2026 Literotica Competitions and Author-Organized Events

[ChloeTzang]

Withdrawing this suggestion, there doesn’t seem to be any interest.
I’m going to throw out another on for November.

Give it a week or so - a lot of people don't read until end of day. I'm only here right now because I have an off day at work

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

You know what'd be ubercool?


In each story regardless of contest or category, work in a scene of walking on a hard floor in spike heels. Accent on the sound, the echo against the walls and the effect it has on everyone who hears it, including the wearer. Sort of a sub challenge within a contest.


I know, stupid.



Tell me if you want this deleted.

 

[ChloeTzang]

You know what'd be ubercool?

In each story regardless of contest or category, work in a scene of walking on a hard floor in spike heels. Accent on the sound, the echo against the walls and the effect it has on everyone who hears it, including the wearer. Sort of a sub challenge within a contest.

I know, stupid.

I just wrote this into a novel I'm working on - heels clicking down a hallway in the silence....it's like one of those noir movie scenes

 

[dirk2024]

You know what'd be ubercool?


In each story regardless of contest or category, work in a scene of walking on a hard floor in spike heels. Accent on the sound, the echo against the walls and the effect it has on everyone who hears it, including the wearer. Sort of a sub challenge within a contest.


I know, stupid.



Tell me if you want this deleted.

I can see that having an effect on a reader.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

In one that focused on shoes, I made mention of how that sound brought all the geezers out from behind their desks to peer out of their office doors.

 

[StillStunned]

One of my 750-worders starts and ends with heels on a marble floor.

 

[dirk2024]

In one that focused on shoes, I made mention of how that sound brought all the geezers out from behind their desks to peer out of their office doors.

I am working it into an Erotic Horror story I am working on now. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Ohhhh, a ghost in heels, the sound, but no one knows where to look!!!

 

[ChloeTzang]

The Competitions (Red) and recurring and one-off events (Green) calendar for 2026 to write to well ahead of time. Support Pages are now in place for quite a few of these with more underway. Links included below where they are available.

So you all now have no excuse LOL. Pick your compoetitions and events and get started

LITEROTICA: Valentine's Day Competition 2026 (February 14th)
Support Thread Created: 2026 Valentines Day Contest Support Thread
Hosted by @EmilyMiller
starts: January 10
closes: February 6
winners announced: February 13

The 750 Word Project 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED for 2026
Support Thread Created: 750 Word Event Support Thread
Organizer: @Duleigh
starts: Feb 1st
closes: February 28
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 1st

Pink Orchid: Story Event for Women-Centric Erotica 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: Pink Orchid Support Thread
organizer: Omenainen
starts: Feb 1st
closes: February 28
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 8th (International Women's Day)

"Tainted Love" - Romantic Horror [ OPEN ] - 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
Support Thread: Tainted Love 2026 Support Thread
organizer: @dirk2024 and @Erozetta
starts:
closes:
challenge date: March 17th

LITEROTICA: April Fool's Competition 2026 (April 01)
Support Thread Created: 2026 April Fools Support Thread
Hosted by @ChloeTzang
starts: March 02
closes: March 24
winners announced: March 31

On the Job 2026 [ OPEN ] (run annually since 2019) - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread: On The Job 2026 Support Thread
organizer: HeyAll
starts: April 18th
closes: April 24
challenge date: April 25th (all stories go live)

Virtual Literotica Conference 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: VirCon 2026 Support Thread
organizer: FreyaGersemi
challenge date: final anthology list posted on May 17th
submit your story: April 25th-May 16th (stories submitted & posted)

Geek Pride 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: 2026 Geek Pride Support Thread
organizer: ChloeTzang
starts: May 15th
closes: May 24
challenge date: May 25th (all stories go live)

Yay Team! Sex & Sports 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: 2026 Yay Team Support Thread
organizer: @Voyeurkenneth
starts: June 1st
closes: June 9th
challenge date: June 10th (all stories go live)

GAP AT END OF JUNE - POTENTIALLY FIT AN EVENT IN HERE

LITEROTICA: National Nude Day Competition 2026 (July 14)
Hosted by: @Bamagan
Support Thread Created: Nude Day Competition 2026 Official Support Thread
starts: June 13
closes: July 4
winners announced: July 11

