ONC 2020
10 stories
Dreamcatcher | ONC 2020 Honourable Mention | ✔ by SmokeAndOranges
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❖ ''We're at six thousand feet, Cap'n. There shouldn't be land at six thousand feet.'' ❖ Rav is apprenticed by his father's wishes on an airship as unsettling as the deliveries it makes. Dreamcatcher's owner is the only captain on the continent who will sail any cargo through any part of the sky. Even parts nobody else will go. So when the ship gets caught in a storm and left rudderless in the Khaalee Navachandr, a ship-eating crescent in the middle of the ocean, nobody is coming to rescue them. Their only hope is to reach land to make repairs. The land they find, though, might only bring more trouble. ❖❖❖ Entry in Wattpad's 2020 Open Novella Contest. Shortlisted. Honorable Mention: Stunning Worlds. Complete. Comments and critiques are both welcome and appreciated. I write characters from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences. If you share those traits and find that I have misrepresented anything, please let me know! I am feedback-friendly and here to learn :) Proudly Featured On: @Adventure - Voyages and Sea Epics @Fantasy - Magical Realism @FreeThePOC - Short Story/Poetry @HighFantasy - Davy Jones' Locker (Pirates and the Sea) @Magic - Magically Thrilling/Unexpected @StoriesUndiscovered - Explore the Stars @YASciFantasy - Quests & Queens (Fantasy Adventure)
One Week in June | ONC2020 by Katee-Bugg
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The start to Sereia Marlow's last summer before post-college life commences was supposed to be filled with sunny summer weather, lake life, and enjoying every moment with her best friends. Unfortunately, that's not the case. As Reia and her friends enjoy their first day on the water, she's playfully thrown into the water only to resurface as snow falls from the summer sky and the lake having turned into a winter snowstorm; sadly, her friends are floating dead in the freezing water with frozen looks of terror distorting their faces. There hasn't been a recorded death at Kepnick Lake in over 200 years, so no one in Kepnick is taking Reia's claim seriously. Without aid, it is up to Reia alone to look into their mysterious disappearances. As she uncovers disturbing facts about her family, Sereia might have to turn to herself as the explanation for their deaths. 3rd Place Winner in the 2020 Zodiac Awards Paranormal/Horror Open Novella Contest 2020 Contest Entry! (Prompt 40 in the Horror/Paranormal Section) -Round One Qualifier! Best Ranking: #1 bargaining (2 times) #23 Folklore #30 Unusual #40 Lake #49 OpenNovellaContest2020
Joy [EXCERPT] by ESHurricane
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Joy. Meaning? A great pleasure or happiness. For Joy DeVries, her great pleasure comes hand-wrapped with secrets and murder. Joy DeVries grew up a childhood star, and it came with as much baggage and scars as one would imagine. Nowadays, she's known as Joy Daisy, a kids show TV legend, and that's all she'd prefer people to see. If they look any closer, they might get a glimpse of the lust-driven, alcohol-consuming, unhinged woman she really is. However, Detective Colin Rooker is determined to get to know the woman behind the make-up and frills. He's taken with her, and she's intrigued by him. The only catch to this whirlwind romance? Detective Rooker is chasing a serial killer. And she's closer than he thinks. *** February 2021 Wattpad Editor's Pick! Open Novella Contest III Accolades: *Chosen as an Ambassador's Pick in Round 1!* *Round Two Winner!* Round 1 Milestone: Chapter three Round 2 Milestone: Chapter eleven Round 3 Milestone: Chapter twenty-one *** My entry for the Open Novella Contest III. Prompt #4. Because sometimes when I set out to write a nice fluffy contemporary romance... this happens. CONTENT WARNING: Mature rating for sexual situations, drug use, violence, murder, death, gore... **BLANKET TRIGGER WARNING** If you're offended or triggered by anything, ever, then you probably shouldn't be reading this.
