13 New Writers You Need To Start Reading
Reading is not just therapeutic, but it's like mentally traveling the world, collecting stories, and making ourselves a part of the world that's very different from ours.
This pandemic has made us realize that mental health and doing things that make us happy should be our priority. Most of us have found solace and comfort in getting back to reading. Reading is not just therapeutic, but it's like mentally traveling the world, collecting stories, and making ourselves a part of the world that's very different from ours.
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If you're someone who is always looking for new books and authors to explore, we got you covered.
We have curated a list of 13 new authors who are spending most of their time penning down interesting and dynamic stories that you could connect effortlessly with.
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If you're ready to take the leap and teleport yourself into the minds of these 13 authors who are creating a positive buzz on Wattpad with their coming of age stories, read on.
1. Anna Todd
Anna found her love of reading early. Some of her early favourites were novels like The Babysitter¡¯s Club, The Goosebumps books, and by the time she was a teenager, she was in love with classic literature. Anna is NYT & the number one International Best Selling Author of the After series, The Spring Girls, and more.
Book: After
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2. AvaLarksen
Ava loves to write about darkness, mayhem and kissing in the world of Houses and Horned Gods. She also loves coffee ¡ª a lot. A. LOT. Raised on the coast, Ava remains by the seaside in shambles of a cottage with her family, cat, wild rabbits, and the chicken that refuses to believe it doesn¡¯t live in the house.
Book: Bound
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3. Mahum Sheikh
Mahum is a 23-year-old Medical student. She is a part of the Wattpad Stars and Paid stories program. She lives in Lahore, Pakistan, and is a foodie and a Potterhead. When she is not writing, she loves to watch supernatural TV shows. Her Favorite book on Wattpad is the Storm And Silence series.
Book: Workaholic's Wife
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4. Ninya Tippett
She started writing alternate endings for the Sweet Valley books, which she read as a kid but never liked how they ended. She also remembers writing with a pencil on spiral notebooks during class in high school for years.
Book: The Mischievous Mrs. Maxfield
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5. Book Lored
She thinks she is not the best at describing herself. However, she likes to think my work can do it for her. If flawed characters, angst, passionate romance, and fantastical worlds interest you, her work might be something you can check out! She says she is an ally of life and love in all colors. She is always up to discuss stories, plots, ideas, and stuff!
Book: Getting wilder
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6. Romi Moondi
She is a novelist, freelance copywriter, screenwriter, and member of the Wattpad Stars program. She calls herself 'writer for all seasons. She loves traveling.
Book: Year of the chick
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7. Neil D'Silva
He is an Author with Penguin Random House, Rupa, and Hachette. He has written books like Maya's New Husband, Pishacha, Yakshini, Haunted. He is also a Screenwriter and TEDx speaker.
Book: What the eyes don't see
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8. Carson Faircloth
She grew up in a small town (not unlike the rural setting of her young adult murder mystery), where she discovered both reading and writing at a young age. These days, you can find her sipping on coffee, cocktails, and chai lattes. She also spends way too much of her time curating Spotify playlists (her version of a "book mood board"), daydreaming about the future, and chasing her cat off the kitchen counter.
Book: The psychopath next door
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9. Sarah L White
She loves to write for fun and has a terrible addiction to reading. She is a winner of the 2013 Harlequin/Wattpad SYTYCW Contest and Watty Winner 2015 & 2016.
Book: Rookie In love
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10. Amber K Bryant
She is an award-winning speculative fiction and romance writer living deep within Sasquatch territory in Washington State. Her stories have gained millions of reads on Wattpad, where she has built a worldwide fanbase. She collaborated on a short story with R. L. Stine and won several contests judged by Margaret Atwood. When she isn¡¯t writing, she works as a librarian and spends time with her husband and son enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. She has yet to spot Bigfoot but has faith it will happen one day. Spirit Seeker: Blood Fae, is her second book with City Owl Press.
Book: The entanglement clause
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11. Aanchal Budhiraja
One of the winners of the Star Writers Program 2020, she trained under the industry¡¯s best screenwriters at Star India Pvt. Limited (Disney). She is the author of The Demon Babysitter book & comic book, Baking With Boys, Illusion Of Love: Sunshower, One Of These Endings, and more. Her words have amassed over 8 million reads and 60 thousand subscribers across platforms like Wattpad, Tapas, and Radish. She likes to write humor, fantasy, and romance books with a touch of darkness.
Book: Baking With Boys
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12. Granolabel
She is just a seventeen-year-old girl that doesn't really have time for anything but dance and school (and Wattpad, of course).
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13. Nikki Hall
A 22-year-old Nikki calls herself bubbly and optimistic. She lives in her own world where she admires- Shahrukh Khan, Paulo Coelho, Coffee, Pizza, Music, Dancing, Travelling, Reading, and of course, Wattpad.
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(This story is a part of #StoryCollective, an Indiatimes and Wattpad initiative to encourage storytelling and provide a platform for this generation to meet in a story.)
