A competition for AI storytellers

Submit a Body of Work that tells a story from start to finish. Be reviewed by expert judges, and compete for a $1,000 grant and a feature in Prompt Magazine.

Free to enter · Open worldwide · Judged on skill · Entries close 12 July

Three Suitcases and a Thousand Memories

Albi, Betty, and Fred are recurring characters in my imaginary world: three eccentric friends whose lives are built from shared memories, laughter, arguments, and affection. They delight in traveling not only across continents, but across decades! Treating time itself as another destination.

The story follows the trio through moments both grand and ordinary, showing that emotions are not fleeting sensations but structures we construct together over a lifetime.

Their world is whimsical, theatrical, and sometimes bittersweet, inspired by European cinema and the idea that friendship itself can be a home. Longing becomes a railway station at dusk, joy becomes a lively café in a foreign city, wonder lives in forgotten theaters and moonlit streets, and nostalgia drifts through grand hotels and bustling ports. Each image is a chapter in one continuous story, following the trio across countries and decades.

Through them, I wanted to make feelings visible and to remind us that the strongest architecture is often invisible.

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The Architecture of Feeling

Pick a feeling - (wonder, longing, awe, the quiet kind of joy, it's up to you!) - and build a Body of Work that tells a story about it. Tell one story from start to finish, as a collection of images and/or videos, or as a single edited video. Think short film or mini exhibition, not a single image, clip, or mood board.

We want to feel it, not just see it.

Full competition details

Key Dates

Entries open

Jun 15, 2026

Entries close, judging begins

Jul 12, 2026

Winners announced

Jul 20, 2026

Entries close in 19d 11h 51m

Awards & Prizes

🏆
Best Overall$1,000 USD grant + feature in Prompt Magazine
📖
Best StorytellingFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
✨
Most CreativeFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
❤️
Community FavouriteFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
🎖️
Highly Commended (×10)Partner credits + print copy of Prompt Magazine + Highly Commended badge

Full prize list

Judging Panel

Sarah Impey

AI Community Manager, Runware

Marco Pittarello

Founder, Prompt Magazine

Gully Ahmed

NightCafe community member

About the panel · How it's judged

FAQ

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brln

@klop

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Key Dates

Entries open

Jun 15, 2026

Entries close, judging begins

Jul 12, 2026

Winners announced

Jul 20, 2026

Entries close in 19d 11h 51m

Judging Panel

Sarah Impey

AI Community Manager, Runware

Marco Pittarello

Founder, Prompt Magazine

Gully Ahmed

NightCafe community member

About the panel · How it's judged

Discuss NightCafe Select

PRO

brln

@klop

0Créations

View Profile

Edition 1 Theme

The Architecture of Feeling

We want to feel it, not just see it.

Full competition details

Key Dates

Entries open

Jun 15, 2026

Entries close, judging begins

Jul 12, 2026

Winners announced

Jul 20, 2026

Entries close in 19d 11h 51m

Awards & Prizes

🏆
Best Overall$1,000 USD grant + feature in Prompt Magazine
📖
Best StorytellingFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
✨
Most CreativeFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
❤️
Community FavouriteFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
🎖️
Highly Commended (×10)Partner credits + print copy of Prompt Magazine + Highly Commended badge

Full prize list

Judging Panel

Sarah Impey

AI Community Manager, Runware

Marco Pittarello

Founder, Prompt Magazine

Gully Ahmed

NightCafe community member

About the panel · How it's judged

FAQ

Discuss NightCafe Select

Edition 1 Theme

The Architecture of Feeling

We want to feel it, not just see it.

Full competition details

Awards & Prizes

🏆
Best Overall$1,000 USD grant + feature in Prompt Magazine
📖
Best StorytellingFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
✨
Most CreativeFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
❤️
Community FavouriteFeature in Prompt Magazine + verified Select portfolio + partner credits
🎖️
Highly Commended (×10)Partner credits + print copy of Prompt Magazine + Highly Commended badge

Full prize list