Untie the Knot by floranocturna
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[WATTYS SHORTLIST - 2021] Penny Lane, a young florist with a dislike of weddings and a dream of opening her own flower shop, has to overcome her insecurities to find love with Haze Delacroix, the charismatic owner of Underworld Delicacies, who charms his way into her heart by means of culinary delights, namely delicious pomegranates. ---------- Contemporary Romance inspired by the myth of Hades & Persephone. ******** THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE - READ THE FULL STORY ON GALATEA
My Virtual Darcy 🏆 2021 Wattys Shortlister by MonicaNguon
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What would you give up to dive into your favourite story? Romantic, sharp-tongued, with a tendency to fall in love with tall, dark-haired, brooding men--Leah is the archetype of the "Pride and Prejudice" fan. TV series, movies, comics, musicals: she has seen and read them all. For her birthday, Leah's friends and family pool together to get her the ultimate Janeite gift: the Bridge, a virtual-reality gaming device. By granting access to her five senses, she can live her favourite novel as the iconic Elizabeth Bennet! As she explores Regency England and quarrels with the infamous Darcy, Leah cannot help but digress from the original plot to suit her modern-woman convictions. The longer she plays, the weirder her beloved characters act, until the lines between fiction and reality blur. ⚠️ Content and/or trigger warning ⚠️ This story contains one scene of (unsuccessful) sexual coercion, and mentions domestic violence and death by domestic violence, which may be triggering for some readers. 📖 Featured 19 times! Seen on: 📖 @beauty @SpeculativeFiction @Humor @ContemporaryLit @retold @WattRevenge @ScienceFiction @mystery @StoriesUndiscovered @WattpadGaming @ChickLit @Fanfic @NA @generalfiction @classicauthors @WattpadHistoricalRomance @HistoricalFiction
Lustral  || Complete by Space_Queen_Q
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Two aliens on the run, manage to bump into each other on a distant planet at just the right time. ✨~✨~✨ Liri Delaney, the only child of Dubrovn planetary moguls, is accused of murder. Scouring several solar systems to find the true murderer, she runs into trouble in New Seattle. Ardon Rowe, a sweet-talking High-Draconian hybrid, sees her plight and offers his unconventional services. The two find more trouble than they ever bargained for with wrongfully imprisoned Shape Shifters, military battleship chases, and needy lovers. Lustral: rite of purification. ✨ ONC 2020 Shortlister! ✨ ✨ Featured on: ✨ @ScienceFiction ~ Intergalactic Reads (Space Opera). @YAMystery ~ Can Somebody Get This Walking Carpet Out of My Way. @SpeculativeFiction ~ Breaking the Space Time Continuum. @BeyondSol ~ Andromeda Action/adventure @Readers Choice Awards 2020 winner. @Winter Rose awards 2nd place winner. @PrettyInPunkBC 2022 third place winner. @TheAmbys ~ Space Opera winner '22. 👽 Lustral is the type of SciFi I adore. Strong characters, creative worlds and species, and a plot that keeps you at the edge of the seat and so many twists that will leave you dizzy. ~ @SallyMason1
A Kiss Across Borders ✔ by AJ_Ortega
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Javier has had a crush on his friend, Caroline, for the last two years. But he's never told her how he feels. One morning, Javi decides to take Caroline on an adventure he hopes she'll never forget, even if it might land him in jail. ******* It's the last summer before university, and Javier Giordano is in Monaco, spending most of his time on his dad's yacht. But for Javi, the best part about being in Monaco is getting to see Caroline. They're just friends, but he wishes they were more. One night, Javier throws a party on the yacht, and things were going well until he danced with a girl who Caroline cannot stand. It was a momentary lapse in judgment, helped by some beer, but now he wants to make it up to her. So while Caroline is asleep in his room, Javi comes up with a plan to go on an adventure around the Mediterranean Coast. But on their impromptu trip, Javier, Caroline and their friends discover more than they bargained for. ----- *Open Novella Contest 2020 Longlister* Open Novella Contest 2020 Based on Prompt #11: We woke up and had breakfast out on the deck; like we did every morning. And long story short, we are no longer welcome in Monaco.
Stuck in Time | #OpenNovellaContest2020 | Round Two by HeartfiliaInLove
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PASSED ROUND TWO IN OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST!! *** Historian Patricia Pavlov is a bachelor with a secret: she can skip from one timeline to another by just thinking about it. She had fun watching the Tudors bicker with one-another, shocked by the horrors of the two World Wars, sympathised with Trotsky when he was being relentlessly pursued by the KGB, and rejoiced over the fall of Berlin Wall. One day, she realises that her powers have been tampered with and she cannot travel in time as per her wish; rather, she would go to bed in the present and wake up to find herself in the 1950s one day or wake up in the 1990s the next. It was around this time that a new person has moved into town. Landon Graff seems like a regular man, except Patricia is sure he is bad news. There's something about him that she can't understand yet, but intends to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible. To top it off like a cherry on a cake is a hooded man chasing her every time she wakes up in a different timezone. She doesn't know who he is, but deep down, she has a feeling she knew him before. All her problems began around the time Landon Graff arrived in town and she decides he is bad news. She determines to get to the bottom of who he really is, before he discovers her secret.
Carmen's Voice | ONC 2020 (✔) by authorelizasolares
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Shy and successful Broadway singer, Carmen, is finally at the point in her career where she is auditioning for her dream role. After meeting Owen at the local coffee shop, it seems like everything is perfectly lining up for Carmen's future. When faced with a choice between her dream job and her dream man, Carmen struggles to find a way to keep both parts of her life together. If she could learn to be more outgoing and speak her mind, maybe she could succeed at not watching her life fall apart before her eyes. ~ * ~ * ~ Featured on Wattpad Editor's Picks List, January 2021 Featured on ChickLit's reading list, May 2020