Opennovellacontest2020 Stories

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.

Failing her duty as an apprentice Limiren, Valena looks on as the great church bells of Villdesong toll the death of Saint Friar. Killed by an assassins blade. With only a handful of hair and a bruised ego, Valena must work to uncover where the assassin has hidden herself before she and Valena's career disappear completely. But greater events transpire behind the curtain of darkness and only a match sticks flame can suss it out. Valena will have to face what lies just beyond the embers, and take with it the responsibility this knowledge comes with. The Matchstick Assassin was inspired by the Open Novella Contest Prompt #26: Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world.

Chris and Aubrey always knew this day would come, but they didn't think it would come so fast. When their parents sign a marriage contract on their behalf, they are thrown into a situation neither of them ever dreamed of. The two unlikely allies must work together to keep up appearances as they try to find a way out of their marriage. Though their work lessens their distaste for the situation, it may not be enough to keep them together.

[ COMPLETED ] - WATTPAD FEATURED STORY ON GENERAL FICTION - ❝Beneath every melancholic soul lies one brimming with past radiance.❞ Once upon a time, Kaylee was happy. Once upon a time, she had everything; a loving family and numerous friends. But that was long ago, back when her life was a fairytale. Now all remnants of her fairytale were in the depths of her dreams, where she'd travel to everytime she falls asleep, where her life was still a fairytale. Then one day, golden boy Gabriel appears in her dreams and speaks the three words she had never expected from him, ❝I am suicidal.❞ Open Novella Contest III | entry • Round Two qualifier • Copyright 2020 © Felicia Chen Zhihan

"I always come to collect what's mine, be sure of that." Mother Ludham's words rang in Alice' ears as she questioned if selling her soul to a witch was the best choice. It doesn't matter now, because it's too late. She is already on her way to the America's to once again be sold off to another husband she didn't ask for. This time she would change her fate though, even if means breaking a deal with the devil. **Part of the open novella contest! ***passed round 1 ❤️

In the future, the actions of the human race have devastated the planet. On her seventeenth birthday, Aera strikes a match, igniting a bigger blaze than she could have ever expected.

Sunshine Moonlight Stardust Each holds its beauty and each is chased after. They are mimicked and sought. People do this so that in a way they can prove themselves that much better. Aurora never understood it, all she wanted to do was help her sickly mother. However, when a king comes to her little business and requests that she make dresses out of these materials, she soon finds herself on an adventure that would lead her farther away than she had ever been before. Is she up to the task? (Previously known as "The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars)

[EDITING] One day on the farm, Ciara climbs her favourite tree, only to find a magical creature lives there. A white dragonfly transforms to a baby dragon when she reaches to touch it. She lands in a world of magic, where she finds the mysterious Skye-voice from her dreams has decided she is the one who will speak to the Council of Magi and prove she's the 'sign of courage' they need. She must approach the Dragons of Aulde and reunite the humans at last with the Heart of All Lands. [ONC 2020 - Children's Fiction - 20K goal - Prompt #2] Heartfelt thanks to Hafsah @GeminiGraphics for the beautiful cover.

~~When she lights and blows out a match, he appears.~~ Mirai doesn't have any issues with her life, really. She just goes with the flow and enjoys herself. However, there is one thing that she's desperate for- knowledge of the disappearance of her lifelong friend. The devil she named herself- Raimo. **Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2020- Prompt 26: Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world.** ***Disclaimer: The cover is done by me, but not the digital art of the boy. Please let me know if this artwork is yours- I couldn't find where is originated from.***

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

"Have you applied to a university yet?" "What did you get on that math quiz?" "Wanna hang?" Avery Hawley can't answer a single one of these questions, and not because of lack of ideas or opinions. She has plenty of those. She lacks one thing ever since that fateful summer after 10th grade, when she became a victim to violence and lost what she realized was the most important part of herself: her voice. At first, she was optimistic. But when her life took an even darker turn, where she began losing everyone and everything precious to her, Avery began losing herself, starting with her voice and soon her dreams- her will to live. Until one day, a new student joins the eleventh grade at Crescent High- Layla Rasheed. Layla is beautifully optimistic and daring, with a dose of wit and wisdom. Can she help Avery recover and make her whole before Avery falls too far into the abyss she made for herself? #vvcommunityawards2020

There are many theories about the lost city of Atlantis. About how it sunk, where it is and how to find it but none have been found true. Thousands of years and an equal number of people have tried to solve the mystery of the lost city but all have failed. Some believed that it was never real. That it was just a myth that involved Greek Gods and lessons about being greedy, while others believed the legend to be true. But alas, none proved which was fiction and which was not until roughly eleven thousand five hundred years later, a baby that will later be known as a genius was born and found the lost city of Atlantis, at least part of it, and solved the legendary mystery.

