Shortys Stories

Welcome to the Annual Short Story & Poetry Writing Contest, where words ignite imagination and creativity takes center stage. Whether you're a storyteller or a poet, this is your chance to captivate, inspire, and share your voice with the world. All genres, all styles-one platform to shine. Let your stories speak. Let your verses rise.

Welcome to the Annual Short Story & Poetry Writing Contest, where words ignite imagination and creativity takes center stage. Whether you're a storyteller or a poet, this is your chance to captivate, inspire, and share your voice with the world. All genres, all styles-one platform to shine. Let your stories speak. Let your verses rise.

Welcome to The Shortys Library of Winners! In here, we celebrate the talented poets and storytellers whose creativity, dedication, and passion for the written word earned them a place among winners and honorable mentions in our annual competition. Congratulations to every writer and poet featured here. Your achievements are something to be proud of. May these achievements inspire you all to take up the challenge and see your name here in the future. All our best, The Shortys Team.

Do you want more about a book before you decide to read it? If yes, welcome to your new favorite book. Here, our dedicated ambassadors will scour the halls of Wattpad for very good short stories, read them, and then tell you all about them. Enjoy!

Note: This story is an entry for the 2025 Shortys, takes place near the end of both Operation Heathrow and Haunted Park, and the following prompts are in use: Prompt 4: A witch and a fae walk into a bar Prompt 30: We should rendezvous sometime mon chéri Arc 1: As war rages between the living and the damned, Hell is on the losing end. In an attempt to secure peace with the living, Hell sends Doluna, a fae envoy, to the living to make the damned's intentions to make peace known to them. But little does Doluna know is that she's but a pawn in a cross-world game of thrones that must end if their own world is to be at peace again... Arc 2: After Adèle's guild gets disbanded, she's in for a most unpleasant surprise after a prospective guild turns her away Rankings: #1 in gamification (September 8, 2025) #1 in consulate (September 8, 2025) #1 in consul (September 8, 2025)

Colossus Prime has one of the craziest cycles of his life while you get to see three bots who are usually competent by themselves ‐ though that depends on what Wheeljack is doing ‐ be complete idiots, trying to complete a task.

One Midsummer night. Two girls. Seven flowers. Once the night is over, everything has changed. *** This is an entry for the 2024 Shortys Awards. Credit to @furusato_ for the lovely cover!

You drift through space like a fish without fins. Time has lost all meaning, and you know you cannot die. What becomes of you, then? Oh, my child, only relief. Made For Shortys2024

A collection of short poems and rhymes I've written mostly for the people I loved over the years

This is an entry for the 2025 edition of the SHORTYS! Darcy, a young hacking prodigy, decides to upgrade her life. A decade later, this decision has led her to her fate. Since this story is soooo short, I'll let you dive in and discover it by yourself! I'm actually quite anxious to introduce a new main character, I hope you love her as much as I do! ;P I own all the rights for the characters in this story. Published and available only on Wattpad. Written by Dominique-Payne.

Winner of The Shortys 2025 Longlist. Shadows with Promises - Featured @Shortys ***** A collection of short stories for shortys2025 contest.

There's a hidden story behind every picture you see... - THIS IS UNEDITED - This is a compilations of my one shot stories. This books consists of different kind of genre, please kindly bear with my writings. I wrote this to share my thoughts, express my emotions, and make you learn about life. If you are fond of reading one shot story then this one is for you! I'm pretty sure that I can make you laugh, cry, sad or smile just by reading this story. Try the first one and if you find it a good story, you can turn the next page if you want more! Thank you so much in advance for reading and appreciating my stories. I would gladly want to know your thoughts about it so your comment is highly appreciated.

SHORTYS 2024 Longlister | Based on a prompt from Aim To Engage 2022. Becca Jones lives near a city that is world-renowned for its advanced tech, healthcare, and desirable jobs. Those who enter the city are never seen again. Permanent admittance into the city is decided by a competitive lottery, and her name's just been drawn.

A vampire, a shapeshifter and a ghost solve a mystery with a side of ghost pepper garnish What could go wrong? Locked in a magic prison, this trio must find who killed Arav in order to be freed from the prison. ☆ detailed premise inside GENRE: Humor (not MYSTERY) Text Prompt #4: A vampire and a shapeshifter are trapped in a magical prison and they have to work together to escape. cover and banner made by my precious kid who is also the love of my life - @Aster_Rae27

A graduation party of teenage wizards goes horribly wrong. My entry for the #Shortys2024 introduces us to the chaotic world found within the walls of the Magicked Manor. Nathaniel Flintlock can't believe he's finally graduating, but of course, his friend Mikhael has a thing or two up his sleeve when he reveals that he's spiked the punch with some banned brew. Surely nothing could go wrong. Right?

Always drawn to you. ~°•°•°~•~

Un poema escrito con versos de arte mayor (alejandrinos, endecasílabos y dodecasílabos) para los shortys de este año.

A series of poems inspired by the Shortys2024 prompts. The Outsider is The Shortys 2024 - Poetry Category Winner!

I survived a stroke and decided to write to show people how precious life is. In this collection, every verse is a journey. Inspired by the natural rhythm of the English language and the liquid fluidity of its sounds, I explore what it means to be alive-from the quietest lake to the fiercest fire. This is my tribute to the flow of existence!!! Credits: Poetry: Nando Poeta Cover Photo: M.Quintas Typography/Design: Nando Poeta

This is just a collection of whatever hits me, whenever it does. Could be poetry. Could be short notes. Could be... something I'll regret later. They're not planned, not polished-just whatever spilled out when my brain said, "Write this down before you forget... or before it embarrasses you." Some are two lines. Some might change later. Some might never make sense. (But hey, neither do I most days.) These are a lot more on the brighter side hopefully .. even I don't know but yeah. Last one was from my notes and these are from texts .. (sms, DMs, X posts etc.)