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Prompt 28
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026

"Friction-maxxing is a labour of love" - Samuel Tranter

Avworu Oghenebrume Emmanuel
Nigeria
Stay
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Brenna Haffey
‍New Jersey, USA
Paint Me Red
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Dilyara Sherstobitova
Spain
Act of Empowerment

Helen Peng
‍Canada
Refraction

James Cumming
‍United Kingdom
Portrait of a Living Man

Julia Forrest
‍New York, USA
Landscapes
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Kelsey Kindall
‍California, USA
Not Yet
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Lauren Pencil
‍United Kingdom
Spiralling ‍

Segun Owolabi
‍Nigeria
Tears in Rain
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Prompt 27
Jan 1 – March 31 2026

“I really feel like what we need right now is tenderness...” – Ada Limon / U.S. Poet Laureate (2022-2025)

1st place $15,000 USD

Megyn Craine
‍Connecticut, US
‍Be present with this

2nd place $8,000 USD

Shani Zhang
‍California, USA
SF Sketchbook
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3rd place $4,000 USD

Vũ Trịnh Hồng Đức
Vietnam
One day, I will return to your side
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People's Choice $3,000 USD

Han Hoang
‍Texas, USA
‍Heart to Heart
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Finalists

Benjamin Chant
United Kingdom
‍Open Hand, Closed Fist
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Chidiadi Alpho-Okwaraejesu
‍Nigeria
Okpu Agu
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Christopher Costa
‍New York, USA
Love Locked
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Daniel Dugan
Florida, USA
A Soft Touch
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Inigo Gonzalez, Nikki Gandhi, Igor Egholm
New York, USA
I haven't seen you in forever
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Jenn Bostic, Kyshona
‍Tennessee, USA
Better. Not Bitter.
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Melanie Calabrese
‍North Carolina, USA
At the Table
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Nadine Donelon
United Kingdom
Mum
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2020

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