Opennovellacontest2019 Stories

You'd think the zombie apocalypse would start the way you'd imagine it, right? Dead bodies popping out of their graves, hands trying to claw their way out so they can scratch and bite whoever comes near them. The sky turning black and only the strong survive. That's what would typically happen, right? Wrong. But, of course, despite it being as cliche as it was, that was his thoughts on how it would happen, if it ever did, but then again, that was before IT happened. Before a simple drug turned nearly half of each and every population into the undead. Before Keith lost the only family he ever had. And before he met a small group of six that would change his life forever. 2019 Open Novella Shortlist Qualifier

Transported hundreds of years in the future, Jasmine Sharpe must learn to live, and cope, in a world vastly different from the time she left. Aliens, Enterprise, and an organization called Starfleet are now the new constants in her life. With something growing inside her and danger on the horizon will Jasmine even want to survive? LONG LISTER IN THE OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2019! A/n This story does not strictly take place in the timeline of Star Trek:The Original Series or the recent movie reboots. Occurrences from both may be referenced. Whether you prefer to picture the original cast and practical effects, or the new actors with CGI, or some combination of the two, I hope you enjoy the story. This is just a simple fan fiction written for the Open Novella Contest 2019. No part of this story may be used to program AI. If you see this story anywhere besides Wattpad please make me aware. This is the only place I post stories. I don't have multiple accounts on this site, so this is the only profile this story should be posted on. Thank you, readers. I don't not own Star Trek or its characters.

Rain had a fairly easy life until college. A baby, a deadbeat baby daddy, and no college degree later, she finds herself struggling to make ends meet and maintain her sanity. Losing her job right before Christmas doesn't help. Just when she's reached her breaking point, a mysterious job opportunity overseas becomes available. Starting the new year in a foreign place will prove to be extremely difficult...is Rain up for the challenge? Submission for the open novella contest 2019!

It was meant to be a special occasion, but everything changes when KJ's seven year old sister vanishes at their father's wedding. All there is a trail of red flower petals leading to nowhere. Where did she go? What happened to her? All in the same week a new mysterious neighbour has moved in next door. KJ can't help but notice that there is something about her, and soon realises how Camellia resembles an older verison of his sister. *This is my entry for the Open Novella contest II.

Seti, a humble civil servant at the Office of Information, is selected for an important mission to retrieve a cluster of 'fallen stars' with very special, and very secret, properties. But why has he -- ambitionless and without influence as he is -- been chosen? And just who wants these particular stars at all costs? As Seti becomes more and more involved in the machinations of shadowy figures, he realises he has his own personal mission to fulfil, and it has nothing to do with the one he was selected for. Distantly Falling Stars is punk genre thriller set in ancient Egypt following the 2019 Open Novella II prompt #2. (Wicked Meteors) Cover by FlavoredWolf ⭐️ Placed 2nd in the 2nd round of the ONC. ⭐️ Grand winner of the ONC 2019 ⭐️ 2nd place in The Historical Award 2019 (Historical Fiction profile)

I'm keeping track of my notes and reflecting on my writing process regarding my Open Novella writing.

What if the jewelry that brings you beauty and elegance is the same cursed jewelry that brings forth misfortune? Beware.

For a thousand years, the outside world meant nothing to the Norse trickster god, Loki, and his devoted wife, Sigyn. The little prison inside the cavern in which Loki was chained was everything. Neither of them seemed to care anymore about what happened outside the cave. But when Thor, god of thunder, appears with a proposition for Loki, they are thrust back into the real world. Loki is tasked with tracking down the thief of Freya's necklace, Brisingamen. No one else knows where the thief could be hiding; Odin cannot even find him from his throne. And since whoever holds Brisingamen holds violent sway over Freya, the Aesir send their old problem-solver - and problem-causer - to find their new enemy. It takes a thief to catch a thief, right? Loki's quest won't be as easy as he believes, for the thief inhabits one of the most powerful and magic-ridden places in the Nine Worlds. As he ventures out into a world that is both familiar and foreign to him, he must follow the thief into the one place he hates above all others. Home. Open Novella Contest 2019 entry, and on the Round 3 Long List. A fantasy finalist in the Writer's Circle Awards 2019. Honorable Mention in Fantasy in the Shadow City Awards. Reviews: "I don't really know where the myth ends and your story starts, and that's what makes it great"..."Well written and entertaining!" // #1 in Skadi 8/31/19 #1 in Sigyn 9/27/19 #9 in Trickster 1/16/19 #11 in Norse Mythology 1/16/19 #14 in Odin 1/16/19 #16 in Myths 1/16/19 #22 in Thief 1/16/19 #100 in Mythology 1/16/19 #132 in Gods 1/16/19 #236 in Loki 1/16/19

