Opennovellacontest2021 Stories

[AMBYS 2023 Top picks in humor novellas ✨️] Lee Cook is heartbroken; his wife left him for another woman after twelve years of marriage. He vows to never fall in love again until his dying day. Sana Gulati is befuddled; her boyfriend left her for a woman ten years younger than her. She vows nothing; she's just pissed and consoling herself with anything sweet and comestible. He lives in London, she in Paris. They've met once; one walked out after drenching the other's face with beer. Since the two only see each other virtually on the Zoom meetings, their company loves to schedule every two days. When Sana replies to Lee's offensive PM, an odd stalking game begins between the two. Before they know it, they connect. Here's a simple story of Woman meets Man where Wifi is key, and where some vows are hard to keep. @ContemporaryLit Fall Awards 2021 longlister.

As Adam Baker grows closer to his crush, he starts to realize that he may actually be falling for someone else. ( ((o)) ) "This prom's not really my cup of tea," she says. "I'd much rather be up on my roof, watching the stars." Adam Baker has been in love with Brooke Rojas for as long as he can remember. When they're paired together for a school project, Adam thinks it's just the opportunity he needs to win her over. But everything changes when Adam meets Brooke's best friend Jason. Jason is funny, handsome, and confident. Adam finds himself inexplicably drawn to him, even as he and Brooke become closer and closer. And when a simple game goes one step too far, Adam realizes that he doesn't quite know who he is anymore. ONC Prompt #85 Cover by Manya707

⋆☆⋆ ONC 2021 Longlister ⋆☆⋆ #1 on the #Opennovellacontest2021 on December 6, 2021 Gāyathri is a strong willed girl. A survivor. And an orphan. Bruised and broken from the accident which claimed her parents' lives, she is unsure of her future when she learns of the terms of her father's will. She is reluctant to stay with her paternal grandparents, whom she has never seen, but with four weeks to her eighteenth birthday, she is still a minor and has no choice but follow her father's wishes. She plans to stay the required four weeks and then live her life on her terms. Gāyathri is determined to dislike her grandparents and the family she has never met. Armed with a ceramic jar filled with notes that her father scribbled on, she takes comfort from those words, convinced her father is still around to guide her. What she encounters is not what she expected. What she learns, she never imagined. It gradually shreds her assumptions and shatters her preconceived notions. The final truth, albeit a small one, leaves her desolate and desperate. It forces her to reassess everything she has believed. And to make a choice. To accept that her life was a lie and run away from the family she had always wanted to belong to. Or to use the fragments of truth to be the daughter she wanted to be. ❉ Genre: General ❉ Submission for ONC 2021 - based on prompts 30, 33 and 74 ❉ Cover Credit - painting: halfsaree_girl_by_padmakrishna_db410g5 on DeviantArt.

An unforgettable summer that starts with fun and games quickly turns into a mystery when a dare on a hiking trip to blow into some seemingly innocent stalagmites awakens something far more sinister but is there more than it seems going on at camp.

"Perhaps I am too biased to speak on this matter, given that everything I have, everything I have achieved or had the strength to fight for, I owe to her. Because she showed me how beautiful and how miserable my life could be, only if I chose to make it so. Because she made me the person I am today. My name is Sophia Clarice Stuart, and this is the story of a villain." Davina Hart, a once beloved war hero, now an infamous murderer in prison, and Sophia Stuart, a poor village girl, two women who have nothing in common will cross their paths and form an unbreakable bond that will change them both.

Who will she choose? Upon her parent's last wishes, Adelina Clarke is forced to retire to the English countryside with a grandmother and uncle she's never met. Elevated from Baroness to Marchioness she must navigate the whirlwind of her first debutante season and the sprouts of new love. Adelina may be promised to a nobleman but will title and money be enough to keep her from someone else? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Navigate Regency Era England in this edge-of-your-seat romance. Bridgerton meets Scandal in a collision of steamy, swoon-worthy literature. Title creds go to Izzy Prompt #79: "Thanks to your parent's last will and testament, you find yourself living out in the English countryside with the grandmother you'd never met before and an apparent servant whose only goal is to make you fall in love with them. The problem here is that this grandmother has already promised your hand in marriage to a noble in line for the throne."

