[#ONC2024] The Open Novella Contest is back for 2024 with shiny new prompts to get you out of your dragon cave. Once again, we are here to challenge you to create a legendary 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks!
Your epic journey begins February 1st, s...
During this contest, we want our ONC 2024 writers to be properly rewarded for their perseverance throughout the contest months. Every writer who participates in the Open Novella Contest is recognized and celebrated for their amazing contributions, regardless if they finish in the top winners or not. We applaud each word count milestone as an immense achievement.
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∆| Every participant who writes 2,000 words for their novella will receive a 2,000 word count sticker for their story's cover.
∆| Round One winners will receive a winner sticker specifically for that round and will also receive a shoutout from Open Novella Contest Profile.
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∆| Every participant who writes a total of 8,000 words for their novella will receive an 8,000 word count sticker for their story's cover.
∆| Round winners will receive a winner sticker specifically for that round and will also receive a shoutout from Open Novella Contest Profile.
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∆| Every participant who writes a total of 20,000 words for their novella will receive a 20,000 word count sticker for their story's cover.
∆| There are no official "Round Three" qualifiers or winners, but there are longlist qualifiers!
∆| The milestone word count stickers we provide throughout the contest (2K, 8K, 20K) are for everyone to use if they reach the milestone.
∆| Participants who make the Longlists will additionally receive an ONC Longlist 2024 sticker to add to their novella's cover/profile picture/banner, and their novella will be added to the official ONC 2024 Longlist reading list!
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∆| Participants who make the Shortlists will receive an ONC Shortlist 2024 sticker to add to their novella's cover/profile picture/banner, and their novella will be added to the official ONC 2024 Shortlist reading list!
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||The top 5 Finalists for Open Novella Contest 2024 will be awarded with:
∆| Exclusive winners stickers created by our Graphics Team.
∆| Shoutouts + Congratulations from all collaborating Ambassador profiles!
∆| Shoutouts from our Ambassador social media accounts!
∆| An author feature presented on the CoffeeCommunity profile as well as the Monthly Newsletter on the main Ambassadors profile!
||In addition, the Grand Winner of the Open Novella Contest will receive:
∆| A custom cover for the winning novella from our Graphics Team.
∆| A personalised review of the winning novella from our Reviews Team to be featured on the profile.
∆| Inclusion in the reading lists of two genre profiles relevant to the genres of the winning novella.
