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Press Releases

April 1, 2026

Wattpad Brings the Romance Renaissance to BookCon 2026

March 9, 2026

Wattpad and ProWritingAid Team Up For “Novel Beginnings” Contest With $50,000 Grand Prize for Emerging Writers

February 5, 2026

Tune in to Fan-Favorite Wattpad Adaptations This Valentine’s Day

December 3, 2025

Wattpad Unveils Winners Of The 2025 Watty Awards

November 26, 2025

Spanish Translation of Tay Marley’s Hit Story The QB Bad Boy and Me Arrives on Wattpad

November 25, 2025

Madelaine Petsch (The Strangers) and Gavin Casalegno (The Summer I Turned Pretty) to Star in Adaptation of the Hit Wattpad Novel Chasing Red

In the news

Two Wattpad novels are getting Italian adaptations

Leone Film Group and WEBTOON Productions are adapting The Locker Exchange and Love Me, Love Me for screen.

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What Gen Z was reading this year

Wattpad data revealed the reading trends shaping Gen Z culture and fandoms online.

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Why everyone’s reading fanfiction after Love Island

Glamour explored the rise of fanfiction inspired by this summer’s biggest reality TV moments.

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How Wattpad became a Hollywood hitmaker

Variety spotlighted Wattpad’s growing list of film and television adaptations.

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Why fandom is bigger than ever

Wattpad and fandom expert Allegra Rosenberg spoke to Sherwood about online communities and modern fandom culture.

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Wattpad author named a Variety Storyteller to Watch

Ariana Godoy was recognized by Variety as one of the industry’s rising storytellers.

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