The Wattys 2025

FAQ

ELIGIBILITY

Does my story need to be written in 2025?

How many parts does my story need to be?

Is there a minimum amount of words I need to enter?

Your story does not have to be written this year to be eligible.

The first part of your story must have been posted to Wattpad on or after January 1st, 2023 to be eligible. You can finish it at any time before you submit your story. Your story must contain 50,000 words or more if written in English and must be marked as complete when submitted. Your story must be 40,000 words or more and marked as complete if written in Filipino, Portuguese or Spanish.

Submissions can have as many (or as few) parts as needed to tell the story.

Can I continue editing my story after I've submitted it?

Your story must be marked as complete on Wattpad at the time of submission and must not be edited post-submission. An Edit is noted as any alteration to the story that requires toggling of the 'Edit Part' or 'Edit Cover' function, or adding/removing information from the Story Details page of your story. Making even minor changes to any part of your submission will result in disqualification.

Does my story have to be exclusively available on Wattpad when I submit it to the Wattys?

When you submit your story it does not need to be exclusively on Wattpad.

Can I submit:

A. More than one story?

You are welcome to submit more than one eligible story to the Wattys, but please note that only one story per creator can win in a given year.

B. Any story I've submitted to a previous Wattys?

We are not accepting complete submissions that have been previously submitted to the Wattys. If you submitted an ongoing story in 2024 but did not win, you are welcome to re-submit this story as long as it is now a complete story. With ongoing stories no longer eligible, we want to give writers who have completed their previously ongoing stories a chance to submit again.

C. A story that has already won a Watty?

To encourage and support new writers on the platform, stories that have previously won a Watty in any previous language or category are ineligible to enter.

D. A story I co-wrote with another writer?

Group or collaborative stories are eligible for The Watty Awards. However, the award itself will only be presented to the account the story was originally published on.

E. A mature story?

Yes. Remember: stories must abide by our content guidelines.

F. A comic or graphic novel?

No. Your story can contain images and media, similar to what can be seen in a light novel, but comics and graphic novels won't be part of this year's Wattys.

G. A story written in more than one language?

Yes. For example, if your story is written primarily in English, but sentences and minor conversations are had in another language, this is acceptable as long as the story is understandable to a person who can only read the primary language of the story. Remember to submit your story in the language that it is primarily written in.

H. A translation of a story someone else wrote?

No. Your story must be your own.

What is the difference between Primary and Subsequent Genre selection on the submission form?