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This is the story of the February 2026 Booby Prize!

180+ brave contestants from 17 countries battled it out in the 2nd ever contest.


More tricky prompts and an unprecdented number yet again containing a Booby Bonus creature (what was I thinking, again!)...


Here are the deatils of this 2nd competition:



FeBRUARY 2026 PROMPTS

Genre(s)

Character(s)

Location(s)

  • Anthropomorphic Fantasy


  • Satire


  • Medieval Epic

Location(s)

Character(s)

Location(s)

  • Country Pub / Tavern


  • Cave


  • Arctic Fishing Vessel

Character(s)

Character(s)

Character(s)

  • A Con Artist


  • An Intuitive Adolescent


  • An Astronaut

FEBRUARY 2026 HONOURABLE MENTION

“A Historic Opportunity to Experience Fewer Things”

by Harry Humber


“The Last Straw”

by RM Soutar


“Attempted Murder”

by Zira MacFarlane


“Frozen Connection”

by Kirstyn Pickles


“Hammer, Iron, and Flame”

by RP Mickler


“Last of Their Kind”

by Anna Hatten


“Out There”

by Helen Firtree

“Potato Politics”

by Will Kelly


“Take Me With You”

Lucy Mac


“An Ancient's Introduction to Botany”

by Ellen Judson

PLUSHIE WINNERS

WE GAVE AWAY 3x PLUSHIES TO...

Asiem Sanyal

Ian Cassidy

Sarah Esteban

February 2026 SHORTLIST

@adventurestylistJamie (bringing the UNIVERSE to YOU!)

by Elmira Olson


Fate Calls

by Shannon Weston


Lord Fish

by Jaime Gill


Over Down Under

by Chloe Paige


Vessel

by Christi Campbell

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