# Newsroom

When you’re the multi-platform entertainment company powering the world’s stories, word gets around. See how Wattpad is shaping the global conversation around pop culture, fandom, and the future of entertainment.

## Press Releases

### April 1, 2026

[Wattpad Brings the Romance Renaissance to BookCon 2026](https://company.wattpad.com/blog/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](https://company.wattpad.com/blog/wattpad-and-prowritingaid-team-up-for-novel-beginnings-contest-with-50000-grand-prize-for-emerging-writers)

### February 5, 2026

[Tune in to Fan-Favorite Wattpad Adaptations This Valentine’s Day](https://company.wattpad.com/blog/tune-in-to-fan-favorite-wattpad-adaptations-this-valentines-daynbsp)

### December 3, 2025

[Wattpad Unveils Winners Of The 2025 Watty Awards](https://company.wattpad.com/blog/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](https://company.wattpad.com/blog/spanish-translation-of-tay-marleys-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](https://company.wattpad.com/blog/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.

[**Read more**](https://variety.com/2023/film/global/wattpad-webtoon-leone-film-group-adapt-hit-novels-the-locker-exchange-love-me-love-me-1235595075/)

### What Gen Z was reading this year

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

[**Read more**](https://bookriot.com/gen-z-reading-trends/)

### Why everyone’s reading fanfiction after Love Island

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

[**Read more**](https://www.glamour.com/story/love-island-fan-fiction)

### How Wattpad became a Hollywood hitmaker

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

[**Read more**](https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-wattpad-interview-aron-levitz-1236502077/)

### Why fandom is bigger than ever

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

[**Read more**](https://sherwood.news/culture/fandom-is-big-business-and-wattpad-is-poised-to-cash-in/)

### Wattpad author named a Variety Storyteller to Watch

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

[**Read more**](https://variety.com/lists/10-storytellers-to-watch-2025/sophia-gibber-and-david-jonsson-greyarea/)

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