《Wattpad India Awards 2020》Awards and Award Categories
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There will be two winners for each of the award categories*:
- 1 winning entry from each category. A panel of judges will pick the best story from each category.
- : 1 winning entry from each category. Winners will be selected based on the number of votes during the voting period.
Submissions for Wattpad India Awards 2020 will be accepted in the following categories:
From steamy rendezvous with a billionaire, to office love affairs and sequel-worthy soulmates, these adult Romance stories focus on adult characters and themes, with a modern real-world setting, all while showing us the highs and lows of falling in love.
Whether it's coping with loss, exploring gender, or dealing with a high school crush, the Young Adult stories are modern real-world stories that capture an authentic teen voice and the emotional stakes of growing up. New Adult stories on the other hand are about the modern ups and downs of work, life, and love in that golden moment between your late teens and twenties.
Whether it's a rhyme, a free-verse, haiku, or limerick, Poetry can be anything that evokes emotion, maybe one sentence at a time.
Whether it's a space opera set in a galaxy far away, a near-future dystopia, or an alternate history, the Science Fiction stories center around science and technology that challenge us to think big and different about the world we live in.
In this world, or another reality or universe, Fantasy and Adventure stories explore the magical and mythical unknown, ancient folklore, and mythical creatures.
Whether we're solving a crime, or racing against the clock to stop one from happening, the Mystery and Thriller stories include intricate plots, high stakes, and/or lots of suspense.
Whether it's about an evil undead clown, or a brilliant cannibal, the Horror stories bring all the thrills and chills. While the Paranormal stories explore creatures such as vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, ghosts and psychics who exist beyond the veil.
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From international fandoms like Harry Potter and BTS and One Direction to the desi ones like Bollywood, Cricket, or TV Serials, the Fanfiction stories include fresh alternatives, rewrites, and divergent storylines for all our favorite characters or worlds.
The stories/poetry written in Tamil and Malayalam languages will be considered for this category.
*NOTE 1 - For Fanfiction and Regional Language categories, winners will be selected only by Popular choice format. For all other categories, winners will be selected by both, Judge's and Popular choice.
NOTE 2 - For all the categories other than Regional Language, you can submit stories/poetry in English and Hindi/Hinglish language only.
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Virago
Alex was drifting through life. No motivation left to strive. All dreams and hopes gone. And there was nothing dramatic or drastic that did it. The mundanity of modern life was enough. Follow Alex as his inane wish came true. A new life and a magical world to explore. (This story has a slower build-up then most, don't expect power ups dropping from the sky and that he will become OP right away.)
8 92The Boneless Dungeon
Breck was living in an overpopulated grim future before an accident at work broke his bones and killed him. Before he died, he received odd messages awarding him skills and abilities. Little did he know that he was about to be reborn as a dungeon core, a specialized living gem in charge of creating and managing a dungeon. A dungeon handicapped with the inability to create bones, the very building blocks that comprise most living creatures. Breck just wants his life back, his humanity, and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. His trusty AI companion from Earth gives him hope of becoming human again if he can gain enough ranks to transcend.Zach is a new adventurer at the lowest ranks. Because of a random turn of events, he is given the opportunity of a lifetime. A quest to find the source of new cosmic energy that has made itself known, the same cosmic energy that creates dungeon cores. This quest was created directly from the head of the adventurer’s guild and offers a high payout. This could be the lucky break he needs to make something of himself. That is, if others allow him to complete it alive.Can Breck gain enough essence to rank up and become human again? Can he create a competent dungeon without the ability to create bones? Will Zach be able to complete his quest while other guild members are hunting him? Can the new adventurer gain the skills to pay the bills? What happens when their paths collide? Find all this out and more in this exciting GameLit, The Boneless Dungeon: Rebirth.
8 348King of Hell
Hell, ruled by the Great Families of the Ars Goetia, with Satan as the head. Although merely a title for the True King, Satan is the one that stands at the height of these lands. For centuries, the Great Families have engaged in bloody wars and fierce political competition, by way of the King of Hell Summit. Our story follows Kuro and Seir, as they participate in this hellish event to exact revenge on the ruling Bael House, that has orchestrated a life wrought with tragedy for the both of them. Together, they will struggle against a world where the strong bully the weak and the concept of morality is an afterthought. In doing so, they will break the chains of rank, aristocracy and ascend to heights unknown…
8 218Windchasing
Having fled the planet's surface to escape extinction seven centuries prior, the last remnants of humanity—living aboard the airship Ventus—face a new danger that threatens to finish the job.
8 115Unipsi, lovely entity
Follow commander Scilla Lis in her discovery of the cryptic Esterians. Problems and oddities will soon become part of her every day life just as war and death had already done. "Such a strange life, uncertain and full of horrors, but she keeps on going. it's such a lovely entity" -Observer 5.511!.76! (if you read this, remember that you will have to tolerate my horrible english, it's not my first language)
8 146Daughter of Stars and Nightmares (The Eternal Bond Saga book 1)
Secrets can be Powerful....But they can also be Deadly.Unable to weld magic dooms Julia to a life of servitude and drudgery. Desperate to break free from that misery Julia runs away. In her quest to figure out why she's the only one in her family who can't use magic. She uncovers a dark secret entangling not only her family's past, but herself. This exposes her and her friends to danger and catches the eye of Thorsen, the sadistic leader of a vicious Dark Faerie clan. On that same fateful night she meets Alex, an obnoxious Dark Faerie warrior who is hell-bent on protecting her even if it's the last thing she wants. Thorsen, knows Julia's biggest secret-one she doesn't even know. And he's hell bent on capturing her before the truth surfaces-if it means killing everyone she loves to possess her, so be it. If Julia wants to survive and save those she loves, she must uncover the truth surrounding her existence and embrace the mysterious bond tied to her soul. Yet in this world of secrets, lies, and ancient history, nothing's as it seems and some truths WILL destroy her.
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