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Why Banned Books Week matters
In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde writes, “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” All of this week we’ve been celebrating Banned Books: stories...
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Banned Books – The Call of the Wild
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 Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, which was banned in...
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The Return of the Vampire Diaries
The wait is finally over for fans of The Vampire Diaries. All of your favorite (and not-so-favourite) supernatural beings are back with season 6, which promises to keep fans on their toes. If you’re...
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Margaret Atwood presents: Freeze-Dried Fiction Contest
Margaret Atwood, Wattpad’s long-time Fairy Godmother, has just released her newest book, Stone Matress, which features nine new short stories. As part of the release, Margaret has shared the story...
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Yes Please by Amy Poehler Contest
In her new book Yes Please, Amy Poehler explains how she goes through life saying yes to every opportunity that comes her way. It’s opened her up to opportunities and given her chances. But what if...
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Wattys 2014 Now Live
The Wattys return for a fifth year to celebrate your favorite, up and coming, and new stories. This year we have reinvented the Wattys with a brand new selection of fun awards that recognize all...
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#JustWriteIt: A 30 Day Writing Challenge
Next week we will be kicking off #JustWriteIt, a 30 day writing challenge that will launch on Saturday November 1st, 2014. This challenge is in support of initiatives like National Novel Writing Month...
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Take the Pledge – #JustWriteIt begins!
The time has come to take the pledge—to accept the ultimate writing challenge of creating a 50,000 word story in 30 days as part of Wattpad’s #JustWriteIt challenge. We’re thrilled to launch this...
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Have a Spooky Halloween!
It’s that time of year when we celebrate All Hallow’s Eve, a time when things go bump in the night, and everything gets spooky, creepy, and dark. So, Wattpad would love you to join in the celebration...
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Celebrating 8 years of Wattpad
Eight years ago, Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen met in the food court of the Vancouver airport and shared an idea that would grow into a community of 38 million people dedicated to reading, writing, and...
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Wattpad & Internet.org: Bringing reading to the world
One of the coolest parts of working at Wattpad is hearing about how reading can change the lives of Wattpadders. We often hear about Wattpadders rediscovering a lost love for reading when they find...
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A new My Works
Writers are important to Wattpad, and we are always looking for new ways to make it easier for them to share their stories. Today we’re announcing a new design for My Works that gives more information...
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Dan Brown joins Wattpad
We’d like to welcome Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, to Wattpad. Not only has Dan shared a new story about how he started writing, he is also posting parts from The Da Vinci Code on Wattpad....
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Wattpadders at the 2014 Istanbul International Book Fair
Wattpad is an international platform with millions of members around the world, and the Turkish community is one of the most active on Wattpad. Hundreds of Turkish Wattpadders attended this year’s...
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How we’re helping Wattpad writers
Wattpad is home to tens of millions of stories, and each of these stories is the product of countless hours of work, sweat, and effort. We work to enable the passion for storytelling of millions of...
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A Big Thank You to Wattpad Ambassadors
Today we’re celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Wattpad Ambassador program, which brings together active Wattpadders to support and engage with the greater community. We are very proud of the...
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Read Sandra Brown’s Mirror Image free on Wattpad
New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown just joined Wattpad, and we couldn’t be happier. Sandra has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide...
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Welcome to the Block Party
This February, Wattpadder Kelly Anne Blount is hosting the first annual Block Party to celebrate the readers and writers of Wattpad. Every day in February, a Wattpad writer will be featured in the...
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Wattpad & Google bring you stories Now
Wattpad has partnered with Google to make it easier for Wattpadders to keep track of their stories on Android through Now cards in the Google app. Now cards already bring you helpful info before you...
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