Opennovellacontest Stories

Veyr Thalric was born beneath a blood moon, his fate inked in the past and bound to a future he cannot escape. The son of the slain Wolf, he has spent his life hidden in...

Mrs. Z, the eternal guardian of the Zodiac, must reunite the twelve celestial beings after what she thinks is a cosmic rupture scatters them across history, when in real...

This is an ONC 2025 story! When Maya decided to take a yoga class to get out of attempting an actual sport, she had no idea that she was about to unlock memories of a pa...

When a corrupt kingdom finds itself on the brink of destruction by an unstoppable foe, they offer him a blood sacrifice - an unsuspecting young maiden - in exchange for...

In the wake of her estranged mother's death, Maricel Ferrer returns to her childhood home to confront the dark secrets she left behind. * Maricel has spent years trying...

Esme and Matt can't stand each other, even if they have to play nice for the cameras. As public speculation about their chemistry heats up, they're forced to confront wh...

In Imperia, power is a delicate, all-consuming game. So when young Lady Sylnavi's father commissions her to quietly destroy a political rival, she's thrilled. Impress, a...

"What started under a drizzle turned into a thunderstorm. Prohibiting me from wanting too much, yet wanting it all." ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ A Teen Fictio...

#ONC2025 Main Prompt: #40 Sub Prompts: #100 & #59 Book cover: Temporary Once, you were a character in a story--your life crafted by an unseen hand, your destiny inked i...

"𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪�...

It's been more than twenty years since Dwayne last saw his childhood imaginary friend. But in a sudden hail of bullets, explosions, and car chases, Mr. Foo Foo comes ro...

The idiot elders are desperate and have ordered me to lead a mission way too close to the forest surrounding the city. Everyone knows it's a goddamn suicide, some are ju...

**For the Open Novella Contest 2025!** "A tale as old as time..." When she receives a cryptic but urgent text message from her father, Isla Lamborne returns to...

Calling all ONC writers! ✨🚀 🔥 Offering ONC/Books Feedback! 🔥 If you're participating in ONC or Wattys or any major writing contests and need an extra set of eyes on...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢...

Round One Qualifier! My name is Brooke Price, and I will not let Layla Henderson steal my boyfriend, Damien Shaw. I'm cheer captain, and she doesn't even show up to the...

Ellery Mazick -a low grade shifter tasked with guarding the missives of war generals and commoners alike- never expected to be drafted for war. When General Valerus, a s...

When Darlene Hathaway is discharged from the hospital, the first thing she does is go to her dance studio. Sure, she might not be taking ballet classes anymore, but it's...

ONC 2025 A sci-fi thriller with a thread of gay romance. Jiro wanted to be a pilot for as long as he could remember. Flying through the stars, what could be more thrill...