wattys longlist 2018 | MEET ELLA. She's drowning, literally. Ella has lung cancer, causing her lungs to fill with liquid that needs to be drained daily. Every breath she takes feeds her life, but also takes it. MEET JAKE. Resident smoker and bad boy. Forced into rehabilitation, and fighting his inner demons fills up his day. Jakes over it all, he doesn't want to live anymore. So what will happen when the two meet? A girl fighting to live. A boy hoping to die. *not edited or monitored*

COMPLETED// Ellie is trapped between two worlds. And has to make a choice. Her friend's or the boy she has only ever dreamed about. Who will she choose? Can she save her mysterious boy from getting dragged back down into the shadows of depression? "I am so fucking proud, every single breath means something.Every breath he takes is like a punch at the thoughts in his head. Each breath he takes, the more thoughts he kills. If he keeps breathing they will be all gone."

When June, a flesh-and-blood illustration of depression, ultimately decides to quit breathing, she settles on drowning herself in a lake. However, with an extraordinary twist of fate, she is resurrected by a boy named Forrest. Captivating, kind, and honest, he offers her the things she's been deprived of the most. As time comes and goes, June begins to understand that she - after long years of doubt - is worthy of life. She begins to see that sometimes, what seems to be the end may be just the beginning.

An excerpt: Dear You, To be honest I've known you for a long time. Start from our primary grade up to now. You are one of the most popular boys in our school. Why? Because you're good looking, not to mention smart and good at swimming. Given these qualities, you are not a jerk like the other popular ones in our school. You are kind, considerate and selfless to others that's why everybody loves you. From, Me * * * A story of a girl who loves a boy from afar and writes her feelings in her diary.

What do you get when you take two former best friends, throw in a few years of silence and misunderstanding, and then force them to work as partners for a college project? The sparks will fly! But will Annie and Luke start a fire that burns them down. . . .or one that ignites something neither one imagined? For fun you can visit my Pinterest page to dive deeper into the story of Luke and Annie: http://www.pinterest.com/abbycraig58/all-i-never-wanted/

a deadly storm, an unsolved disappearance, and a small town brimming with secrecy; an outcast girl, a boy who only knows how to hide, and the world against them; what could go wrong?

Madison Taylor's life was never the same after being presumed dead for six months. After being washed up, and barely breathing in the lake where she killed herself; the lake where she was pulled out by one of the reasons she committed suicide. Somehow awakening from being dead, the secret of Madison's death and return is one that nobody knows. And unfortunately for some people, secrets don't die when dead girls do. NOTE: minor plot holes & needs to be edited. Currently #1 in the #LifeandDeath category! Written by: @lexaproz Co-written by: @uraniumm Completed: 6/29/17

Riley Matthew has it all... Or so it seems... but not everything is what it seems. Riley has liked the same girl since fifth grade but he can't quite find a way to get himself out of a... particularly sticky situation. Will he ever be able to free himself and tell her how he really feels?

"Well can I tell you my wish?" He asked, holding my waist. I smiled and bit my lip nervously. "If you tell me it might not come true." I said with a small smile on my lips. "I'll take my chances." --------------------------------------------------------------------- When Avani goes on a 2 week long business trip to the beach with her Parents, she meets a boy by the ocean. They start to hang out every day non stop but when will they realize that this beach fantasy will eventually come to an end and they will have to go separate ways? LONG CHAPTERS