Novellacontest Stories

Early Summer, 1970 But none of his toys were just toys, James thought darkly. In result of this, his family never stayed in the same for long. Not one, parent or child, could resist the novelty of his creations. He sometimes felt bad for this. The thing was a doll. *** Andy Anderson learns the truth about his Father, and faces his demontic creations. Short Story, Horror, #1

My entry for the 2019 Novella writing contest!!!

The large window, holding all the unreachable stars and galaxies and places and people, reflected the harsh outline of two people captured in a sliver of escaping light. Outside, a man cleaned a pool of blood as two others carried the heavy, unconscious body of an enemy to safety. In another room, more argued and yelled about the alien- the insanity of it all! A few silently watched, deep in thought. How had humanity come to this? But she wasn't human. Her skin glittered, her eyes held an odd sheen, and a sort of aura hung heavy in the air surrounding her. From a distance she was exotic; up close she was otherworldly. Come from the stars and the soil, she was the key. ~*****~ Blessed with the powers of an ancient alien race. Daughter of the late leader of the rebellion. Ensured with the destiny of billions of lives. Cursed to provide entertainment for the powerful. Mother of the child she was forced to conceive for the greater good. Destined to dismantle and decimate. Original Photo by : Remi & Kasia Their website: http://kozdra-baczulis.com/masha-radkovskaya-color/ Warning: Topic of rape and suicide with no explicit details

In which Nam Yoonsu and Lee Seoho are best friends. Lee Seoho has always been intrigued by Urban Legends and Myths. One day, on the night of Halloween he goes looking for one of them, only to go missing minutes after encountering one. A flip of a coin to determine the fate of the young man. Now Yoonsu has nothing left from him except for the phone call when he heard his best friend make a deal with this devil, and a curse that he must now figure out how to lift. Will he be able to figure out and stop it all in time?

Trapped between a toxic job and a family that took her for granted, Clara Reid never expected for her life to change with a spilled beer, a forgotten phone, and an act of kindness that didn't go overlooked. This is my submission for the ONC 2026 contest. My prompts: 19. When you accidently spill beer on someone, the moment that should've ruined your day, begins the beginning of a surprising and life-changing friendship. 28. Self love often starts small, like planting a single seed. With time, patience and a bit of light, it will blossom. 56. After grabbing the wrong phone at a busy pizzeria, you discover the stranger's life is far more entangled with yours than you ever expected.

Cover Credit: @ILoveMusic060803 Alexia Kemp was probably one of the most kind, pure girls that her friends, and family knew. She was always there to help, even when she had a lot of things on her plate. Little did they know about the feelings growing inside of Alexia. Heck, little did she know about them- dark feelings that she couldn't shake. As everyone, Alexia has a dark side, darker than most. Does she have the power to release the darkness when her family and friends are at stake? Is she willing to take the risk summoning the dark will have?

Cal is a chronic insomniac who's been avoiding treatment for years until a few weeks of strange dreams drive him to finally get a sleep study done. Three or four times a week he dreams of this man who's face he can never quite make out. They talk, they walk around, they've gotten to know each other. Its starting to get old though, and Cal constantly has to remind himself that it isn't real, that regardless of how real it feels, its just a dream. But then he bumps into a man at the same clinic who seems extremely familiar and it starts to feel like his dreams have escaped his sleep. (Hi guys! I'm entering the novella contest I told you about (idk if I actually mentiond it or I just told myself I would mention it and then forgot but whatever! This is an original work, not more fanfic (oh my god, such an insane choice) and I'm hoping to have some fun with it!)

Corrin Weatherly is down on her luck and in desperate need of a job to get by. Seeing an advert for a babysitting position, it seems to be just the thing to get her back on her feet. Her best friend isn't too sure, after all paying that much an hour? There's got to be a catch right? Corrin doesn't have much of a choice, so sends off her application and is thrilled to be offered an interview. Sure, the family seems a little eccentric but everyone has their quirks. It's only when Corrin begins to babysit the twins does she start to realise that eccentric doesn't even start to cover it. How's she supposed to care for kids who can grow trees in the living room, summon animals at the drop of a hat and cause waterfalls in the bathroom?

She wakes up in darkness, a strange place with no light--no sun, no moon, and no stars. She doesn't know how she got there, whether someone kidnapped her or by more mysterious means. But one thing is for certain: she is not on planet Earth any longer.

The Earth is dying, yet humanity survives. Pollution and radiation run rampant on the surface. The government rations food and clean air for everyone. The glass domes provide some sense of security, but they are only for the rich who can afford the astronomical price of providing precious clean air to a whole city. Nym and her family live outside the dome when the disease breaks out. Spreading through the Minor City Shelter and then to Shelter's around other cities, nothing seems capable of stopping it. People are going mad and dying off like flies. There's no cure they can find. They only know one thing. Their last precious resource is going to be the death of them. [ Open Novella Contest Shortlist | ONC Ambassador's Pick ] #TheCosmicAwards2019

Welcome to the Celebrate Africa Awards 2021 The Ambassadors Africa team invite you to join us as we celebrate the unique culture and voices of Africa brought to life through storytelling. We welcome our African brothers and sisters to share their stories about their home, traditions, relationships, and all the parts that make life as an African so special, wherever you may find yourselves. We're excited to announce that the submissions for the awards will open on November 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM (GMT).

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Dragons. Fae. Love. Deception. The perfect recipe for disaster. Yvana Warnock, rebellion leader and ex-dragon rider, is tasked with protecting her Kingdom, and dragon-kind against the cunning, and ruthless Fae. When Fae Prince Aurelion Koraltior Meldrum is captured by her squad, he offers Yvana information she cannot ignore. Determined to win the war, she accepts his dangerous bargain, risking not only her life and kingdom, but possibly the entire of continent of Xamarath itself. But nothing is as it seems. When Aurelion makes an impossible bond with a dragon, Yvana is forced to teach him the ways of dragon riders, and pray to all the powers that he will fight against his own kind. Should he refuse, then her only choice left is striking a new bargain: her freedom for his absolute loyalty. －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ᴏɴᴄ 2026 | ᴍᴀɪɴ - ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ | ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ 45: "ᴋɪɴɢꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀ, ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ, ᴘᴏᴇᴛꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ʀᴀɢᴇ!" - ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙʏ ɴᴀᴇᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴏʟʟᴏ. ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ - ꜰᴀʟʟ | ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ 78: ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜱ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ. －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ Cover by Meiferyms!!! ♥