Everyone knows Haru pays attention to nobody as his mind is focused on swimming any chance he gets. For this reason nobody expects the reaction Haru has when Gou stops flipping channels on a news report of a young pop idol with local connections going missing. Gossip abounds regarding the local beauty queen and her possible secrets, yet none expect said secrets to involve Haru. Disclaimer - I don't own Free! Note - This is written for Open Novella 2019. The prompt is the General 5: Missing Beauty

The first terraformed world, Tau Ceti Four, was now ready for colonization. Some called it Paradise, and it seemed a fitting name. The initial conditions before the terraforming began were perfect, too perfect for botanist Mora Torr. Something was not right. Engineer Gan Finn came over with the other colonists on the Ark Hope ship. He, like Mora, was as much running away from an anguished past as seeking Paradise. But twelve light-years distance itself does not cure broken hearts. "So, are there any alien jubjub birds, bandersnatches, or jabberwocks around here I should be worried about?" Laughter rolled from her mouth at the Alice in Wonderland reference. "Oh, nothing like that. It's not the big scary creatures we should worry about, besides other humans that is, but the tiny ones. History has shown us that things like bacteria, virus, and small parasites are the real killers. The deadliest creature in all the human history is a mosquito with a pathogen." ** Re-edited ** ** Open Novella II - Short List and Ambassador Pick ** ** Wattpad Editor's Choice (January 2020) **

When a jinn dragged Glasgow science teacher, Tavish MacBruce, to a Scotland where dragons and unicorns are real, he took on the role of a wizard. After a princess is murdered, he's asked to be a detective. When he finds a second body, he realizes it'll take more than a knowledge of BBC crime shows and the know-how to make a crab apple battery if he wants to survive.

Actions have repercussions. Keith finds himself haunted by Allura's voice calling out in his dreams, but the universe is haunted by strange anomalies despite the sacrifice. One anomaly thrusts Keith and Lance into another universe when he is out looking for Allura, but the Lance of that universe finds an injured Keith in the tree during the dead of winter. Disclaimer - I don't own Voltron: Legendary Defender Note - This was written for the Open Novella 2019. The prompt I am using for the story is Suspense 1: Winter Sun

When Zain and Edward start university, one of them is willing to show his feelings for the other without a problem. The other, however, struggles with his emotions after being alone for so long. Through trial and error, the two work their way through the hardships that college life throws at them and find their way to true love.

Teenage love is already complicated enough as it is, you don't need the whole battle of good versus evil thrown into that mix. Think Romeo & Juliet in modern age, with superpowers, heroes and villains. :-) This is my entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019. The judges selected this story for the Short List!

It's the summer of 1952 and the small town of Fouques is at it's best with a population of 15,000 people. However, a hit and run on the main street leaves the small town shaken. A young mother and her son were struck and killed on the crosswalk, causing a cry for justice. Vincent Jules, a police officer, and his misfit crew of co-workers are given the task of cracking the case. Will they be able to solve it in time, or will the criminal get away? (Cover credit to Smileyfacecompany)

One look at her and you want to envy her fighting spirit. But in actuality she had mastered the skill of pretending. pretending to be okay, pretending to be confident, pretending she doesn't care. Join Susan Lee the omega as she meets her mate- who has to sometimes show her tough love to teach her to love herself, maybe even more than he does.

LONGLISTED IN THE 2019 OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST!!!! Kailie Jones thought she was writing a fantasy novel. A knock on the door revealed that she got more than she bargained for. In a world of Monsters and Men, Dragons and Magic, Kailie embarks on a quest driven an ancient feud, one she inadvertently had a hand in creating. What will Kailie and her unwitting companion accomplish as they move forward, or is it backward, with their quest? (P.S... If the cover looks bad, that's because I made it myself. And hand drew the picture...)

Captain Halton or also known as Stefan who was sent to Planet 14 with a team of researchers to seek new information, returned with an extra memory in his mind. Being the only survivor on Planet 14 for five months alone had brought much torment in his body, mind, and soul. Stefan kept humming a melody unknown to mankind on Mars and mumbled about an existence. On his ride back, Stefan realized that being rescued from Planet 14 means more than just surviving.

"Too many weird things were happening that day and I didn't like that one bit. Weird things in my life usually meant magical things and magical things usually meant trouble."