Image Prompt Contest – November 2026

The nights are getting cool and leaves are piling up faster than candy wrappers around here. If it’s the same where you are, it’s time to build a fire, grab some hot cider, and snuggle up to these 20 new images. If it’s not, I encourage you to channel your own version of coziness while you acquaint yourself with the gallery.

There’s no theme this month, by popular demand, and as usual, we assembled prompts from your suggestions and the internet at large to create a contest that we hope will give our beloved writers plenty of inspiration to work with. That said, we’re not perfect and sometimes something slips through that probably shouldn’t.

But before you run off to write your latest masterpiece, two things: check out our latest Newsletter and congratulate October’s contest winners, and if you’re new to the contest or the sub, please read this entire post.

How to Enter this Contest:

Pick an image from the gallery that inspires you, then write a short piece of original erotic fiction.

Post it using the November 2026 Contest flair, and include a tag in the title with the image number like so: [Contest Image 5]. A bot will drop the image link in the comments to help your readers. If you’re feeling fancy, you can include a link to the image in your post and a thumbnail of it will adorn your post (in certain views).

Don’t be intimidated. This is a hobby and we’re here for fun. We’re all still learning. You’ll be fine. We believe in you.

Top Author★ tags will be awarded to stories with the most upvotes at the end of the month – 3 winners in the Image Contest category and another 3 in the General Category. Voting closes November 29th so we can tally winners for the November 30th Newsletter. You’re welcome to post any time, but if it isn’t November 1st through 29th, you won’t be entered in the contest.

How to Get Votes:

• Think beyond the most obvious interpretation of the image. Stretch the limits of what the situation can be. Ask yourself what would make it more interesting. Ignore or change any image details that don’t work for the story you want to tell–the image is an inspiration, not a schematic. Memorable pieces do something unexpected with the material and have their own perspective.

• Start your story strong. The first few lines should hook our interest and tell us what kind of experience to expect. Consider leading with a short synopsis-just a sentence or two to give us context. And always, always write the best title/tags you can. These elements are what bring the most eyes to your work.

• You can write as many entries as you want. Don’t try to pack all of your best ideas into one story. If one story doesn’t do as well as you hoped, start writing your next idea. Time and consistency build a reliable readership.

• While the post limit is much higher, the best-performing stories tend to be between 2k and 3k words. On weekdays, traffic peaks in the evenings. Early in the week (Sunday through Tuesday) gets more traffic than the end of it (Thursday through Saturday). Take that only as a rough guideline; reader traffic and response are unpredictable.

• After you post, don’t ghost. Engage with the comments. Promote your entry in our Wordcount Wednesday thread. Vote for other entries you like and leave the author a thoughtful comment about what you liked. The more you put into the community, the more you get from it.

Dealbreakers:

It wouldn’t be a contest without some rules, right?

• Abide by all of the sub’s rules. They’re not that long and they’re right in the sidebar, but the basics are: no gore, incest, non-con, celebs, race-play, age-play, bigotry, futa, or bestiality. An image might lean toward one of those lines, and untangling that is your job as the writer. If it reads as voyeurism, the story has to make plain that everyone’s a knowing, willing participant. If it reads as punishment, the character signed up with enthusiasm.

• Clear consent is mandatory. Everyone involved must want to be present and be able to revoke that consent at any time. As a writer given the ability to pour out characters’ thoughts and feelings and motivations in plain text, this should not be difficult.

• All characters in the images are assumed to be adults. Your story should not give us any reason to think they aren’t.

• Do NOT enter a chapter of a story you’re already writing. Your story should be inspired by the image and be self-contained. If a sequel or series follows from it, that’s perfectly fine. Sometimes you realize your characters have more story to tell or their world is bigger than your contest entry; explore away!

• Don’t take it too seriously. Don’t bring your negativity, downvotes, or unsolicited criticism to others’ entries. These things discourage authors and without them, we wouldn’t have a community. It’s a friendly competition. Support your peers!

With all that said, enjoy the gallery, write some smut, and make some friends. I’ll be back on the 15th to kindly beg you for image submissions for the December contest.