BOOK 2 OF THE AOTUROAN FAIRYTALES Rosettia was named after a beautiful yet hardy flower. And like her name, she loved the outdoors, constantly going for hikes and exploring her land of Atlantis. One day, she found a cave she had never noticed before, and there, her life took a 180 degrees turn, until she could no longer recognise herself. Therelia she was called. One of the few Light Elves left, she was recently elevated to a position of power in her community. One of the youngest of her remaining race, can she handle the upcoming battle she finds herself charging towards after agreeing to a request of a friend? Based on multiple prompts from the 2021 Open Novella Contest, it starts out with prompt 26 as given in the prompt section of the ONC book. Other inspirations are drawn from Goldilocks, Robin Hood, and Red Riding Hood.

"So if we don't get there soon, we lose, right? We lose Merlin and Hera will end the world?" "Camelot will end, Greece will end... Even your own world will be gone." 'You knights are our only hope.' Luna's signing really sold it. If they didn't stop Hera soon, the whole world would end. "Alright. What do we have to do?" ********** As far as the world knows, Camelot and ancient Greece never conflicted. Never associated, never spoke, never interacted. In fact, it would be safe to say that the two worlds didn't even exist at the same time. Until they do. An untold story that changes every story you've ever known. The Knights of Camelot rule as kings and queens, the first since the death of the legendary King Arthur. Sharing the duties among the six of them and under the guidance of the warlock, Merlin, these teenagers travel between Camelot and the modern world, the first time travelers, to protect the land they've adopted as their own. The Goddlets are used to living in a world of their own. As the children of the gods, they are used to getting away with whatever they want. Not used to many changes in their quiet world, they aren't prepared for what comes next. When the Knights and the Goddlets are called together on a quest to save Merlin from the clutches of Hera, the queen of the Greek gods, two very different worlds collide in a race against the clock to save the world. With limited time at their hands and everything they know and love at stake, the Knights and the Goddlets team up to put an end to Hera's destructive reign. The worlds of Camelot and ancient Greece collide in this action-packed book. Classic characters meet new faces in a complete retelling of universes people both know and love. {Entered in the Open Novella Contest under prompt 83: "This assignment requires us to act like adults. I have never been more stressed."}

The age of supervillains is upon us...eventually! With their longwinded speeches and an hour-long presentation of their tragic backstory, a new aspiring villain has been accepted into the not-so esteemed halls of Luxuria High. Sure, their father may be the most famous superhero of all time, and their arch-rival may be a total *censored*. But sometimes, a little luck (or bad luck) can go a long way. -Entry for Open Novella Contest 2021, based on prompt #84-

When an attempted vigilante infiltration operation goes sideways, Jaime Collyn starts to question the government they've been serving their whole life. ( ((o)) ) Jaime Collyn is everything their government needs them to be-ruthless, cunning, calculated, and merciless. One of the most highly esteemed operatives in the world, they've been trained since birth to be a weapon. Jaime is ecstatic when they're authorized to go after the elusive Ivory Spiers. But once the mission begins and they meet Ivory, they find themself starting to doubt their loyalties. As Jaime grows closer to Ivory, they slowly begin to realize just what she's fighting for. When the political tension starts to rise and old loyalties are tested, Jaime isn't quite sure if they'll be able to pick the right side when the time comes. All they can do is hope. ONC Prompt #6 Cover by @outlandish-

ENGINEERING SERIES #2 Lianna Phoebe Fuentes, an 18 year old teenager, she never had a normal life as a kid and then she met Neil Warren Santos an Engineering Student in Polytechnic University of the Philippines who has a complicated life, would they find a love they deserve? Started: May 15, 2022 Finish:

What do you do when your favorite video game turns into a death game? Kanda is a normal college student, plotting her way through the darkness of undergrad for a breath of fresh air. With the pandemic in tow, she's stuck at home with her overbearing mother and absent twin brother as her country locks down for the second time. But on Melting World Online (or rather, MWO), she is Moon - a lethal gun-wielder, known for streaming her tactics on the popular streaming site, Watcher. As the highest level human gun-wielder ever known, she streams her tactics in an attempt to help others surpass her. On one fateful day, she spawned into MWO to find a peculiar pair of wings protruding from the square of her back, all of her equipment gone, and her level zeroed. When she thought it a trick, however, the "Exit Game" button has disappeared. + ONC IV Novella! Prompt 31: "Just curious, how do I exit this game?" Prompt 45: "The war has begun and soldiers are needed. You have two choices: serve as a soldier, or defy the call and disguise yourself as a shepherd." **"Gunmetal Wings" is the creation of W.L. Ink and is legitimately posted to Wattpad. If this story is present on any site other than Wattpad, it was plagiarized and the author cannot guarantee the quality of the story or the safety of accessing it outside of Wattpad.**

There's something wrong at Westwood College. All Kena Maasai knows are the fields around Westwood, the hidden places she escapes to with her friends during classes, and a uniform that's two sizes too big on her. That, and how to kill a man and get away with it. But when six-foot deep graves start appearing around the school's grounds and Kena's sister falls deathly sick, her fragile hold on life begins to unravel. Somehow, saving her sister means uncovering the mystery of the graves, and Kena's time is running out. Thirty days, thirty graves - and one of them has her name on it. - A mix of Prompt 29 & 58

"What does your happy ending look like?" Coco asked, "It's with you," Aria answered. // Amara wanted nothing more than to be with her dead parents. She didn't think she would ever find someone who loved her as they did. She didn't think she would fall for her grandmother's servant, Caecca, And gosh, did she fall hard for her. She just wanted a happy ending, But there was something she learned along the way, Sometimes, No matter how hard we try, No matter how much we want it, Some stories, Just don't have a happy ending // Entry for Open Novella Contest 2021 Prompt #74- Thanks to your parents' last will and testament, you find yourself living out in an English countryside with a grandmother you've never met before, and an apparent servant whose only goal is to make you fall in love with them. The only problem here is that this grandmother has already promised your hand in marriage to a noble in line for the throne.

Princess Messalina isn't who she thinks she is, and Logan Everett knows it. But convincing her of that, while playing the role of potential consort won't be easy. Especially when they both start catching feelings, but Messalina's not interested in unpacking the past, and Logan can't move past it. He needs her to be that girl he lost. She needs him to see the girl she is. Both are looking for answers, only one knows why, and neither is sure what'll happen next. ---- ONC2021 entry. Prompt #87 -- With the Kingdom Heir coming of age celebration fast approaching, the search for a match begins. It is decreed a dance will be held; an anonymous masked ball.

ONC 2021 Submission Prompt 38 Romance story in the zombie apocalypse. Whoop de do.

Thomas lived in a world where he was invisible to everyone, well except to his stepfather. Life for the 18-year-old wasn't exactly the best, his life consisted of pain and loneliness. "There's no way things can get worse," But Thomas would soon find out that he was wrong, he was so so wrong.

It has been ten months since Jean Kelly wandered into a small, sleepy town with no memory of who she was. Leaving the past in the past, she begins to focus on starting a new life. However, just when she is settling into her new life, she receives a mysterious text message..."Agent 23, you have been activated." This message might hold the key to her identity, but what does it have to do with the two men, she just met, from Hollywood who claim she's their missing actress, Justine Kay? Now every time she turns around, new clues to her identity come to light, forcing her to delve into a past that she would rather forget.

You think Aaron Eosphoros is normal? Well, think again. Aaron is 21 years old and is named one of the strongest Eliminators as many people believes that he is for a person at such a young age. He is a final year student doing the mission his magic instructor had instructed him to do for his assignment to finish his studies. He is a Eliminator with the rank of Commander of Team E, a team that consists of supernaturals and normal people but Aaron is not one of those normal person. In fact, he is part Nephilim and part human as he is sired by a descendant of Lucifer, his father. What happens if people finds out about his heritage and his past? Will the two worlds, the supernatural and human worlds combine as one or descend into chaos? Who is that person behind the scenes plotting for the demise of everyone in both worlds? Will that person succeed? Read to find out. Main Prompt: #1 Sub Prompt: #40, #63

Set against the political backdrop of a futuristic United Kingdom, Chronosplicer tells the story of a woman given the chance to edit sections of time to make the world a better place, but in doing so neglects the mistakes of the past and is doomed to repeat them.