[ONC 2020 Shortlister] Something evil dwells in the black lake by the misty woods, something that will claim the souls of those who dare to dive into its realm. Lynn Morris is ready to enjoy some well-deserved holidays in the company of her closest friends. And that house on the lakeshore looks like a dream come true and is exactly what she needs. Or that's what she thinks. It takes her diving into the lake, it takes a blood-curdling vision for her to know they shouldn't have touched the waters. Something is watching her; ready to turn her holidays into the worst nightmare ever had. When reality and illusions start clashing in a never-ending war, will she be able to remain sane and save her friends? Or will she fall prey to the darkness growing in her own mind? *ONC 2020. Prompt #40.

After being ordered by the State to undergo Deep Sleep, a treatment for troubled teens, Jo awakens in the hospital with sporadic and unexplained memories. Upon celebrating her rebirthday, she recalls strange past events that makes her question reality. Did she really awaken, or has she become trapped in Deep Sleep? ***** 🏆 Round 2 Winner - Open Novella Contest 2020 🏆 Longlisted - ONC 2020 🏆 Shortlisted - ONC 2020 ***** ONC 2020 Prompt 15

Cecily Atwood wants to get her students back to their world, but even Professor Oak doesn't have a clue how this might be possible. Disclaimer - I don't own Pokémon. This is a sequel to Washed Ashore: Pokémon Are Real which is a rewrite of an older story and an Open Novella project for this current year. This is a project for this year, NaNoWriMo 2020. This also fulfills the Open Novella prompt for this year, Radio Signal. "A radio signal is detected, its origins being somewhere in deep space from where no such thing should feasibly originate, unless."

2020 Midge Midgets All rights reserved cover by @corvums moodboards by @LilBlackRoses An entry for the Open Novella Contest When she was twelve, Wi Hyejeong started writing letters and emails to a pen pal who happens to be the only person she truly trusts. Now an adult, she realizes that she hasn't meet this friend of hers and would like to set up a meeting, face to face. But who is Maeng Dalhwan? Is he what he says to be? To find out the truth, it only comes to writing more letters and e-mails. Because trust isn't to be taken for granted, and Hyejeong knows well what it means...

[ONC2020 Shortlister / A Featured Story on Wattpad Low Fantasy] You can't outrun the past. Hattie Newfield is a fake medium who makes a living off pretending to speak with the dead. But Hattie has a real psychic gift--she can "read" people's memories. When Hattie is approached by a stranger with an intriguing job proposal, she learns that she has other psychic powers that aren't easily controlled. As the two join forces to investigate a mysterious haunting, her psychic powers grow and the past begins encroaching on the present in unforeseen ways. Now Hattie must face her own troubled memories before the dark past overtakes them both.

Here in lies a one-shot cut from Beyond Titans. Disclaimer - I don't own Teen Titans or Young Justice. - Diner Discussion - This was originally intended as chapter three, but got cut because the story didn't flow well.

A goddess. A queen. A lover. In the times of ancient Egypt, where pharaohs ruled and gods and goddesses brought great gifts and curses, a young soldier comes to power. Commanding the armies of the great empire Modu finds himself drawn to the queen: Nehabet, the Pharaoh's favorite wife. During a celebration to honor the goddess of pleasure and god of entertainment the Pharaoh catches Madu staring at Nahebet and takes it as a sign of treason between the two. Furious, the Pharaoh declares that his wife and Madu be executed. What happens when the gods take pity on Nahebet? And what will happen to Madu, with a spell brewing under his skin? A mansion. A girl. A ghost. In the time of the 21st century, freshly-college-graduated Victoria Jackson is whisked into her Uncle's life when he leaves her his mansion upon death. His will rips tension between her cousins when she decides to move in and call the Jackson Manor her own. But she soon finds herself trapped by the feeling of deja vu the Egyptian relics and artifacts bring and a strange sense that she is being watched within the decaying walls. What happens when she discovers that someone else has been calling the manor home, or that her past is more than she knows? With this new knowledge will Victoria finally be able to live, or will another life be stained on her skin?

When Lucy Jones starts having the same recurring dream the week before her birthday, she cannot but be weary of it. Especially when that dream comes true. Dragging with her none other than Aiden Harlowe, the strange boy across the road, Lucy embarks on a journey which will change her life forever, and give her a birthday she will never forget. During an adventure of a life time, Lucy will discover her past, save the future and experience love and friendship like she had never experienced it before. But will she live to tell the tale?