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Araminta was called a witch. Now she's gone. And the last person who saw her is making a podcast about her disappearance. *** Dead Boy Detectives x Only Murders in The B...

2100. A mysterious ship, nicknamed the Chimera, appears in Martian airspace. It bears the symbol of the international space agency, the BASE, but there is no record of s...

Down on her luck after murdering her husband, Ivelle has no choice but to follow in her late mum's footsteps and become a villain. Her first customer: an unhappy lady be...

When Eventyr spirals into war, three young foxes from its divided kingdoms must discover themselves and their united purpose if they wish to save their home from being d...

LONGLISTED : When Agent Seven Three is sent on his first mission to the past, to sort out a problem with the timeline, he expects to be in and out in a couple of days. I...

Before the fall of the fairy kingdom, wishes were freely given. Now, wishes are gone, and only curses remain, with two girls standing against them. Princess Estefania lo...

Confined to the family's estate since birth, three sisters have never seen the outside world. Taught they are unable to leave home due to their long hair, Lexi, Lulu, an...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that all those who travel to Paris must have a good time. Dominic, however, isn't having much of a blast. That is, until his annoy...

Round1✔ - Ambassadors' Pick Round2✔ Longlist✔ Shortlist✔ ----------- Genre: fantasy, romance, and a teeny tiny bit of action. ----------- Of a Moon, majestic silver and...

What do you do when a teenage movie star makes it seem as if you've kidnapped him? After working two summers at his father's health club as a towel boy, Peter Fisk saved...

What will Elijah do when A-list movie star, Aria Sterling, crashes his well-earned vacation? As a lawyer fighting for the rights of LGBTQ youth, he doesn't have much sym...

Ever since she was injured in a terrible accident, Cordelia Williams has felt adrift. The accident claimed more than her limb; it ruined her reputation and destroyed her...

A tale about a cat and a crow in search of their witch. Asha, a black cat, and her friend Kyrell, a hooded crow, are living their best lives as the familiars of the town...

🏆 SHORTLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 A misfit of an aristocratic family must find out who is behind the murder at his university before he is disowned and falls v...

🏆 SHORTLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 🏆 A witch has to pretend to be the wife of the Prince of the Dead in exchange for resurrecting her lover. ...

Best friends November Adams and Jessie Reynolds-Somber have always been there for each other. November's supported Jessie throughout her childhood leukaemia, and Jessie'...

A woman cursed with immortality navigates a post-apocalyptic world in order to hunt down the god that cursed her...and kill him. (full blurb inside) Written for ONC 20...

[ONC Longlist 2024 | A Medusa Retelling.] Sydney 2112. Young men are disappearing without a trace. On the other side of town, an up-and-coming sculptor's works eerily r...

*ONC2024 Shortlister* This is for the 2024 open novella contest, I picked prompt 21." A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the k...

In a world tinged with whispers of faeries of sort and forgotten bargains, Ayina, a gifted dreamseer, witnesses a chilling prophecy unfold. Every ten years, a girl is of...