Targetcontest Stories

Top 25 Finalist for Target's Once Upon Now contest He's trapped. He couldn't breathe. The white walls were smothering him, the barred windows were taunting him, the tick...

What's a penny worth? Do you ignore the ones lying on the sidewalk because they're not worth picking up? For the shy and clumsy Norah, a penny will become so much more t...

- Short Story - Life in high school always seems to stay the same, each day following the next. Same terrible lunch food. Same boring lectures. Same overwhelming loads o...

Three clans inhabit this enchanted city: Wolves, Huntsmen, and The Red Hoods. However, the Red Hoods have been declining in numbers. When the famous "Grandmother&qu...

"Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate beings, condemning them...

What does it mean when your eyes begin to change colors and your skin begins to turn wrinkly, but it only happens when the clock strikes twelve? Not to mention how your...

The Enchanted Central Forest calls out to her, and she can sense it. It's not against the law to go there, but humans have been taught to fear magic. Yet, Sadie Garcia...

#OnceUponNow Cindy was a girl who worked hard and got little recognition. When faced with an amazing opportunity in the modeling industry, she is shut down because she s...

When you've been playing online games as long as Devon has -- you do a lot of killing. It's what you expect. What you don't expect is for one of the creatures you've bee...

A twist on the classic story of Rapunzel in which her 'savior' is the damsel. This is a a poem that rhymes... yeah that's it. Enjoy! Created with @cakebaker666

What would happen Goldilocks, Cinderella, and other fairytale favorites went to high school instead? This is a collection of modern fairytale-retellings. Cover by @sugar...

Have you ever seen your world suddenly turn upside down? Things that seem impossible have a chance of possibility, and stories come alive? Things in our world that is od...

Robin is just like any other teenage girl. She loves to run, hang with her friends, and is obsessed with her cell phone. Oh, and she's known by her city as The Hood, the...

Do you love writing and sharing your stories on Wattpad? Do you have a wild imagination and tales to tell? Do you wish you could be a published author-and have your work...

" You know what sucks about plans? They can easily be ruined." ...

This story is my entry for the #onceuponnow contest. Please get be it a read and vote started June 14-June 2 Zinnia knew nothing more about the world other than her hom...

In the heart of Castle Aanca, the museum of Fables and future sciences, stories become a lot more lively. Prince Alfil, the leading hero in his Fable, is one of the most...

Unlike her sociable twin brother, Apollo; 17 year old Artemis has always felt content with the familiarity of her small, simple life in Freeport, Maine. Population: 7,87...