Once again, it was a very difficult elimination process with a ton of amazing and budding stories. We present the finalist entries (in no particular order) after Round 2 results!
Best Book (6 finalists):
To Steal a Weeping Widow by BritishGravity
The Writer by vanessallosa
The Price of Greed by lyttlejoe
The Exquisite Corpse by Gadralneure
Under the Stars by _fionathewriter_
The Grimm Dossier by BellOfSilence
Best Short Story (5 finalists):
Bunny and Mousey by Spiceseeker
Lost Boys of London by BellOfSilence
Binding Threads by RavingBlack
And You Ask Why by EllieBJ5
Shatterstar and Other Cataclysms by Olvaaarrdd
Best Poetry (5 finalists):
Conscience and Consciousness by Gadralneure
Bottles – Hearts by YOURS-EXE
Mantra of the Wood by CLmauve
Abandoned Star by ecovapoet
An Anamnesis Of Spring by GoodbyeMySanity
Please do not be discouraged if you did not make it this round. We have had plenty of participants return the next year with their new and improved entries and win the contest! There are also numerous other awards books getting started for 2023 (like Wattpad's newest Open Novella Contest) , so we highly recommend entering into as many as you can while they're still open. For those who would like to receive their scores/feedback, please private message us.
CLARIFICATION: There is still one more round left to determine the grand winners of each category!