No, as long as the word count is reached, feel free to use as many chapters/parts as you like.

You must pick a prompt. The prompts are general guidelines and are designed to be as non-restrictive as possible. Providing it's clear to those judging that your story that it's inspired by one of the given prompts, you're free to write your story as you see fit. However, the prompts will be open enough to give you room to exercise your creativity.

Yes, you can incorporate any sub-genre as long as it follows the Content Guidelines and the prompt you have chosen. The profiles involved will guide you regarding any additional genres and tags.

Yes, you can write fanfiction, as long as it follows one of the provided prompts. Use the 'Fanfiction' category and #fanfiction tag so the right audience will be able to find it.

Yes, but if you choose to publish on both your profiles please be aware that we can only add one story to our respective reading lists, not both. You can list the contributing authors added to your name in the form, so they will also receive credit.

Yes, as long as your story content abides by the, mature fiction may be entered into the contest.

Of course you can, this contest and wattpad as a whole is always inclusive of LGBTQ+ characters and stories. We'd love to read about them!

Unfortunately, no, as part of the contest's challenge is to write an engaging and unique short story/ poem within the given word count (3000 words).

Stories are judged on various factors, such as written quality (spelling, punctuation, and grammar), originality, and engagement (how much we enjoyed the read).

Winners will be announced across all profiles by the third week of March. This will give our judging teams ample time to properly read and score your stories.

As much as we'd love you to write to your heart's content, we can only accept one short story per user for this contest. You can, however, compete in all three categories!

Using this . Also, don't forget to let your followers know you've written something new!

Please be aware to direct any further questions to our inbox as we may not always pick them up in the comments. Somebody will get back to you as soon as they're able.

Please make sure you read carefully the Content Guidelines and that your story follows Wattpad's Rules & Regulations. Please note that content violating the Guidelines will be reported to Wattpad.

Happy writing!