2026 Young Writer Award
A cycle of betrayal based on fairytales and mythologies brought together in an urban fantasy-romance following two teenagers that are two sides of the same coin who have to decide if they can break the rules their parents set for them
As Europe edges towards war, a Russian ballerina works at the Paris Opera Ballet, dancing for and pleasuring the upper-class men of France. With each night, she sells her body for secrets of the impending conflict. And with each time, she loses a little more of the woman she once was.
A grieving teen learns she can hunt her attacker in his dreams. But dreams can’t convict him—and awake, no one will believe her over his reputation. She must decide: keep using the only power sleep gives her, or speak the truth while awake and defenseless, where her dreams can’t save her.
What happens when the world ends? Do we forge a new sense of camaraderie? Do we forgo our grudges at the armageddon's behest? My take is that the world's end won't be so spectacular after all. Ultimately, we'll be too consumed by our own reflections to notice the world crumbling around us.
In a brutal fae realm where half-bloods are hunted, seventeen-year-old Valerie hides her forbidden fire magic while uncovering a conspiracy that could destroy the throne - and must choose between loyalty to her father or justice for her mother he murdered.
