Ramadan Mubarak: Ramadan Greetings From Wattpad
We first noticed Wattpad’s growing spiritual community when we stumbled on A Muslim’s Romantic Journey by KittyCrackers, a young writer based in London. Today this story, which tells of the religious...
View ArticleHugh Howey joins Wattpad
Hugh Howey, known for his blockbuster, self-published novel Wool, has joined Wattpad. Hugh has already shared some of his short stories and tips for writers with Wattpadders on his official Wattpad...
View ArticleHot Key Books Young Writers Prize
The Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize is back for its third consecutive year, and this time, they are partnering with Wattpad to give one young writer a chance at a £10,000 worldwide publishing...
View ArticleTravel the world with stories
Need to escape this summer but you’re a little low on travel funds? Why not see the world without ever leaving your home with some of Wattpad’s favorite globe-trotting reads. Test the waters with a...
View ArticleRPF: Reimagining Reality
To celebrate Sherlock actor and British heartthrob Benedict Cumberbatch’s 38th birthday tomorrow, we’ve put together a reading list of stories for the Cumber Collective. Real Person Fanfics like these...
View ArticleWattpad Updates to Creative Commons 4.0
On Wattpad, fans remix work, write fanfiction, translate Wattpad stories into other languages, and make anything from story trailers to story covers for their favorite writers.That’s why over 300,000...
View ArticleMeet the Wattpad4
When you know, you know. That’s what writers Rebecca Sky, Erin Latimer, Leah Crichton, and Monica Sanz thought when they first discovered each other’s stories on Wattpad. The four bonded quickly over...
View ArticleFandoms Assemble: Wattpad @ Comic-Con
When you are the Internet’s largest community for readers and writers, it’s important to have a presence at the world’s largest fandom con. It’s for that reason that the Wattpad team journeyed to the...
View ArticleCovering The Classics
We’ve previously posted the work of Wattpad’s talented community of cover creators, and today we wanted to highlight how they’ve reimagined covers for classic novels on Wattpad from authors like Jane...
View ArticleIntroducing: #WattpadBookClub
What better way the celebrate the world’s largest community of readers and writers than with an official Wattpad Book Club? This book club will give users a chance to come together every week on...
View ArticleWant To Meet Wattpadders In Your Area?
Last weekend, Wattpad HQ welcomed its first writer’s meetup in Toronto. Wattpad writer Takatsu met with other writers to discuss writing and reading. The focus, as Takatsu explained it, was to explore...
View ArticleWe Support Your Secret Identity
Wattpad prides itself in being a home for free expression. We host a wide variety of stories, and our writers are free to write under their own names, or to use pseudonyms and pen names to become...
View ArticleGennifer Albin’s Crewel: Free on Wattpad
Welcome to Arras, where sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has been gifted with the ability weave time with matter. The ability assures her success and prowess in her society, but it is a gift she neither...
View ArticleThe New Profile is Here
Starting today you’ll be noticing something new on Wattpad.com. We’re rolling out a redesigned profile on the Wattpad site. We’ve taken what Wattpadders like best about the current profiles, and we’ve...
View ArticleWe are as excited as you are about iOS 8
With the release of iOS 8, Wattpad is bringing two new features to iOS users: the Wattpad widget in your Notification Center, and a device Continuity feature. The Wattpad widget appears in the Today...
View ArticleWattpad in the Philippines
Today we have a guest post from Wattpad CEO Allen Lau. Kamusta! This week I will be spending some time in Manila. Wattpad has become a huge part of the entertainment industry in the Philippines. In...
View ArticleBanned Books – Frankenstein
In recognition of Banned Books Week, every day we’ll be featuring a once-banned book that you can now read on Wattpad for free. We’re starting off with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which was once...
View ArticleBanned Books – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
In recognition of Banned Books Week, every day we’ll be featuring a once-banned book that you can now read on Wattpad for free. Today’s book is Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which...
View ArticleBanned Books – Gulliver’s Travels
In recognition of Banned Books Week, every day we’ll be featuring a once-banned book that you can now read on Wattpad for free. Today’s book is Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, which was once...
View ArticleBanned Books – The Merchant of Venice
In recognition of Banned Books Week, every day we’ll be featuring a once-banned book that you can now read on Wattpad for free. Today’s book is actually a play: The Merchant of Venice by William...
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