{"id":30819,"date":"2020-07-31T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=30819"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:59:16","slug":"gay-erotica-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/gay-erotica-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"LELO\u2019s First Ever GAY Erotica Contest\u2014Prizes & More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This contest is now CLOSED. Thank you for your submissions! We will contact the winners by the end of October.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*This contest is open to everyone, however, the submissions must be gay male themed.<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n

After we wrapped up our <\/span>Virtual Pride Month<\/span><\/a> celebrations and our \u201c<\/span>Dear Younger Queer Self<\/span><\/a>\u201d contest, we realized that our gay male erotica category should use some beefing up to better represent our diversity. That\u2019s where you beefcakes come in! <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve learned from our previous contests that our readers are amazing writers, and we want to display your work. Not only do you win your choice of a LELO product, you also have the opportunity for a continued collaboration with Volonte… and it’s paid!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are the rules:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Write a short erotic story about your wildest gay male fantasy (or steamy real life story), whether that be solo, partnered, grouped, with toys or exploring your favorite kink. We are open-minded when it comes to content, as long as it is arousing and tasteful. Stories must be a minimum of 1,000 words and a maximum of 2,000 words. <\/span>Submissions above the word maximum will be excluded by default.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
  2. Submit your stories (unlimited entries) to <\/span>volonte.contest@lelo.com<\/b><\/a> with the subject line: Gay Erotica Contest. Stories can be submitted directly in the email or as an attachment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Your submission automatically enters you onto our mailing list so that we can announce the winners through a newsletter. Once the 3 winners are selected, we will reach out to you privately on email to select your prize and discuss future collaborations. You have up until <\/span>September 30<\/b> to submit your stories.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For the first time ever, LELO is also offering ongoing collaboration with the winners! So not only do you get a luxury sex toy of your choosing, you also get to continue writing erotic for Volonte for compensation! ? Your story will also most likely be recorded for our new audio erotica series as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    *Please note that we typically receive a large amount of entries for our writing contest, so we will not be able to respond to each and every entry, however we <\/span>will be publishing all of our finalist stories<\/b> besides the 3 winners! All the finalists will be contacted prior to publishing to discuss author info (anonymous and pseudonyms perfectly okay).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you\u2019re in need of some inspo, check out the tone and heat that the following stories bring:<\/span><\/p>\n

    Should I Keep Him? \u2013 An Erotic Story<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Fire Escape \u2013 A New Sexy Story<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tim & Katy\u2019s First Time Pegging \u2013 Erotic Fiction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    We can\u2019t wait to read your submissions. Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Enjoy 15% off LELO.com<\/a> with code VOLONTE15<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This contest is now CLOSED. Thank you for your submissions! We will contact the winners by the end of October. *This contest is open to everyone, however, the submissions must be gay male themed. After we wrapped up our Virtual Pride Month celebrations and our \u201cDear Younger Queer Self\u201d contest, we realized that our gay male erotica category should use some beefing up to better represent our diversity. That\u2019s where you beefcakes come in! 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