Onc2020 Stories

"My hands are stained with blood. Blood that I can't erase no matter how much I try." After years of being brainwashed into becoming a ruthless assassin, all B...

BRAITHE is leading a double life. The dutiful princess during the day, at night the masked vigilante fighting back against her parents' abuse of the kingdom's citizens...

When your girlfriend gives you a gym membership for your birthday, your relationship is probably doomed. Too bad Jenny didn't realize this before proposing. Rejection st...

*Wattys Winner 2022* Charles Abbot is finally living the life he has always dreamed of. At only 25, he has managed to turn his unique magical ability of copying memorie...

Emory Vine left her old life behind after finding the man she loved plotting to steal all she had with her best friend. The wounds wouldn't hurt as much if she hadn't fo...

Shy and successful Broadway singer, Carmen, is finally at the point in her career where she is auditioning for her dream role. After meeting Owen at the local coffee sho...

Are you wondering what prompts we've used in past ONCs? You can find them in this book as we gathered all the prompts used in the past installments. You may use these pr...

* ONC 2020 AMBASSADOR'S PICK * * ONC 2020 HONORABLE MENTION * * ONC 2020 SHORT LIST * * HIDDEN GEMS * Sean has a problem: his dreams come to life. It causes him enough t...

Entry into the Open Novella Contest III (ONC 2020) Girl meets girl, girl defends girl from douchebag drug dealer, girl ends up in juvie... on another planet? I used prom...

A poor farmer enlists the help of a memory snatcher to discover the truth about his sister's suspicious death. *** Upper-Caldozzans have access to everything: wealth, po...

Maya Ward has spent almost half of her life being used by the Paranormal Council for her powers. Unable to leave, she struggles with keeping her morals and her heart int...

When Dante drinks the blood of a woman with AIDS, his health takes a turn for the worse. His immune system should be infallible, but here he is: every day, he wakes up h...

Life cannot treat Alexia Grey any better. She has amazing family and friends and gets perfect scores. She is destined for great things. She has envisioned a life with he...

With a dream in tatters and another soon to follow suit, Sybil Nightspun still longs for the storytelling days of her apprenticeship. Once a promising Nightspun initiat...

Elizabeth Webb is sent to court as replacement for her mother who was beheaded by the order of King Henry VIII, the famous Tudor monarch. Elizabeth tries her hardest to...

ONC 2020 Grand Winner ~ ~ "When the halls run red with the poison of your life, I will rest. Until then, consider your ruin a promise of mine." ~ ~ Four years...

𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 :- It is a complex set of emotions, behaviors, and beliefs associated with strong feelings of affection, protectiveness, warmth, and respect for another person...

[ONC 2020 Shortlister] Something evil dwells in the black lake by the misty woods, something that will claim the souls of those who dare to dive into its realm. Lynn M...

"We regret to inform you that you have been engaged. We wish you the best of luck with your new spouse. Make sure to come for pick up before seven o'clock. " T...

𝕊𝕐ℕ𝕆ℙ𝕊𝕀𝕊 All A+s in classes? Check. Top student? Check. Aces training at Study Camp? Triple Check. After years of hard work, Michiko Watanabe finally got what she...