Heroism - the Oggbashan Memorial Event 2026 [ OPEN ] - this event will run annually in perpetuity
Support Thread Created: 2026 Heroism - Oggbashan Memorial Event Support Thread
organizer: @Rustyoznail - @ChloeTzang
starts: June 13th
closes: July 13th
challenge date: July 14th (all stories go live)

"The Scent of Jasmine Tea - Tales from the Orient" - PROPOSED FOR 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
(replaces Hammered - an Ode to Mickey Spillane - any noir stories can go into Crime & Punishment
organizer: ChloeTzang
challenge date: July 31st (all stories go live)
Submission deadline: July 15th-30th

MUSIC CHALLENGE 2026 [ OPEN ] - "Born to Run" was a one-off for 2025. PROPOSED FOR 2026 - subject to Laurel's approval
organizer: @Trionyx
challenge date: August 25th (all stories go live)
submit your story: August 1st-18th

AI: A New Era 2026 [ OPEN ] (run annually since 2021) - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: bettiezyx
starts: August 1st
closes: August 31st
challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 1st

LITEROTICA: Summer Lovin' Competition 2026 (summertime)
Hosted by @Rustyoznail
starts: August 15
closes: September 5
winners announced: September 12

Crime and Punishment 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: soflabbwlvr
starts: Sept 2nd
closes: Sept 20th
challenge date: September 25th

FAN FIC Challenge 2026 [ OPEN ] - (this was Dark Fairy Tales ins 2025) - PROPOSED FOR 2026
organizer: @StillStunned
starts: Sept 1st
closes: Sept 25th
Challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 30th

Tales from the Sexnomicon [ INVITATIONAL ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: lovecraft68
challenge date: October 16th

LITEROTICA: Halloween Competition 2026 (Oct 31)
Hosted by @Duleigh
starts: October 2
closes: October 23
winners announced: October 30

‘‘Tis the Season… for Conception" 2026 [ OPEN ] - PROPOSED FOR 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
Organizer: @NaughteeDragon
Support Thread to be Created
Start Date: 31 October 2026
Closes: 23 November 2026
Final Anthology: 25 November 2026

LITEROTICA: Winter Holidays Competition 2026
Hosted by: @Duleigh
starts: November 11
closes: December 5
winners announced: December 12

 

[EmilyMiller]

The LitCon link doesn’t work, @ChloeTzang & @FreyaGersemi should be:

https://forum.literotica.com/thread...or-challenge-official-support-thread.1642536/

 

[ChloeTzang]

The LitCon link doesn’t work, @ChloeTzang & @FreyaGersemi should be:

https://forum.literotica.com/thread...or-challenge-official-support-thread.1642536/

Fixed

 

[NaughteeDragon]

I will sponsor the mid-to-late November 2026 challenge.

‘‘Tis the season… for conception.”
More children are born in August and September than any months of the year. That means more children are conceived between Halloween and Christmas than any other time. Stories themed around pregnancy, everything from conception through breastfeeding.

Start Date: 10/31/2026
Closes: 11/23/2026
Final Anthology: 11/25/2026

 

[ChloeTzang]

I will sponsor the mid-to-late November 2026 challenge.

‘‘Tis the season… for conception.”
More children are born in August and September than any months of the year. That means more children are conceived between Halloween and Christmas than any other time. Stories themed around pregnancy, everything from conception through breastfeeding.

Start Date: 10/31/2026
Closes: 11/23/2026
Final Anthology: 11/25/2026

I've added in on the assumption that Laurel will approve.

 

[StillStunned]

I dropped Laurel a line about the Fan Fic challenge, but I've had no reply so far.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I dropped Laurel a line about the Fan Fic challenge, but I've had no reply so far.

No I haven't had a reply either and I've sent her 2 or 3 PM's - let's just go ahead and organize on the basis that we assume these will be approved as per the above list.

Go ahead and open your support page for FANFIC whenever you like.

@NaughteeDragon - iopen a support page for your "Tis the Season" event whenever you like - I know you haven't done one before so why don't you and I work offline via PM to get it written up and then you can post it when you're satisfied with it.

I'm going to do my Jasmine Tea one this week too.

