earth. But why? Fortunately for humanity, Louise Johnson and her diverse team of science-loving geeks turned the imminent apocalypse into just another facet of American history. And this is the entirely illegal story of how. [©2017-2018. All rights reserved.]

When drought strikes his village, Jack, the only son of a widow, must leave his home in order to make a living. Jack has little luck until he runs into a mysterious and attractive boy named Rooster. Together, the two of them begin the long trek to Enniscorthy, but little does Jack know that a band of thieves is in their way...

She was the type to stare herself in the mirror and see someone else stare back. Someone who was free and light, being able to spread her wings like an unbound angel. She was neither chained to Heaven nor Hell. Howbeit, no matter how far she reached into the mirror, she could never step through as her ball-and-chain presented itself in the form of a crown. She was a princess with two faces, desperately trying to have a sense of freedom outside of her royal obligations. She found it in the form of a weakness: a passion with another human being. Her love for him and ballet had kept her chin high; her crown not slipping from her pastel hair. So why, why did it suddenly become so hard when a gothic gymnastic back-flipped into her life? Why were her heartstrings being tugged on by someone of her same gender? Why was it suddenly so difficult, so strenuous to keep living in her pastel world when this mysterious girl brought such bright colours with her? TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of sex, suicide and other mature themes will be contained within this book. Read at your own discretion.

"Café Vanellas sits in the middle of a bustling side street just off downtown Montréal, and here's an interesting factoid: it's staffed entirely by elves. " ===== In a world populated by humans, elves, satyrs, dragons, and the spirits of other clans long past, Toriv Vanellas is just a 30-something Montréal city elf trying to make a decent living as a small business owner. Surrounding him are his sometimes overbearing but always loving parents, friends of all kinds, a string of men of varying repute...and a university professor by the name of Mahendra Singh, whose timid exterior may be concealing the man to end the parade of men. A story about family, friendship, identity, duty, love, and coffee. {First draft, as of yet unbeta'd. Cover image by @boysterous.}

A Catholic school, a best friend with two boyfriends, and a new girl who wore inappropriate clothing. Maverick Bridge only wanted to concentrate on her studies, but was forced to resolve conflicts that she did not start. In the process of resolving, Maverick questions her role in life, her beliefs, and questions herself as an individual.

Madison Taylor's life was never the same after being presumed dead for six months. After being washed up, and barely breathing in the lake where she killed herself; the lake where she was pulled out by one of the reasons she committed suicide. Somehow awakening from being dead, the secret of Madison's death and return is one that nobody knows. And unfortunately for some people, secrets don't die when dead girls do. NOTE: minor plot holes & needs to be edited. Currently #1 in the #LifeandDeath category! Written by: @lexaproz Co-written by: @uraniumm Completed: 6/29/17

Seventeen-years-old Luna Haley Grey is a shy, awkward little nerd who's idea of a good time is drawing and reading comic books. But after a friendship blossoms between her and South Cross's handsome star footballer, Garrett Carson, her life is turned upside down. Hunter Collins, on the other hand, is a handsome boy with a cold exterior and a sad past, wanting to break out of his shell so that he could get to know the girl he had a crush on for the last three years. Coincidentally, she happens to be one of Luna's best friends. Fate brought Luna and Hunter together. But it's not fate that turns them into each other. It's an arrangement. An arrangement that will change everything - literally.

Keira is the type of girl your mom warns you about. It doesn't matter though, you'll still go after her. You want to change her. You'll think it's working. She'll pretend to love you, then break your heart. She doesn't care when you end up crying, because everyone told you to stay away. She's a flame and you get trapped in the blaze, thinking you'll never get burned because her fire is ice cold. You catch frostbite instead. A story about how people aren't what they seem. to be :: volume II #149 Teen Fiction 5/14/16 Completed 7/28/16