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#ONC OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 📚#ROUND ONE ONC QUALIFIER ✨Your best friend's blood is warmer than the rest. I'd know-because she wasn't the first I'd spilled today.****Keke has four roommates, a dying dream of opening her own restaurant, and a diary full of locks. Normal struggles. Normal life.Until she reads an entry in her own handwriting that she doesn't remember writing.Wade has a list of dead people. And I'm the only one alive.Wade is Blaire's brother-Blaire, Keke's best friend she is definitely not falling for. He's quiet, brilliant, and makes pancakes on Tuesdays..But he's not human.So what do you do? You lock your doors. You scream into your pillow. You learn how to stab blindly. You stop trusting water. You write everything down.And you watch.Because the truth is behind the lock.And Keke is running out of time.***Behind the Lock is a young adult horror-thriller for readers who like their monsters wearing familiar faces, their romance woven through the fear, and their memory erased one sentence at a time.Perfect for fans of Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, and the paranoia of The Blair Witch Project-if the witch lived in your spare bedroom and made pancakes on Tuesdays.Some locks keep secrets out. Others keep you in.…

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Knock knock.Who's there?Your fake quarterback therapist.***When wildly dramatic, Shakespeare-obsessed Olivia joins an anonymous roleplay app as a fake therapist (don't ask), she expects harmless fun - not an emotional situationship with the sarcastic, too-perceptive "Dr. Cross."Behind voice filters, they trauma-bond and flirt like professionals.Then reality hits."Dr. Cross" turns out to be Jaxon - the school's golden-boy quarterback, her ex's best friend, and quite possibly the last person on Earth she should be emotionally vulnerable with.Now stuck together on a magical yacht trip featuring glowing oceans, shapeshifters, sea sickness, cheerleaders, and - yes - his mermaid ex, Olivia must survive forced proximity, secret identities, and terminal unresolved tension.Because what happens when the one person who knows you best is also the one person you're not supposed to fall for?A sharp, funny, slow-burn romance with magic, messy teenagers, and enough tension to capsize a yacht-this is a story about vulnerability, identity, and falling in love when the masks finally come off.…

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What do you do when the guy you once sent to therapy in middle school shows up years later-taller, hotter, and dumb enough to ask you to prom? Easy. You smile, say yes, and pray your lip gloss survives the chaos.@Liam McMarsha ©2025…

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#ONC round 2 award winner 🏆 #Bewitching awards runners up 🏆What's the worst that could happen when a socially anxious nerd crosses paths with Paramount High's golden boy quarterback in a game of Fear Pong?Spoiler alert: Everything.°*°Clark Alderman has always kept his distance---from parties, from chaos, and especially from Ethan, the effortlessly charming demon quarterback with a habit of turning everything into a spectacle. But after a magical dare at a party gone wrong, Clark finds himself bound to a new weekly routine: being picked up by Ethan every Tuesday.What starts as a reluctant arrangement quickly spirals into something much bigger. A wrecked convertible, a levitating bunny, and a looming school documentary competition throw Clark into the center of attention he never asked for. To fix what's broken, he'll need help---from his friends, from himself, and inconveniently, from Ethan.As tension gives way to trust, Clark must navigate magical mishaps, hidden truths, and emotions he's spent years trying to avoid. But with each passing Tuesday, the line between enemies, allies, and something more begins to blur.#ONC2025Prompt 2: To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your wishlist.Prompt 110: 20 days of freedom.©Liam McMarsha 20252k - Round one qualifier 🎖️8k -Round two qualifier 🎖️Nano Watt 2025 longlist 🎖️Most impressive rankings:Novela: No 4 out of 3.5k YAFantasy: No 24 out of 1.39kLGBTQpride: No 401 out of 20.3kSarcasm: No 163 out of 12.7kHumour: No 447 out of 34.7kRoad trip: No 74 out of 9.44k…

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What darkness conceals, only light can spot.Maybe it's real. Maybe it's not...°*°Sabriella Star always dreamed of becoming a Beautiful Witch---cosmic, confident, and crowned in starlight. But dreams have teeth, and Hollowmere Island is where they bite back.Chosen for an elite week-long trial among the most promising witches from glamorous campuses across the realm, Sabi expects late-night tarot spreads and maybe a brush with romance (hello, Xavier). Instead, she finds herself navigating a cursed castle, deciphering cryptic clues, evading nightmare creatures---and relying on a best friend who may be destined to destroy her.As ancient shadows rise and trials turn deadly, Sabriella must decide: is she chasing a title---or outrunning her own fate?Because in Hollowmere, being a Beautiful Witch isn't just about magic. It's about surviving what the stars won't dare to warn you about.90k words.…

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2nd place in Best Fantasy Elements: Golden Petal Awards 2025 🎖️°*°Anubistopia isn't just any island---it's a prison for fallen angels, bound by secrets older than time itself. For Mavobella, escape isn't just about breaking free from its shores; it's about unraveling the enigma of a place where angels disappear and monsters emerge from the depths.Joined by Nicole, a brilliant inventor, and Wade, a haunted warrior, Mavobella must navigate a labyrinth of perilous waters, eerie caverns, and cryptic symbols. But as they close in on the elusive "gems" that might hold the key to freedom, a chilling truth surfaces: Anubistopia might be alive, its will guiding them toward a fate they don't understand.As strange creatures stir and the island's mysteries close in, Mavobella must ask herself-is she hunting answers, or is she being hunted? In a place where each step could be her last, survival will demand more than courage. It will require a sacrifice none of them are ready to make.Now available for pre-order on Amazon.https://a.co/d/65P7lJV©LiamMcMarsha…

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Carmiabell Goldmoon Locks is ensnared by an ancient curse, a dark enchantment threatening to drag her into oblivion. To escape, she must unravel the mystery of the creature that cast it upon her, racing against time as the curse tightens its grip.°*°In a world where the colors of dreams shape destinies, Carmiabell's life changes forever when she stumbles upon a cursed black apple.This dark discovery awakens the sinister presence of the Black Dreamer, twisting her vibrant aspirations into haunting nightmares.Determined to break free from the curse, Carmiabell must confront her deepest fears and embark on a perilous journey.With the help of unexpected allies-each with their own unique dreams-she ventures into the treacherous Forgotten Grove, where shadows thrive and despair looms.Can they uncover the true power of dreams and find the strength to defeat the darkness, or will Carmiabell be lost to the abyss of nightmares forever?©Liam McMarsha 2024…

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LONGLISTED ONC 2024 Open Novella contest 🏆 Horror.Courtesy of ONC2024 Novella ContestLONGLISTED Natto Watt 2024🏆°*°Every tick-tock that counts can cost your life, and as each door shuts don't look behind.At Arielline's first day in her first job she discovers that the library she will be working in is very haunted, and there is more to it.The twelve locks of Twelve Locks Valley are tangled to her. Every wrong door is leather, and any wrong timing can make her part of of the ghost community.ONC 2024 Prompt 97It is your first day at your first job, and you discover that the library you'll be working in is very haunted.1st place best cover award winner🥇1st place horror award winner in the happiness awards. 🥇…