@Trionyx - you could set up your Support Thread for the Music Challenge too if you like

@bettiezyx - ditto with the AI challenge - we can get the Support Thread in the calendar and then bump it in 2026 when we get closer

@soflabbwlvr - as above - lets get the Support Thread setup, get the link in the calendarb and then bump it in 2026 when we get closer

@Rustyoznail - Ditto for the Summer Lovin' Competition

If anyone needs help with wording or whatever, just PM me and we can work on it offline

My thought here was, this is all early - bit of we get everything setuop for 2026, everyone will know what's coming and can plan what they want to write for - we can promote all the events and competitions - and it makes it really easy for Laurel when she sets up the 2026 pages for Competitions and Events - she doesn't need to ask who's organizing each one and followup, the Support Thread links are in place, and we can all go ahead and have fun.....

for myself, I'm already looking at what I can do for which....it's probably going to motivate me to write more than I normally would - I have a couple of ideas already wooo hooooooo

 

[NaughteeDragon]

@ChloeTzang I’ll reach out to you in early-mid November to set up the page. I’m shooting for the Monday after Thanksgiving as a go-live date.
Thank you for the offer of assistance.

 

[ChloeTzang]

This is GREAT everyone - we now have all the Support Threads for the competitions and events for the first half of 2026 created, and a few more for later in 2026 will be coming shortly.

The Competitions (Red) and recurring and one-off events (Green) calendar for 2026 to write to well ahead of time. Support Pages are now in place for quite a few of these with more underway. Links included below where they are available.

So you all now have no excuse LOL. Pick your compoetitions and events and get started

LITEROTICA: Valentine's Day Competition 2026 (February 14th)
Support Thread Created: 2026 Valentines Day Contest Support Thread
Hosted by @EmilyMiller
starts: January 10
closes: February 6
winners announced: February 13

The 750 Word Project 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED for 2026
Support Thread Created: 750 Word Event Support Thread
Organizer: @Duleigh
starts: Feb 1st
closes: February 28
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 1st

Pink Orchid: Story Event for Women-Centric Erotica 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: Pink Orchid Support Thread
organizer: Omenainen
starts: Feb 1st
closes: February 28
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 8th (International Women's Day)

"Tainted Love" - Romantic Horror [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread: Tainted Love 2026 Support Thread
organizer: @dirk2024 and @Erozetta
starts: March 1st
closes: March 16th
challenge date: March 17th

LITEROTICA: April Fool's Competition 2026 (April 01)
Support Thread Created: 2026 April Fools Support Thread
Hosted by @ChloeTzang
starts: March 02
closes: March 24
winners announced: March 31

On the Job 2026 [ OPEN ] (run annually since 2019) - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread: On The Job 2026 Support Thread
organizer: HeyAll
starts: April 18th
closes: April 24
challenge date: April 25th (all stories go live)

Virtual Literotica Conference 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: VirCon 2026 Support Thread
organizer: FreyaGersemi
challenge date: final anthology list posted on May 17th
submit your story: April 25th-May 16th (stories submitted & posted)

Geek Pride 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: 2026 Geek Pride Support Thread
organizer: ChloeTzang
starts: May 15th
closes: May 24
challenge date: May 25th (all stories go live)

Yay Team! Sex & Sports 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: 2026 Yay Team Support Thread
organizer: @Voyeurkenneth
starts: June 1st
closes: June 9th
challenge date: June 10th (all stories go live)

GAP AT END OF JUNE - POTENTIALLY FIT AN EVENT IN HERE

LITEROTICA: National Nude Day Competition 2026 (July 14)
Hosted by: @Bamagan
Support Thread Created: Nude Day Competition 2026 Official Support Thread
starts: June 13
closes: July 4
winners announced: July 11

Heroism - the Oggbashan Memorial Event 2026 [ OPEN ] - this event will run annually in perpetuity
Support Thread Created: 2026 Heroism - Oggbashan Memorial Event Support Thread
organizer: @Rustyoznail - @ChloeTzang
starts: June 13th
closes: July 13th
challenge date: July 14th (all stories go live)

"The Scent of Jasmine Tea - Tales from the Orient" - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: The Scent of Jasmine Team 2026 Support Thread
organizer: ChloeTzang
challenge date: July 31st (all stories go live)
Submission deadline: July 15th-30th

MUSIC CHALLENGE 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: @Trionyx
challenge date: August 25th (all stories go live)
submit your story: August 1st-18th

