Wattpad Username Generator
Handles for story writers, readers and cover makers
Wattpad username ideas for writers and readers, from pen handles like zaria_writes and m_v_ashgrove to double_update_day, silent_reader_sam and covers_by_calla.
About this generator
A username on a story app does two jobs: it sits under every chapter you post and beside every comment you leave. The handles here are written for people who share original stories in parts and for the readers who follow them, so they talk about chapters, updates, votes, reading lists and covers. Every one is 6 to 20 characters long and uses only letters, digits, underscores and hyphens, with no dots or spaces.
The list mixes several styles. Pen handles pair an invented first name with what you do (zaria_writes, kiana_reads, soraya_drafts) or use initials and a surname the way a book cover would (m_v_ashgrove, em-jay-writes). Update handles joke about the serial life: double_update_day, cliffhanger_queen, ongoing_forever. Reader handles include silent_reader_sam and library_is_full, and cover makers get names like covers_by_calla and blurb_doctor.
Genre handles cover teen fiction, romance, werewolf packs, fantasy, mystery and more, as in moonpack_writer and fantasy_mapmaker. Swap the first name in any pen handle for your own, or for the pen name you plan to put on your covers.
Tips for choosing a name
- Decide whether the account is for writing, reading or both. A handle like kiana_reads fits a reader, while reader_turned_writer or reads_then_writes leaves room to post a story later.
- Match the handle to the name on your covers. If your pen name is initials and a surname, a handle in the same shape, such as d_e_larkspur, makes you easier to find.
- Think twice before you put one genre in the handle. moonpack_writer is perfect for a werewolf series and awkward if your next book is a mystery.
- Leave out your age, school, town and full real name. A pen handle protects your privacy and still looks like an author.
- Check the sign-up form for the rules in force when you join, and have a second choice ready in case your first handle is already in use.
Frequently asked questions
What are some good Wattpad username ideas?
Writers often pick a pen handle such as zaria_writes, soraya_drafts or m_v_ashgrove. If you want something playful, try double_update_day, cliffhanger_queen or to_be_continued_. Readers have their own set, including silent_reader_sam, hidden_gem_hunter and one_more_part_pls.
Should a writer and a reader use different kinds of usernames?
It helps. A writer's handle appears next to every story, so a pen-name style reads well on a cover and in a search. A reader can be looser and funnier, as in library_is_full or votes_every_part. If you do both, a neutral handle such as reads_then_writes covers you.
Can I be sure a username from this list is not taken on Wattpad?
No. We have not checked any handle against any platform, so some of them will already be in use. Treat the list as ideas, change the first name or a word to make a handle your own, and let the sign-up form tell you whether it can be registered. This site is not affiliated with Wattpad.
Why do the usernames have no dots or spaces?
Every handle in this list sticks to letters, digits, underscores and hyphens and stays between 6 and 20 characters, which keeps it easy to type and suits most sign-up forms. Rules differ between apps and change over time, so check the form itself before you settle on one.
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All 500 names
A: 17 names
- a_d_everhart
- a_n_writes
- a_w_thistlewood
- added_to_library
- aditi_pens
- adventure_ink
- aesthetic_by_ari
- all_caught_up
- almost_hit_publish
- amaya_reads
- anouk_plots
- anya_and_a_plot
- anya_updates
- ar-jay-reads
- AuthorInTraining
- authors_note_first
- autocorrect_did_it
B: 21 names
- b_e_marrowfield
- b_o_ashdown
- backspace_ballad
- banner_and_blurb
- banter_writer
- bee-kay-books
- bell_icon_watcher
- best_friends_book
- binge_then_wait
- blanket_and_a_plot
- blurb_doctor
- blurb_first_reader
- blurb_in_two_lines
- blurb_rewriter
- BlurbAndBeyond
- bonus_chapter_bee
- book_three_someday
- book_two_when
- brave_first_post
- briar_publishes
- briar_reads
C: 43 names
- c_o_hawkesley
- callum_writes
- came_for_the_cover
- campfire_narrator
- cast_list_creator
- caught_up_now_what
