It was hard to narrow down the field in the stories that you submitted and lords knows that it took longer than I expected (I can't apologize enough about that). So many of the stories were exceptionally done or showed huge amounts of potential that it made it hard to choose. In the end I went with my gut. I went simple and picked the stories that, after that first chapter, definitely had me wanting to turn the page.

Here are the Top Ten Stories in The Teen Writing Contest:

10. The Good Villain @ghost_writer01234

9. Stolen Wishes @Explosively

8. Fear Life @afallenrose

7. Shadows to Light @TanithloWrites

6. Angels: A War Novel @TrisKRedlin

5. Akachi @Apache4

4. The Sanctuary @Shagun_Randhawa

3. The Herald of Death @Kitsune96

2. The One Without Words @destacia

And the winner...

1. The Assassin of Truth @chatoyant-

I highly recommend supporting your peers and checking out their work. The best way to improve your writing is to read and learn from your fellow authors, and these talented budding writers are a good batch to start with. Thanks you so much for entering and sharing your stories with me. Win or lose, I hope you gained something out of the experience and just keep on writing!

Until next time...