AI: A New Era 2026 [ OPEN ] (run annually since 2021) - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: bettiezyx
starts: August 1st
closes: August 31st
challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 1st

LITEROTICA: Summer Lovin' Competition 2026 (summertime)
Hosted by @Rustyoznail
starts: August 15
closes: September 5
winners announced: September 12

Crime and Punishment 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: Crime and Punishment 2026 Support Thread
organizer: soflabbwlvr
starts: Sept 2nd
closes: Sept 20th
challenge date: September 25th

FAN FIC Challenge 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: @StillStunned
starts: Sept 1st
closes: Sept 25th
Challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 30th

Tales from the Sexnomicon [ INVITATIONAL ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: lovecraft68
challenge date: October 16th

LITEROTICA: Halloween Competition 2026 (Oct 31)
Hosted by @Duleigh
starts: October 2
closes: October 23
winners announced: October 30

‘‘Tis the Season… for Conception" 2026 [ OPEN ] - PROPOSED FOR 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
Organizer: @NaughteeDragon
Support Thread to be Created
Start Date: 31 October 2026
Closes: 23 November 2026
Final Anthology: 25 November 2026

LITEROTICA: Winter Holidays Competition 2026
Hosted by: @Duleigh
starts: November 11
closes: December 5
winners announced: December 12

 

[EmilyMiller]

This is GREAT everyone - we now have all the Support Threads for the competitions and events for the first half of 2026 created, and a few more for later in 2026 will be coming shortly.

The Competitions (Red) and recurring and one-off events (Green) calendar for 2026 to write to well ahead of time. Support Pages are now in place for quite a few of these with more underway. Links included below where they are available.

So you all now have no excuse LOL. Pick your compoetitions and events and get started

LITEROTICA: Valentine's Day Competition 2026 (February 14th)
Support Thread Created: 2026 Valentines Day Contest Support Thread
Hosted by @EmilyMiller
starts: January 10
closes: February 6
winners announced: February 13

The 750 Word Project 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED for 2026
Support Thread Created: 750 Word Event Support Thread
Organizer: @Duleigh
starts: Feb 1st
closes: February 28
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 1st

Pink Orchid: Story Event for Women-Centric Erotica 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: Pink Orchid Support Thread
organizer: Omenainen
starts: Feb 1st
closes: February 28
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 8th (International Women's Day)

"Tainted Love" - Romantic Horror [ OPEN ] - 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
Support Thread: Tainted Love 2026 Support Thread
organizer: @dirk2024 and @Erozetta
starts: March 1st
closes: March 16th
challenge date: March 17th

LITEROTICA: April Fool's Competition 2026 (April 01)
Support Thread Created: 2026 April Fools Support Thread
Hosted by @ChloeTzang
starts: March 02
closes: March 24
winners announced: March 31

On the Job 2026 [ OPEN ] (run annually since 2019) - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread: On The Job 2026 Support Thread
organizer: HeyAll
starts: April 18th
closes: April 24
challenge date: April 25th (all stories go live)

Virtual Literotica Conference 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: VirCon 2026 Support Thread
organizer: FreyaGersemi
challenge date: final anthology list posted on May 17th
submit your story: April 25th-May 16th (stories submitted & posted)

Geek Pride 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: 2026 Geek Pride Support Thread
organizer: ChloeTzang
starts: May 15th
closes: May 24
challenge date: May 25th (all stories go live)

Yay Team! Sex & Sports 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Support Thread Created: 2026 Yay Team Support Thread
organizer: @Voyeurkenneth
starts: June 1st
closes: June 9th
challenge date: June 10th (all stories go live)

GAP AT END OF JUNE - POTENTIALLY FIT AN EVENT IN HERE

LITEROTICA: National Nude Day Competition 2026 (July 14)
Hosted by: @Bamagan
Support Thread Created: Nude Day Competition 2026 Official Support Thread
starts: June 13
closes: July 4
winners announced: July 11

Heroism - the Oggbashan Memorial Event 2026 [ OPEN ] - this event will run annually in perpetuity
Support Thread Created: 2026 Heroism - Oggbashan Memorial Event Support Thread
organizer: @Rustyoznail - @ChloeTzang
starts: June 13th
closes: July 13th
challenge date: July 14th (all stories go live)

