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To mark this special occasion, the NOVELOUS Worlds contest calls on all aspiring writers to craft unforgettable narratives. The top 10 finalists will earn a spot on the NOVELOUS app, bringing their stories to a global audience! This year’s contest is all about bold, gripping concepts that hook readers instantly. And what stories are more powerful than love and the end of the world?
Think you have what it takes? The submission window for this contest is from February 10, 2025, to May 7, 2025.
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For six years, Valeria Evernight has survived in a world left empty by the Vanishing, tirelessly preparing a ritual to find her lost mother. But when she finally completes it, the spell doesn’t bring her mother back; it summons Caelum, a boy from another world who is just as lost as she is. Worse...
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One day, Nicholas wakes up to a girl sleeping by his side. This mystery girl, Elerina, mysteriously appears beside him. She comes from a world that is currently at war. After becoming her husband, he commits to supporting her in any way he can.
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Yani is a Godsinger, a special class of people who can link themselves to the AI gods that watch over her world and hear them when they speak. She loves her god, Imon, more than life. When her status as a Godsinger is threatened by a surprise arranged marriage, Yani must choose how far she's will...
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Ryuuto Iwasaki is moving to Tokyo to attend his dream university – part of his vision of a tranquil college life. Suddenly, his plan is turned on its head from a former student’s burnt ramen and a simple question: “Iwasaki-kun, how’s your English?” With that, he is placed in the international ...
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“I shall live to see an Age of Magic renewed.” This is the promise of Lavenza, an apostate who wanders the land in search of ancient mana. “I shall live to see my father’s armor reforged.” This is the promise of Deme, a child who delves in dungeons in search of Rafta, the withering flowe...
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A pandemic of a mysterious disease, completely harmless to humans but deadly to plants, begins rapidly destroying all flora in nature, causing a significant drop in the oxygen levels of Earth's atmosphere. According to scientists' calculations, if the current rate of oxygen depletion continues, h...
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Ryūka Tatsuhara always dreamt of leaving her boring hometown and starting a new life in Tokyo. But then strange doors called Daimen appeared, bringing kaijus onto Earth. One of them, a massive kaiju known as the Daikaiju, arrived in Ryūka’s town looking for a host to carry his child. When he c...
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When all over Earth, chunks of reality start disappearing from existence in mysterious events known as extirpations, Dr. Ken Soma finds himself at a crossroads: should he divulge the fate of the world, or keep it to himself? His ex-wife, Dr. Irina Alexandrova, Russian expat, decides for him wh...
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For the past 43 years, the world has been devastated by terrible negative impacts.... These negative impacts were caused by none other than a prolonged war. A war that closed many access routes. Many people suffered, whether from disease or hunger. This war was named World War III. However, this ...
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To escape the Empire's oppression of mages, Rakel and her family escape to miniature dimension created by ancient magic. But in their flight, Bekah accidentally takes a young imperial assassin named Shemman with them. Now, trapped together in a tiny world, Rakel finds herself growing closer to th...
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Liora, a young elf and treasure hunter, is driven by a selfish pursuit of wealth, thrill, and excitement. During one of her heists, she crosses paths with Thalindra, an elf grieving the loss of her husband. For centuries, Thalindra has searched for the Star Tear, a lunar gem that grants a single ...
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He never asked for a second chance. He never asked to see her. Still reeling from a past he can’t forget, just trying to survive another day—until a strange girl in a white summer dress appears under the city lights… and disappears just as suddenly. She’s not alive. She doesn’t remember ...
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It has been 100 years since the bombs fell. The world has been irreparably harmed but life continues on. In this world, pockets of what we would know as society try to survive this harsh environment. Two girls from different paths are about to intersect, but can love find a way like life?
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Lily knows she can take care of herself – but can she bring hope to a dying world? The earth has sickened. Centuries of war and greed have transformed a once resource-rich planet into vast graveyards, dotted by settlements of stubborn survivors who are forced to horde electricity and clean...
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The sun is approaching its final phase. Meanwhile, the entire Earth is covered by the Quietus Cloud, a thick cloud that makes satellites inoperative and prevents humans from leaving the Earth with spaceships. Mr. Herzwarm, aka Mr. Warm, a former member of the elite scientific society "the Five...
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They were seventeen a year ago. Now they're two. Nova and Vega are the last two pilots standing between the city of Asbestos and a legion of demonic forces. Their only hope for rescue is two weeks away. Destruction is inevitable. Everybody knows it. The only question is who will survive...
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Asuka is still reeling from the void left by her older brother, Kyo's, death. Wracked with guilt, she tries many ways to atone. One day, When Asuka sees news of an asteroid large enough to rival the ones that decimated the dinosaurs is on its way in just a year. After finding her brother's old...
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Sean wants everything to get back to normal while Emma just wants some peanut butter on her sandwich again. Our world had changed dramatically after a month when scientists announced that a giant asteroid will destroy Earth a year from now. The leaders of our world has united and issued Ordinance...
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