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New Creative Contest: #NEOPETS

Today, TNT have announced a new monthly creative contest, tersely titled #NEOPETS.


This contest is loosely inspired by the defunct Random Contest in that the type and theme of submissions will be varied.

Whether you love to draw, craft, cosplay, bake, film, photograph, build, or decorate, this contest is your chance to bring Neopets into the real world and share what you create with the community. The only requirement is that your submission must be in a digital format we can share on our social media.

Each round will feature a new theme and a new entry form. Your creation can take many forms, but entries should be submitted in a digital format, such as a photo, video, scan, or image file, so we can review and celebrate selected submissions with the community.

Winners of the contest will receive an avatar and trophy. No item prizes are mentioned in the announcement.


The July contest is open now! The theme is "Usuki Couture" and winners will be displayed both on social media and at the Neopets NYC Pop-Up on August 21-23. Submissions are open through July 21 at 11:59 NST.

A social media account is not required to participate, although the submission form for the July contest currently requires a Google account (it is not clear if this is deliberate by TNT or not).

Look forward to a Jellyneo guide on ths new contest soon!

There are 19 comments below. Add yours!

can't wait to see everyone's reactions to this...
by collixenlol on July 1, 2026 9:53 AM NST
OH NO THE AVATAR IS SO CUTE I HATE IT
by bonju on July 1, 2026 10:07 AM NST
Oh, they don't even know about the Random Contest omg... Meanwhile that avatar is still retired.
by ferinsy on July 1, 2026 10:29 AM NST
I don't understand why this isn't just the creative contest but at least social media isn't required
by imlostnthought on July 1, 2026 10:29 AM NST
the original random contest av isn't retired, it's given out in the handmade/homemade art gallery every month.

i'm excited for a new creative contest, this looks exciting! and if they post art with some kind of credit i think this is a cool way to get artists' names on socials!
by reckless4romance on July 1, 2026 10:36 AM NST
i like this, the av and trophy are really cute and i liked the old random contests c: can't wait to see all the entries!
by xweetak5 on July 1, 2026 10:41 AM NST
"Look mom, I spent a whole 20 minutes on this avatar, do you like it?"
Mom: o_O
by apophis324 on July 1, 2026 10:42 AM NST
I love this new avatar and trophy!! Hope I can find time to make something to enter!
by larimar on July 1, 2026 10:52 AM NST
I don't understand why it's a completely new thing and avatar insteas of just... bringing back the Random Contest again? Which WAS its own thing before they disconned and merged it with the AG?? sigh

The new av is cute I guess.
by crabbyb0tter on July 1, 2026 11:37 AM NST
I continue to be baffled as to putting so many things offsite. Why can we not even submit via the Neopets site itself?
by suzuka on July 1, 2026 12:13 PM NST JN Staff
I only care about the fact there's a Zafara in the image
Yippee yippee Zafaraaaaa
by solarboyaaron on July 1, 2026 1:22 PM NST
"The July #NEOPETS Contest winners will have their work displayed at the Neopets New York Pop-Up [...] Digital artwork will be printed and displayed gallery-style. Physical artwork [...] will be contacted to coordinate local drop-off."
They just want free artwork to promote their business (:
by brenda_bbm on July 1, 2026 1:30 PM NST
Ohhhh super exciting!! And the trophy is A-DO-RA-BLE ;o;
Av is cute too, I've seen it on /~smoliv I think.

But yea having to send it in through some weird Google form or whatever instead of on..you know.. their own website.. Super weird.
by biediep on July 1, 2026 1:49 PM NST
I like this but what I loved about the random contest is it gave you the thing you needed to create. Like you had to create a new paintbrush - this was fun because it wasn't as open-ended.
by lynibook on July 1, 2026 2:35 PM NST
The form is really weird because they made me fill out both the digital and physical art sections, even though I am only able to contribute a photo. As much as I would love to go to all Neopets events in person, I will not be able to. And yet the form makes you answer "yes" to being able to drop off physical art.

I made a 3D physical Usuki piece years ago and am thrilled to be able to submit it. This taking place during Art Fight is poor timing for a lot of us artists.
by coolkaius on July 1, 2026 2:39 PM NST
No way in *squeak* am I going offsite to submit stuff.
by sakaarson on July 1, 2026 6:40 PM NST
How to enter digital art only? I can't drop anything off personally, because of the distance. However I would love to attend ofcourse, but I'm not able to do so.
by vesus10 on July 2, 2026 11:39 AM NST
COOL very NICE
by neopiaorbust on July 3, 2026 6:15 AM NST
What are we supposed to do? I have no idea what Usuki Couture is. Too vague.
by doggetts_back on July 3, 2026 10:57 AM NST

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