The Official Valentine’s Day Contest Support Thread 2026

[EmilyMiller]

Not sure I'll get my story done in time.

There is still lots of time Millie!

 

[EmilyMiller]

@old_prof & @FrancesScott - yay!

 

[Eosphorus]

My entry has been submitted! "Geir and the Goblin Princess" is my first foray into the Science Fiction / Fantasy category on here, though I've written reams of it elsewhere. I'm really proud of the final result and look forward to competing with all you wonderful authors in this contest. Best of luck!

 

[YmaOHyd]

The Right Time, some non-erotic time bullshit ft. Sheffield United 2 - 1 Manchester United in the FA Cup, 1993, will be published in a few hours.

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

I've done two editing sessions on my story. One more may be enough to make it worth sending in.

 

[StrentWriter]

As we football fans say: I’m in the draw!

Coming out tomorrow.

Relieved and thrilled to be a part of it.

 

[EmilyMiller]

January 12th

Is your story romantic and sweet?
About two lovers who meet
Or rather than flirty
Is it just dirty?
About what they do under a sheet

 

[FrancesScott]

I have just submitted a super short story. It’s around 2,000 words and is in Lesbian. It’s not really intended as being competitive, but I hope some people read it nevertheless.

Approved to publish on January 13th. Good luck to the other competitors!

 

[StrentWriter]

Approved to publish on January 13th. Good luck to the other competitors!

Snap! Good luck to you too.

 

[EmilyMiller]

@StrentWriter & @FrancesScott

 

[StrentWriter]

@StrentWriter & @FrancesScott

Much appreciated Emily. On a personal note, thanks for your advice and support last year. Hopefully a good Valentines day contest for us all this year

 

[EmilyMiller]

Much appreciated Emily. On a personal note, thanks for your advice and support last year. Hopefully a good Valentines day contest for us all this year

NP - so many people have helped me

 

[MillieDynamite]

Well, it's over 35,000 words, and I'm still on my first draft (as in not finished with it at all). I have 3 or 4 chapters to go.

There is still lots of time Millie!

 

[TorinnKimbatuul]

I had a question about rules clarification, but I wasn't able to find a good place to put it - hopefully here will work.

I noticed the rules stated that the submitted story could not be a chapter of a larger work, which makes sense to me. However, I was wondering how that aligned with works in a series. I had an idea of what I'd like to write and it would integrate cleanly into an existing 'world' I had created and was exploring through an existing series, but I wasn't 100% it would be eligible as it's still an entry in a larger world, if that makes sense.

If this is in the wrong place, please let me know and I'll continue searching for the answer!

Thanks!

 

[StrentWriter]

I had a question about rules clarification, but I wasn't able to find a good place to put it - hopefully here will work.

I noticed the rules stated that the submitted story could not be a chapter of a larger work, which makes sense to me. However, I was wondering how that aligned with works in a series. I had an idea of what I'd like to write and it would integrate cleanly into an existing 'world' I had created and was exploring through an existing series, but I wasn't 100% it would be eligible as it's still an entry in a larger world, if that makes sense.

If this is in the wrong place, please let me know and I'll continue searching for the answer!

Thanks!

If you check back a few pages, I had a similar question and this was answered.

Basically, stand alone story, same universe, is fine.

I’ve made mine into a story between two larger pieces of work but the storyline flows all the way through.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I had a question about rules clarification, but I wasn't able to find a good place to put it - hopefully here will work.

I noticed the rules stated that the submitted story could not be a chapter of a larger work, which makes sense to me. However, I was wondering how that aligned with works in a series. I had an idea of what I'd like to write and it would integrate cleanly into an existing 'world' I had created and was exploring through an existing series, but I wasn't 100% it would be eligible as it's still an entry in a larger world, if that makes sense.

If this is in the wrong place, please let me know and I'll continue searching for the answer!

Thanks!

Your story can utilize existing characters and even refer to prior events. But it must have a start, middle, and end, and people must be able to read it without having read any other works. It must be stand-alone. So chapter nine which just starts where chapter ten finished and with no other context and explanation provided is not allowed.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I had a question about rules clarification, but I wasn't able to find a good place to put it - hopefully here will work.

I noticed the rules stated that the submitted story could not be a chapter of a larger work, which makes sense to me. However, I was wondering how that aligned with works in a series. I had an idea of what I'd like to write and it would integrate cleanly into an existing 'world' I had created and was exploring through an existing series, but I wasn't 100% it would be eligible as it's still an entry in a larger world, if that makes sense.

If this is in the wrong place, please let me know and I'll continue searching for the answer!

Thanks!

For example, here is the beginning of my Valentine’s entry from 2024, Lily’s First Valentine. This features my banished angel and demon girlfriends, Lily and Emma. But, as you can see, I recapitulate for new readers.

 

[RoyalAuthor]

I had a question about rules clarification, but I wasn't able to find a good place to put it - hopefully here will work.

I noticed the rules stated that the submitted story could not be a chapter of a larger work, which makes sense to me. However, I was wondering how that aligned with works in a series. I had an idea of what I'd like to write and it would integrate cleanly into an existing 'world' I had created and was exploring through an existing series, but I wasn't 100% it would be eligible as it's still an entry in a larger world, if that makes sense.

If this is in the wrong place, please let me know and I'll continue searching for the answer!

Thanks!

I, and several other authors that I know of participating in this thread, connect all of our stories to a shared universe. As long as the story can be read and enjoyed without any confusion from having not read any of your other works AND without waiting for another chapter (i.e. it has an ending), it's a standalone story and eligible.

My entry references my ongoing series as well as my Christmas story, but if you had never read them, you wouldn't even notice the references - they're just easter eggs for my followers. The story doesn't rely on them in any way.

 

[TorinnKimbatuul]

Excellent, thanks for the clarification - looks like I'll have an entry for the contest after all!

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

I've submitted, even though I'm not submissive.

 

[WittyUserName]

I, and several other authors that I know of participating in this thread, connect all of our stories to a shared universe. As long as the story can be read and enjoyed without any confusion from having not read any of your other works AND without waiting for another chapter (i.e. it has an ending), it's a standalone story and eligible.

My entry references my ongoing series as well as my Christmas story, but if you had never read them, you wouldn't even notice the references - they're just easter eggs for my followers. The story doesn't rely on them in any way.

I do things the same way. A story set in the universe I built, referencing characters and themes from other works. However, the entries can always be read as standalone works.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

I've submitted, even though I'm not submissive.

Try it, you might like it. It can be freeing to let go.

 

[Fatdog25]

I have finished mine and turned it over to @NaughteeDragon to go over the last part of it.

Should be up in about a week.

 

[EmilyMiller]

A quick spot check suggests that those Jan 13th stories that got published early and were intended for Valentine’s have made it to the comp page. But shout if you have any problems.

 

[YmaOHyd]

The Right Time, some non-erotic time bullshit ft. Sheffield United 2 - 1 Manchester United in the FA Cup, 1993, will be published in a few hours.

The aforementioned non-erotic time bullshit, which has had its spot on New cut cruelly short: The Right Time.