- cee-cee-chapters
- changed_cover_again
- chapter_at_dawn
- chapter_by_chapter
- chapter_marathon
- chapter_one_again
- ChapterChampion
- ChapterChaser
- chaptersbykofi
- character_ran_off
- character_sketcher
- charger_and_chapter
- chosen_one_writer
- cliffhanger_king
- cliffhanger_queen
- clue_in_chapter_two
- cold_case_chapters
- coming_of_age_ink
- coming_soon_ish
- comments_mid_line
- completed_and_proud
- completed_at_last
- confession_chapter
- cosima_pens
- counting_my_reads
- cover_art_corner
- cover_before_plot
- cover_caught_my_eye
- cover_maker_cleo
- cover_requests_open
- cover_reveal_day
- cover_shop_open
- CoverAndChapter
- covers_and_coffee
- covers_by_calla
- crown_and_courtship
- cursor_and_courage
D: 22 names
- d_e_larkspur
- dalia_drafts
- day_one_reader
- daydream_drafter
- dear_reader_hello
- debut_book_jitters
- dee-dee-drafts
- delete_and_retype
- della_drafts
- description_drafter
- design_desk_dani
- detective_draft
- diary_style_story
- double_update_day
- draft_folder_full
- draft_not_final
- DraftAndDream
- drafting_in_silence
- draftsbydalia
- dragon_drafts
- dragon_rider_reader
- dystopia_drafts
E: 13 names
- e_o_penhallow
- early_reader_energy
- editing_book_one
- editing_in_public
- edits_by_ember
- elle-vee-ink
- elodie_scribbles
- elves_and_epilogues
- em-jay-writes
- ending_rewritten
- EndlessPrologue
- ends_on_a_cliff
- epilogue_tears
F: 28 names
- fae_court_drafts
- fanfic_and_originals
- fantasy_mapmaker
- fantasy_shelf_first
- fast_updates_only
- femi_writes
- fifty_parts_deep
- final_chapter_soon
- finally_completed
- finds_the_good_ones
- finished_by_sunrise
- first_chapter_fear
- first_crush_chapter
- first_draft_energy
- first_hundred_reads
- first_line_fussing
- first_reader_here
- first_vote_feeling
- FirstDraftFinn
- follows_for_updates
- fonts_and_feelings
- forty_parts_later
- free_cover_friday
- freya_has_a_draft
- freya_pens
- friday_updates
- friendship_arc_fan
- full_moon_updates
G: 8 names
- g_i_starling
- galaxy_in_progress
- genre_hopper
- ghost_story_gwen
- graphics_by_juno
- greta_reads
- group_chat_novel
- growing_my_story
H: 18 names
- h_a_quillby
- h_o_lanternwood
- haiku_and_plot
- HalfWrittenHero
- happily_ever_ink
- happy_ending_maybe
- hattie_types
- haunted_house_plot
- heartbeats_and_ink
- hi_new_readers
- hidden_gem_hunter
- hidden_gem_reader
- history_and_hearts
- hit_publish_anyway
- honest_cover_review
- horror_after_dark
- howls_at_deadlines
- humor_me_writing
I: 7 names
- i_r_fennimore
- imani-writes
- indie_inks
- InkAndUpdates
- inkbyines
- inline_commenter
- its_zuri_writing
J: 6 names
- j_a_moonfield
- j_o_tanglewood
- jay-dee-pens
- jonah_plots
- judges_by_the_cover
- just_updated
K: 10 names
- k_e_ravenscroft
- k_i_merriweather
- kalani_reads
- kay-el-drafts
- kenji_at_chapter_one
- kenji_writes
- kerning_and_plot
- kiana_reads
- kingdom_in_progress
- kofi_writes
L: 25 names
- l_o_brightwater
- l_u_inkwell
- last_chapter_blues
- last_line_lover
- last_summer_story
- late_night_update
- learning_to_plot
- left_on_a_cliff
- leilani_reads
- library_at_capacity
- library_is_full
- line_by_line_reader
- linesbyluca
- linnea_drafts
- locked_room_plot
- lone_wolf_narrator
- long_authors_note
- long_chapter_ahead
- love_letter_plots
- love_story_lane
- low_battery_reader
- loyal_reader_lou
- luca_plots
- lumi_reads_late
- luna_writes_wolves
M: 21 names
- m_e_sorrel
- m_o_pagewright
- m_v_ashgrove
- made_your_cover
- maeve_scribbles
- magic_system_notes
- map_of_my_kingdom
- marked_complete
- marnie_pens
- mateo_reads
- meet_me_in_part_two
- mei_on_part_two
- midnight_chapter
- midnight_drafter
- MidnightUpdater
- mood_reader_mode
- moodboards_by_mina
- moonlit_pack_tales
- moonpack_writer
- my_cast_wont_listen
- mystery_at_part_ten
N: 23 names
- n-o-winterbourne
- n_a_foxglove
- n_e_storyfield
- names_the_books
- naming_characters
- NarratorNia
- nervous_new_writer
- new_book_who_dis
- new_chapter_alert
- new_cover_new_me
- new_kid_narrator
- new_part_tonight
- new_story_scout
- next_chapter_please
- next_part_soon
- night_mode_reader
- NightOwlNovelist
- noelle_pens
- not_the_end_yet
- note_at_the_end
- notes_full_of_plots
- notesbynoelle
- NovelInProgress
O: 16 names
- o_a_vellacott
- o_h_quillfeather
- oakley_edits_later
- oakley_updates
- odette_writes
- offline_reader
- on_hold_again
- one_more_paragraph
