Welcome to the first image prompt contest of 2026!

The rules are the same as they always are, so veterans of our scene will already know how this works, but take a gander at the guidelines below if you’re seeing our contest format for the first time.

1. Choose an image from the album here.
2. Write a short piece of erotic fiction based on what you see, and post it to the subreddit using the January 2026 Contest post flair. Remember to tell us what image you’re submitting for – something like “I’m submitting for image #10” is fine. Mods appreciate if you can direct link to the image you’ve picked too!
3. Rake in the upvotes. The best stories of the month will earn writers one notch on the coveted Top Author tag, which is a surefire way to build a following of dedicated fans.

That’s it! We’ve had some really exciting entries come out of previous contests, and we’re really excited to be returning to a format that people have really enjoyed in the past, so I hope there’s plenty here to pique your interest. We get a lot of messages from people about how to do well, both in contests and just general submissions, so keep the following in mind if you’re gunning for a Top Author tag:

• Our traffic is highest Sunday-Tuesday, so consider saving your posts till then to maximize your viewership.
• A good story beats an exciting prompt. Very few readers actually care about what image you’re picking, so grab one that sparks a cool idea and show off your craftsmanship.
• Try not to write the obvious. There’s lots of obvious exposition in these images, but the story you draw from it can do so much more than what’s suggested. Try to subvert expectations and take your reader somewhere they didn’t plan to find themselves.
• Engagement matters. If you care about winning, reply to your comments, engage with your readers, and keep things light.
• Remember, all our rules still apply. No gore, incest, noncon, celebs, or futa. Some of these images might look like they’re suggesting things that cross our boundaries, so it might be up to you to make sure everything in the story is above board. If something looks like voyeurism, make sure the narrative of your piece makes it clear that everyone has made informed, consenting decisions to participate for example.
• You’re welcome to genderbend as needed – sometimes it’s tough to find a wide enough variety of images that suggest compelling stories, so do what you need to in order to craft your narrative.
• Yes, you absolutely can write for as many of these as you’d like!

Anyway, have a blast, remember to support your favourite authors with upvotes and lovely comments, and have a blast reading and writing this month, got it? Good.

Get busy.

Oh, and let us know in the comments what art is jumping out at you! It’s weirdly difficult to find a wide variety of styles, compositions, acts, and figures, so letting me know what works and what doesn’t makes each new contest more fun!

EDIT- Some of the text is showing up poorly on desktop screens for a couple prompts. For image 10, the woman’s phone is showing a shopping cart logo with a PS5 having been purchased. For image 13, the woman is saying “I’m off to work now. Make sure you’re gone before the cleaning lady gets here.” In image 16, the character is saying “What the hell is a boipussy? Boys don’t have a pus…” Curse you, Reddit, for converting everything to your weird web format that can’t be saved as image files.