WELCOME TO CONTEMPORARY LIT


Contemporary Lit is defined by stories that are set between WWII and present day. These stories highlight real world situations lived by real world characters. Some of the more popular themes of Contemp Lit are romance, coming of age, empowerment, good vs evil, and life's injustices. We invite you to browse our reading lists, which have been hand-selected for our readers who enjoy connecting with contemporary characters. And if you have written a story that fits this genre, we invite you to visit our Profile Guide for instructions on submitting your story to our reading lists.


General tags #contemporarylit #generalfiction #contemporary #literaryfiction
Our Guidebook

In our Guidebook you will find:

📔Our Reading List Guidelines

📔How to Submit to our Reading List

📔How to Become an Ambassador

📔A subscriber link to the Creator's Newsletter

Looking to enter a writing challenge or contest? Check out the available Ambassador Contests and Challenges here!



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This profile is run and maintained by a team of Ambassadors who are not Wattpad staff. Ambassadors are regular Wattpaders who volunteer their time to the community.


Please don't advertise on our profile. Only stories submitted via our submission form will be considered.

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ContemporaryLit ContemporaryLit 40 minutes ago
As promised, we're offering up more two-word prompts to feed our Preptober brainstormers out there.Office Competition - Lost Wallet - Panic Room
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