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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.
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CELESTINE BOOK CLUB | OPEN by TheGemmeCommunity
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"𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞." - 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐲 All of us know the importance of books, don't we? An escape from reality, a friend, a teacher, and a dream we hold in our hands. Reading a book brings joy, but that feeling of pure enthusiasm when you discuss it with a friend cannot be replaced by anything. Books and Celestine, both are about inner peace and quiet space. So here we are, The Gemme Community, with our Celestine Club. With the objective of bringing writers and readers together, this book club will serve as a place where you get to give and take recommendations, read, discuss, make friends, and most importantly, improve! Join in, and let yourself shine like the true gem you are! Cover by: SantanartEN Rules by: Author_Ankita
Hidden Gems Reader's Choice Awards by Olivia_Benedetti
59 parts Ongoing
Open {{🍄}} Judging {{}} Closed and winners have been announced {{}} For over 20 years on Wattpad, I've discovered countless stories that deserved more love, more recognition, and more readers. That's why I created the Hidden Gems Reader's Choice Awards-a place where you, the readers, get to spotlight the underrated treasures of Wattpad. 💎 These awards celebrate originality, creativity, and emotional impact, shining a light on the stories and authors who may not have millions of reads, but have captured hearts all the same. Here, every vote matters, every voice counts, and every hidden gem gets the chance to sparkle. 🌟 Join us in honoring the passion, talent, and imagination that makes Wattpad such a special community. 📚❤️
𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋, 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍┃ᵗᵃᵉᵏᵒᵒᵏ by tkeevii
19 parts Ongoing
𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋, 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍 - 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 "𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪" ──★ 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒, 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐃. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭... 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. ──★ ❝ "I hate you..." ➛ "But I ruined myself for you." ❞ ❝ "I'll protect you, even if you hate me." ❞ ❝ "You think I ever wanted anyone else?" ❞ ❝ "Keep crying, baby. Every tear makes me love you more." ❞ ❝ "You're the only one who could destroy me like this." ❞ ──★ 𝐓𝐎𝐏 ﹒Taehyung 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐌 ﹒Jungkook (fem-bodied) ──★ 𝐖 𝐀 𝐑 𝐍 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆 𝐒 Δ 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 Δ 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 Δ 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 + 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭 Δ 𝐟𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐊 (𝐡𝐢𝐦/𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬) Δ 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐬 & 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐛𝐢* 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 Δ 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐬, 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 Δ 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 ──★ ✨ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑 ✨ This story is fictional.
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Ambassador Newsletter | October 2025 by Ambassadors
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