Onc2025 Stories

Markus has left everything behind to live in a remote cabin near a lake. He wants to be alone, but in the middle of a snowstorm, a stranger knocks at his door and asks f...

In Imperia, power is a delicate, all-consuming game. So when young Lady Sylnavi's father commissions her to quietly destroy a political rival, she's thrilled. Impress, a...

The worst thing about working at a dating agency is being constantly surrounded by love, even when your own heart is broken. That's the case for Liam. Still, he hasn't g...

The years came and went. Earth is no longer the only planet out there, and adventures are only just beginning for Aurora's crew. Bessie Marvin didn't think she would be...

Avoid looking into those golden eyes. One look is enough and you will be lost forever. Once upon a time, beyond the forests and mountains, where the leaves always wore t...

Supermodel Kaia Keene has the perfect life-until she uncovers her footballer boyfriend's infidelity and shady charity dealings. Refusing to be just another scorned ex, s...

Humanity is struggling to survive in a world that's no longer theirs. Liv, a scavenger who leads missions into the city looking for food, medicine, and iron, is struggli...

**ONC SHORTLISTER 2025** Sixteen-year-old Cas is clever, sporty, and on the brink of a bright future at university. His best friend Vish has no such prospects. A painf...

You remember your first love... Even when they come back from the dead. When Rene Barnett returns to his family's mansion after his father's death, he expects nothing bu...

An up-and-coming violinist entangles with a renowned ballerina, and their lives will never be the same. ⋆☆⋆ Leah Dellman needs a stellar grade in her performance seminar...

🏆 ROUND 2 AMBASSADOR PICK - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 Two teenagers embark on a cross-country music tour to outrun the threat of war and curtailed creative freedom. ...

When Ethan Eaton comes home for the Christmas holiday to find his parents have been killed by vampires, his life takes a drastic turn. Leaving behind his old life, he op...

Ellery Mazick -a low grade shifter tasked with guarding the missives of war generals and commoners alike- never expected to be drafted for war. When General Valerus, a s...

Combine a mountain filled with rugged orcs with a mysteriously arrived shop serving delicate cups of tea. Could this be the start of a revolution? **** On Orc Mountain...

As a princess takes her final steps towards her inevitable sacrifice, her only thoughts circle around the idea of death. A death predetermined by a prophecy. One that wi...

---ONC 2025--- Princess Selene has lived her life within the safe confines of her kingdom's walls, her destiny sealed by an arranged marriage to the Demon King of a neig...

"Protect this with your life, Alex." Six words haunt the youngest Sparda daughter as she's thrust into the world her dead mother, Eva, belonged to with Vergil'...

In the wake of her estranged mother's death, Maricel Ferrer returns to her childhood home to confront the dark secrets she left behind. * Maricel has spent years trying...

☆ONC2025 SHORTLIST☆ Yuna Arhin is the confident cheer captain of Westchester High, but that's merely her top layer. An ambitious girl with a big dream, she knows what sh...