- one_more_part_pls
- one_part_a_week
- ongoing_forever
- OngoingAuthor
- opening_line_nerves
- oriel_writes
- originals_first
- outline_optional
P: 41 names
- p_i_quillon
- p_o_v_writes
- pack_of_chapters
- page_one_person
- PageOneNerves
- palette_and_plot
- paragraph_reactor
- paranormal_pages
- part_count_rising
- part_one_of_many
- part_two_loading
- partsbyperla
- pawprint_prose
- pennedbypippa
- perla_reads
- phone_keyboard_poet
- picks_by_the_blurb
- pippa_plots
- PixelsAndPlots
- playlist_then_plot
- plot_gardener
- plot_hole_patcher
- plot_playlist
- plot_twist_ahead
- plot_twist_pending
- PlotKeeper
- plots_on_the_walk
- plotsbymarlo
- pocket_novelist
- poems_in_parts
- poetry_at_dusk
- portal_fantasy_fan
- posted_a_new_part
- practice_novel_one
- premade_covers
- private_until_ready
- prologue_person
- prophecy_plotter
- ProtagonistPending
- publish_button_fear
- published_too_soon
Q: 6 names
- q_e_harrowgate
- quest_in_ten_parts
- QuietNarrator
- QuillAndCharger
- quinn_drafts
- quinn_hits_publish
R: 35 names
- r_e_windermere
- r_u_wrenfield
- rain_scene_writer
- rainy_day_writer
- read_it_in_a_night
- read_the_next_part
- read_the_note_pls
- reader_not_writer
- reader_since_part_1
- reader_turned_writer
- reading_list_maker
- reading_list_ray
- reads_at_lunch
- reads_between_shifts
- reads_every_genre
- reads_past_midnight
- reads_then_writes
- reads_under_blanket
- realm_builder_ren
- red_herring_writer
- refresh_and_wait
- regency_drafts
- rereads_book_one
- rereads_with_snacks
- rewriting_book_one
- rewrote_chapter_one
- road_trip_novelist
- robot_narrator
- rogue_wolf_reader
- rohan_reads
- rom_com_chapters
- romance_in_drafts
- romance_shelf_only
- romantic_at_heart
- royal_romance_ink
S: 57 names
- s_o_marlowick
- saanvi_writes
- saved_as_draft
- scene_break_stars
- scifi_scribbler
- screen_light_scribe
- ScreenAndStory
- scrolls_for_stories
- second_draft_sigh
- selah_scribbles
- senna_pens
- senna_starts_a_book
- sequel_in_progress
- series_starter
- serif_or_sans
- short_story_shay
- should_be_asleep
- SideQuestWriter
- silent_reader_club
- silent_reader_sam
- silver_pack_saga
- slow_but_ongoing
- slow_dance_scene
- slowly_updating
- small_account_ink
- small_town_story
- snack_and_a_scene
- soraya_drafts
- space_opera_ink
- spellbook_stories
- spellcheck_please
- spooky_story_hour
- standalone_story
- star_tapper
- starred_and_stayed
- stayed_for_the_plot
- storiesbyselah
- story_app_resident
- story_idea_at_3am
- story_seedling
- story_soundtrack
- story_title_picker
- story_under_wraps
- StoryInParts
- StorySprout
- StoryStarter
- SubplotCollector
- summer_camp_saga
- sunday_drafting
- sunday_update_club
- sunniva_reads
- surprise_update
- suspense_supplier
- sweet_romance_only
- swoon_writer
- sword_and_subplot
- synopsis_surgeon
T: 41 names
- t_a_emberly
- t_b_c_author
- t_o_blackthorn
- talesbytola
- TaleSpinnerTia
- tap_the_star
- tariq_tells
- tavi_types
- tea_then_typing
- tee-jay-tales
- teen_fiction_fan
- teenfic_teller
- ten_reads_and_proud
- thank_you_readers
- thanks_for_the_vote
- the_end_or_is_it
- thea_tells_stories
- TheNextPart
- TheUnfinishedBook
- third_rewrite
- thriller_at_night
- throne_room_drama
- thumb_typed_novel
- thumbs_typing_fast
- time_loop_writer
- tiny_author_big_plot
- title_brainstormer
- title_font_fanatic
- title_in_serif
- title_pending
- to_be_continued_
- tola_tells_tales
- too_many_drafts
- treasure_map_plot
- trilogy_in_theory
- twist_in_part_ten
- twist_you_missed
- two_am_plotter
- typedbytavi
- typing_at_2am
- typo_in_part_one
U: 9 names
- u_m_fairweather
- under_editing
- under_the_wolf_moon
- underrated_reads
- unposted_chapters
- unpublished_drafts
- update_at_midnight
- updates_when_ready
- updating_tonight
V: 9 names
- v_i_larkhollow
- vampire_chapters
- versesbyvada
- villain_needs_a_name
- voice_memo_plots
- vote_if_you_cried
- vote_then_comment
- VoteAndVanish
- votes_every_part
W: 16 names
- w_e_dunmore
- wait_for_part_two
- waiting_on_part_ten
- wedding_epilogue
- weekend_binge_reader
- weekend_wordsmith
- weekly_chapters
- whodunit_writer
- winnie_reads
- wolf_pack_plotter
- wordsbylinnea
- WriterInProgress
- writes_for_ten_fans
- writes_in_the_dark
- writes_the_kiss_last
- wrote_it_on_my_phone
X: 2 names
- xanthe_plots
- ximena_writes
Y: 3 names
- y_a_calloway
- your_newest_reader
- yuki_updates