Lights offer a new way onward - each flicker a voice just beginning.

New2theScene: 2025 Collection is a luminous anthology that gathers short stories, poems, flash fiction, and a collaborative novella from writers stepping into the literary world for the very first time. In an age where new voices often struggle to be heard, this collection becomes a lantern in the dark - not to show the way forward, but to offer a place to stand, to be seen, and to begin.

Within these pages, you'll encounter stories that pulse with invention and feeling - poetry that stretches language until it sings, flash fiction that captures whole worlds in a breath, and a novella born of collective imagination. Each piece reflects the courage it takes to begin: to write without promise of reward, to create without knowing who will listen, and to keep the light burning anyway.

The writers featured here entered New2theScene's competitions with little more than a love of storytelling and a dream of connection. Many are publishing their first works, transforming raw experience and quiet observation into art that resonates. When offered the chance to collaborate on an original novella, these emerging authors leapt at the opportunity - sharing their time, talent, and ideas with extraordinary generosity. The result is a tapestry of voices that hums with authenticity and hope.

New2theScene: 2025 Collection is more than an anthology; it's a celebration of beginnings. It reminds us that every established author was once a newcomer, that every luminous career started with a first spark. Here, readers will find not just the promise of future greatness, but the joy of witnessing that first light ignite.

Whether you are a lifelong lover of literature or simply seeking something new and true, this collection invites you to pause, listen, and discover the stories of those who are just beginning to shine. Each page is a flicker - small, steady, and full of possibility. Together, they illuminate the horizon.