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Congratulations to @obliviablack, whose paranormal mystery novel "Communing with Spirit" received an Honourable Mention in the Open Novella Contest 2026!!! ✨✨✨
          
          A peevish reluctant clairvoyant in Victorian London teams up with a charming fraudulent medium to solve a murder mystery together. She can talk to spirits, he has the gift of getting on with living people - together they just might be the Grumpy x Sunshine duo that Gothic horror didn't know it needed! Highly recommended for anyone who loves beautiful writing and clever plots with an amazing twist (it does get quite spooky!!!!)  
          
          Marvellous work, Lucy!!!! ❤️
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/407532544-communing-with-spirit-onc-2026

Congratulations to @gremlinsbookstash, whose science fiction novel "Continue?" received an Honourable Mention in the Open Novella Contest 2026!!! ✨✨✨
          
          An ordinary girl in a grey, dystopian future downloads an app onto her phone expecting nothing more than a mindless distraction. Instead it takes her to a world she never dreamed of and a journey of self-discovery that unveils the hidden architecture of her society. Highly recommended for anyone who loves stories with constant twists and surprises - it's hard to believe you can successfully reach the end of the ONC and still be a hidden gem! This is proof that you can.
          
          Well done, Artemis!!!! ❤️
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/407360819-continue-onc-2026

Congratulations to @EvelynHail, whose romantasy novel "Root and Ruin" received an Honourable mention in the Open Novella Contest 2026!!! ✨✨✨
          
          A servant girl with power over Earth is blackmailed into infiltrating a college of magic in order to assassinate the heir to the throne - prince of a line of dragon shape-shifters. He's arrogant, annoying ... and he makes her feel weak at the knees! With the world standing on the edge of a precipice, she has an impossible choice to make before it falls into Darkness. Highly recommended to those who love dragons and dark romantasy. Rated MATURE, it's quite steamy!
          
          Fantastic work, Evelyn!!!! ❤️
          
           https://www.wattpad.com/story/408318976-root-and-ruin-onc-2026-%E2%9C%94%EF%B8%8F

Congratulations to @Aravis-Brightspell, whose fantasy novel "Forest of Tainted Light" received an Honourable Mention in the Open Novella Contest 2026!!! ✨✨✨ 
          
          This story of a prince in a magical kingdom tormented by evil dreams that bleed into reality is a fast-moving adventure with high stakes and has an entertaining cast of characters, as well as a mystery to solve. Highly recommended to everyone who loves fantasy, and don't be surprised to see it winning awards and prizes elsewhere.
          
          Brilliant work, Aravis!!!! ❤️
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/408358853-forest-of-tainted-light

New Award, The Spotlight Awards! Easy payments, spots still open in all categories.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/415008872-the-spotlight-awards-2026-open

I've just entered "Eden at Yuletide" into the Golden Awards! One story only, to be entered into a maximum of 2 categories. There are still spots left in some categories!!!!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/414833612-the-golden-awards

Hurry to enter The Lotus Awards - spots are filling up FAST!!!!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/414489259-the-lotus-awards-%F0%96%A5%B8-%7E-2026-open

"Surprise Wedding on an Alien Planet" did not make the shortlist for the ONC2026, so my Open Novella Contest journey has ended for this year. I had a really fun time, read incredible books, made awesome friends, made the longlist and was a Round 2 Winner, so I can truthfully say that I exceeded expectations. I never expected to get as far as I did!!!
          
          I am now eligible to enter it in the Amby Awards, so I'll be getting it ready for the submission this month.   ✨✨✨
          
          Thank you to everyone who gave my sci-fi magical fantasy queer absurdist romantic comedy fanfiction a chance!!! ❤️❤️❤️
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/407598794-surprise-wedding-on-an-alien-planet-onc-2026

Congratulations to everyone who made the Shortlist in the ONC2026!!! ✨✨✨The final 96 is a very select group!!!!
          
          Special mention to (sorry Wattpad isn't letting me tag):
          
          Aravis-Brightspell for "Forest of Tainted Light" (fantasy)
          
          ConsciousRoyal for "Versions of Vincent" (thriller)
          
          EvelynHail for "Root and Ruin" (romantasy)
          
          gremlinsbookstash for "Continue?" (science fiction)
          
          HeideReynes for "Compatibility Confirmed" (romance/sci-fi)
          
          obliviablack for "Communing with Spirit" (paranormal mystery)
          
          Well done, and best of luck for the next stage!!!!

@LAJoyner has rewritten her ONC2026 entry and expanded it into a full-length novel! If you didn't catch it the first time, please read "The Devil's in the Details", a sweet paranormal romance about a Soul Reaper on the search for an innocent soul that will set him free .. until he gets waylaid by a poodle in the park!  Good luck in the Amby Awards!!!!!  ✨✨✨
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/413900311-the-devil%27s-in-the-details