"The Scent of Jasmine Tea - Tales from the Orient" - PROPOSED FOR 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
(replaces Hammered - an Ode to Mickey Spillane - any noir stories can go into Crime & Punishment
organizer: ChloeTzang
challenge date: July 31st (all stories go live)
Submission deadline: July 15th-30th

MUSIC CHALLENGE 2026 [ OPEN ] - "Born to Run" was a one-off for 2025. PROPOSED FOR 2026 - subject to Laurel's approval
organizer: @Trionyx
challenge date: August 25th (all stories go live)
submit your story: August 1st-18th

AI: A New Era 2026 [ OPEN ] (run annually since 2021) - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: bettiezyx
starts: August 1st
closes: August 31st
challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 1st

LITEROTICA: Summer Lovin' Competition 2026 (summertime)
Hosted by @Rustyoznail
starts: August 15
closes: September 5
winners announced: September 12

Crime and Punishment 2026 [ OPEN ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: soflabbwlvr
starts: Sept 2nd
closes: Sept 20th
challenge date: September 25th

FAN FIC Challenge 2026 [ OPEN ] - (this was Dark Fairy Tales ins 2025) - PROPOSED FOR 2026
organizer: @StillStunned
starts: Sept 1st
closes: Sept 25th
Challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 30th

Tales from the Sexnomicon [ INVITATIONAL ] - CONFIRMED FOR 2026
organizer: lovecraft68
challenge date: October 16th

LITEROTICA: Halloween Competition 2026 (Oct 31)
Hosted by @Duleigh
starts: October 2
closes: October 23
winners announced: October 30

‘‘Tis the Season… for Conception" 2026 [ OPEN ] - PROPOSED FOR 2026 (subject to Laurel's approval)
Organizer: @NaughteeDragon
Support Thread to be Created
Start Date: 31 October 2026
Closes: 23 November 2026
Final Anthology: 25 November 2026

LITEROTICA: Winter Holidays Competition 2026
Hosted by: @Duleigh
starts: November 11
closes: December 5
winners announced: December 12

Thank you so much for doing all the work to organize this

 

[Duleigh]

Pick your compoetitions and events and get started

Compoetition - we have a poetry competition too?



(teasing)

 

[ChloeTzang]

Compoetition - we have a poetry competition too?

Maybe we should - there's that end of June window? Anybody want to take that on and solicit contributions?

 

[Duleigh]

That would be a job for Tarnished Penny. She's got a great Limerick thread

 

[StillStunned]

Laurel has just posted the official list.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Laurel has just posted the official

Yes - Saw that - Laurel PM'd me about it as well

I have sent her the missing support thread links as well as the ‘‘Tis the Season… for Conception" event to replace Amorous Goods

All the NEW EVENTS (or replacements) are confirmed and are good!!!!!!

We are all GO for 2026!

Thx a million everyone for helping put this together!!!!!!

As we create the remaining Support Threads, I'll consolidate and send to Laurel so we can keep the PM's to a minimum

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

"GAP AT END OF JUNE - POTENTIALLY FIT AN EVENT IN HERE"

I still think "All Aboard!" has potential. Tales of travelers on various vessels and vehicles. Trains, planes, automobiles. Even cruise ships, busses/motorcoaches, RVs/Caravans. Private, family, charters, tours.

'All aboard' has double entendre potential too. She/he/they take on all cummers to climb on and go crazy.

June/July is ripe for travel, no?

 

[ElectricBlue]

I just wrote this into a novel I'm working on - heels clicking down a hallway in the silence....it's like one of those noir movie scenes

Ha ha, done that!

The click click of heels on the wooden floor outside announced a dame. I'd pay attention when I was good and ready.

"Kick the door shut behind you. Damn thing, it sticks." I waved my hand vaguely towards the door, catching a flash of a red dress coming through it.

I turned to the back page of the newspaper to check the horses. The fifth at Rosedale might make a buck, and I made a mental note to see Lenny.

I heard the drag of the visitor's chair pulled across the floor and the soft swish of stockings as she sat, crossing her legs. I heard the snap of a lighter and smelled the tang of cigarette smoke. Lucky Strikes, menthol. Pushing the ashtray across the desk, I looked up.

To find myself looked over. The dame was a beauty, her lips scarlet, her eyes dark under the tilted brim of a pill-box hat. She dragged on her cigarette.

"You takin' visitors, or just takin' your time?"

When It's Safe to Die