Deadline: August 31st, 2022 (reported on Facebook)
Prizes: 1st place: $100 via Paypal Author Print Copy, Author Interview published on all WTP socials and website. , 2nd Place $50 via Paypal, Author Print copy, 3rd Place $20 via Paypal Author Print copy
Theme: A story about a nemesis

There is no fee to enter. All entries whether they place or not will be considered for publication.

​What is Nemesis?

1. The inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall.

2. A long-standing rival; an archenemy.

3. A person’s undoing.

Theme Trope: Enemies to Lovers, Enemies to Allies, Enemies as Lovers/Friends

1st place: $100 via Paypal
Author Print Copy
Author Interview published on all WTP socials and website. 

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2nd Place $50 via Paypal
Author Print copy

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3rd Place $20 via Paypal
Author Print copy

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Working Title: Nemesis

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Premise: Sometimes great loves begin with great fury. These are such tales of passion and partnership that ignite somewhere closer to hate.  Warriors on opposite ends of a battlefield align to oppose a greater evil. Sworn enemies become bound brothers for the greater good. Whatever it is that puts them at odds, it’s no match to the power of what binds them together.​

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Genres: Keep it speculative. Romance on some level is preferred, but not required—passion, emotion, fierce bonds are what we are looking for.

We’re also hoping to see a lot more #OwnVoices pieces, female authors, LGBTQA+ stories, but all are welcome to submit!​

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Encouraged Tropes: 

Enemies to Lovers

Foe Romance Subtext (But skip the sub and make it TEXT!)

Belligerent Sexual Tension

The Only One Allowed to Defeat You

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Pairing Examples: 

Beauty and the Beast

Buffy/Spike

Rey/Kylo

Negan/Maggie (Enemies to allies)

Nina and Matthias (Six of Crows)

Batman/Joker (In fanfiction)

Grindelwald/Albus Dumbledore (In fanfiction)

The Doctor/ The Master (Mostly in fanfiction)

Riddick/Fry (Pitch Black)

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Length Accepted:

1000 to 15,000 words

Eligibility: Open to all. No Reprints. No simultaneous submissions.

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Multiple Submissions: yes

To submit click here

Via: Wicked Taxidermy Press.