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The Open Novella Contest is back for 2026! Join fellow storytellers and plant the seed of a tale that will blossom into a 20,000+ word novella within 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2026, so mark your calendars with this date!

I decided to host monthly writing contests for the year of 2026. Anyone is welcome to enter. Each month will have a different theme.

Are you interested in writing a Science Fiction story? If you want to start writing a Sci-Fi story, these prompts are perfect! They give you cool ideas to get your imagination going. For example, you could write about a world where robots rule, or a spaceship that's lost in space. Maybe you'll think of a hero who discovers a new planet or a time traveler who changes the past. These prompts are easy to understand and fun to use. They help you think of exciting stories with aliens, future tech, and epic sci-fi adventures. Get ready to write your own awesome sci-fi story!

|| OPEN & NO PAYMENTS || Looking for a challenging but fun contest with NO payments? Look no further than the 100 word contest! You will have three chances to submit. Please read the rules for more information! This is NOT a slot-based contest, so you will not lose your place if you wait. Please thoroughly read the rules, especially since you do not have to worry about losing your spot!

In anticipation of the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film interpretation of this classic tale starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, we want YOU to bring your own twist to this iconic story of #forbiddenlove, #revenge, #obsession and #childhoodfriends. Read on to learn more. We can't wait to see your entries!

Status: Closed & almost done 🥳 Welcome to the WHO Mini Awards, a safe space for all authors, particularly smaller ones. Everyone gets reviews and prizes, even if you don't win! All genres, including fanfics, are allowed, though please keep in mind some categories may be genre-specific. There are categories for new writers, undiscovered stories (less than 20k reads), fan vote for larger stories, experimental stories, and poetry, too! Includes: - 14 categories - Simple payments (you don't even have to tag anyone!) - Music-themed contest with unique music-inspired categories - Fair judging (only one judge) - Cool prizes - Detailed reviews for EVERY participant, regardless of if you win or not - Prizes for EVERY participant, regardless of if you win or not --- If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack and reading a plagiarized copy of my work. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/Ravendipity. Thank you.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 [✘] 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 [ꪜ] 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 [✘] 🎐💕🌿 Bloomera is an enchanted garden where flowers glow with magic and animals guard gentle dreams. A sanctuary of petals, paws, and quiet wonders, it celebrates growth, creativity and every soul that dares to bloom. 🌷🦋

This space is created especially for writers participating in the Open Novella Contest 2026 Writing a novella is exciting... but also confusing, lonely, and full of self-doubt. ❤️ Is my story good enough? ❤️Is my opening strong? ❤️Will readers understand my characters? ❤️Am I even on the right track? You don't have to figure this out alone. This book club is a place where contestants can: ✔ Share their entries ✔ Get genuine reads ✔ Receive honest and helpful feedback ✔ Improve their chapters ✔ Support fellow writers Here, we don't compete. We grow together. If you are writing for the Open Novella Contest and want readers, reviews, and real feedback - this circle is for you. Let's help each other write better stories.

Maeve Raines has seen golden strings since her teenage years-thin, luminous threads tied to people's pinkies, binding them through choice, emotion, and consequence. Friendship. Betrayal. Belief. Obsession. Love. Everyone has them. Some have many. Having only one is rare. Having none is impossible. Except Maeve cannot see her own. Now in her late twenties, she lives a life that demands silence and observation. Her secret stays hidden, pressed between unanswered questions and the letters she writes to the Fates-quiet confessions meant for powers she isn't sure are listening. Over the years, she has learned every shade of gold that exists and memorized their meanings. There is nothing left about the strings that should surprise her. To the world, she is someone else entirely. She goes by Juno-a name chosen, not given. A name she wears like armor. Under that name, she drifts. Watches. Learns how lives knot and unravel. Until she meets Theo Mercer. Her neighbor is gentle, reserved, and marked by something she has never encountered before. He has no visible strings. Not one. The absence unsettles her more than any bond ever has-because she knows what every shade should mean, and yet he fits none of them. Theo knows nothing of fate or golden threads-only that being near Juno feels fragile, like something he shouldn't expect to keep. What unfolds between them is not loud or dramatic. It is slow. Measured. Built from shared glances, half-confessions, and the quiet comfort of being understood without explanation. And for the first time, Maeve feels something she cannot categorize-a pull, a burn around her own pinkie whenever she turns away from him. Still unable to see her string, she prays-desperately-that if it exists, it will not be the worst kind. The color of love that never gets to stay. To the Fates is a quiet, tragic exploration of destiny misunderstood, love interrupted, and the cost of seeing what others cannot.

