If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to jump into a challenge, here it is, because the annual smutfest is officially accepting submissions for the July challenge!

Do you have a naughty story idea that’s been burning a hole in your back pocket? Now is the time to bring it to life. Sweet and slow, or saucy with extra spice, it’s all welcome here.

Instead of cooling off from the summer heat, we’re all about getting even hotter with your smuttiest caryl fics!

Now for the Rules

Challenge Dates - Submission date is July 28th, Posting date is July 29th.

Open to - Fan Fiction, Fan Art (Caryl)

The Prompt - Pick a sexy, smutty idea (or two or three) to craft into a caryl fanfic.

The Deadline - All submissions must be turned in by midnight on July 28th Pacific Time.

Send a PM to silversundown, the-space-between1013, or alannastara on the Nine Lives site that you want to enter the challenge.

Even if you're not sure you'll have anything ready in time - let us know you're planning on it. *YOU MUST DO THIS TO BE INCLUDED.

For FANFICTION: WRITE! Stories must be at least 100 words but can be more. Multiple entries are allowed (and so veryyyy welcome)! Do not upload it yet!

Wait until July 28th to upload your fic – just like in challenges past, we will be suspending automatic validation for that day for all authors who enter the challenge. (This is one of the main reasons why you need to let an admin know you'll be participating.)

Submission Day is July 28th – post your fic. It will not appear on the archive, but will enter our validation queue. Make sure you submit it under the Nine Lives Challenge category!

Publication Day is July 29th – We will post the master list and all of the challenges entries so everything shows up at once. That way, we’re all surprised by what we get to read! Any challenge fics posted before July 28th will be deleted.

IF FOR SOME REASON you are unable to post on the 28th, please send a PM to one of the challenge mod - we will work with you. Any questions? Post here or privately to one of the challenge mods. Happy ficcing!