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Thank you to everyone who participated in our second Writers Camp contest! From July 9 to August 5, we received a fantastic array of creative, well-written tales from 123 Tapas authors. The full collection of entries can be viewed here!

We’re so proud to see all your hard work as well as the overflowing community encouragement as a whole. Well done! Reading every entry was a treat, and we hope that you’ll continue to write, even as the summer comes to a close.

With that, here are the winners for both categories: the community prize (our top choices from the community vote) and editors’ choice prize (our favorite stories overall)!

Community Prize:

Our first Community Prize winner is Fox Trap by Peni! Hands down the fan favorite, Fox Trap is a sweet and sultry read about a boy who finds himself indebted to a magical fox spirit.

The next Community Prize winner is Android Affection by Beau Van Dalen! This story is a futuristic romance about a robot-hating boy who warms up to a kind android officer.

Both of these authors will receive $500 and a Tapas Premium publishing contract! Congratulations!

Editors’ Choice Prize:

Our first Editor’s Choice is A Tokyo Summer by Violin! A Tokyo Summer details the adventures of a girl who moves to Japan and uncovers the secrets of a gang of runaways. This story definitely has heart: its subtlety and close attention to detail bring this magical depiction of Tokyo to life.

The second Editor’s Choice prize goes to Heavy Lies the Crown by Pan! In this action-packed contemporary fantasy, a commoner becomes the royal bodyguard to a spoiled prince, all while his sister tries to enter the prince’s bride-picking contest. This novel hooked us with its memorable characters and attention-grabbing premise.

Both of these authors will receive $1000 and a Tapas Premium publishing contract! Congratulations!

Runners-Up

There were so many entries we loved and too few prizes to give! Here are a few standout stories that we felt deserved some extra recognition.

Elina by Kai: A dual-voiced romance with a playful back-and-forth between the two lead characters, a witch and a witch hunter.

in which the hitman struggles to survive. by Holi the Fox: A quirky, character-driven tale of a vampire hitman and his teenage niece.

Hallowed by Leveret Moreau: The beginnings of a creative epic fantasy, following the story of an angelic priest and a demon-blooded warrior.

Object and Objective by Azeddy: A suspenseful sci-fi adventure about three children who must escape the threat of a group of mysterious attackers. Created on a writing prompt challenge, too!

Right of Kings by Teowi: A modern fantasy about a teenage boy who is chosen by an eccentric goddess to head her chessboard-themed army.

To all of our entrants, we truly admire the effort that you’ve put into this season’s Writers Camp! Thank you for all your hard work, and best of luck on your next writing adventure!