In a land lost in time, Gustav Freytag and a genie explore the exciting world of modern literature to help unite writers of all kinds--and see how much they've grown in the past 200 years... with a magical twist. *** Get ready for a new, exciting opportunity for Wattpad writers in the world of Unification, where writers unite in friendly competition to support each other--and maybe even win an award! If not, learn a little bit about the backbone of creative writing! As the Undiscovered explore a new world, new friendships will blossom, and they will meet the awards' genie, a young writer eager to share their stories and help them receive the recognition they deserve, as well as the famous Gustav Freytag, while they continue to grow as writers. After all, in Unification, anything is possible. *** *A Unification mini awards to help prepare for the main one in early 2026!* *Note: I'm still relatively new to hosting awards, so I ask for patience and cooperation.*

Undiscovered writers unite--this time through portals to the Lands of Novels, Short Works, and Poetry, where each Portal's Guardian will determine who comes on top as the true Unification champs. *** *Time to start the new year with a bang as we search the Portals of Literature together.* *I ask for patience and cooperation since I'll be reading books all the way through and not using AI tools.*

welcome to a 365 day writing challenge! (I will be doing the combined words chapters too so for me it's a 377 chapter challenge) I am adding an extra challenge to it for myself by using the same characters and universe and timeline for every chapter. wish me luck!

Once strangers, Kim Gyuvin transferred to Han Byul's class, and they became classmates. Two misfits slowly turned into friends, growing closer with each passing day. They faced problems, overcame misunderstandings, and found comfort in each other, alongside the friends who stood by them. "I hope this story reaches someone who genuinely wants to read." - shineejanee

Stories about teenage losers who get to become Power Rangers by pure luck.

Santa Claus is an old man in a tattered red coat, limping through a world whose failure to believe in him has caused him to vanish limb by limb. But before he disappears entirely, he has one last round to make - not with gifts, but with letters of apology, delivered to the people whose lives were derailed by a single, cold lump of coal. The greatest burden he ever carried was never the toys. It was his memories of the coal. This is one of my entries in the 2026 Wattpad Open Novella Contest. It is in response to Prompt 79: "A letter arrives addressed to you, written by someone who shouldn't exist."

Against the backdrop of a damp, golden London autumn... ​In 2026 London, history professor Sarah uncovers a centuries-old letter hidden behind an old framed painting in her new flat. As she deciphers its secrets, she becomes entwined in a long-lost love and a mystery that spans generations-leading her to a man who holds the final piece of the puzzle." Participation in the Open Novella Contest 2026 Prompt used: #79 © 2026 by Nermein Sami El-Kurdi. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission is strictly prohibited #onc2026 #opennovellacontest2026 #oncprompt79

We present the second edition of WOW:WRITE ON WEDNESDAY after a successful 200 chapters of the first! As you are aware, WOW is a weekly contest, where every Wednesday we post a prompt to write your story. The deadline is the next Tuesday 23:59 pm/11:59 pm EST. Cover made by the wonderful @MissCatLatte ❤

The quiet transfer student at Mara Collins' high school is too careful. Too polite. Too precise. Too trained. When a classmate whispers, "Wait. That's RIN," Mara falls down an internet rabbit hole and discovers the truth. Han Yerin is not just a girl from South Korea. She is a world famous idol on hiatus after a scandal that shook her group. The company wants her back. The fans want answers. The internet wants blood. Mara wants HER. As paparazzi circle and contracts tighten, Yerin faces an ultimatum. Return to the stage and stay controlled. Or risk everything for something real.

It started in a bookstore. And it should've ended there. But some people don't leave your life the way they entered it. Bookmark of Their Silence is a quiet story about connection, family, and the things we don't say.

A series of visual and text-based prompts for when you're short on inspiration! → 3 prompts to set your imagination free! → A challenge, a story starter, and guiding questions to make the plot and character your own. Perfect for daily writing or creative challenges. ✍️ If one of these prompts inspires you, feel free to share your story! - I'd love to see how it comes to life through your words! 🥰 💡Updated weekly. #writingprompts #storyideas #creativewriting #amwriting #tfsc