Creative Contest Prizes
The Art Gallery, Neopian Times, Poetry Gallery, and Storytelling Contest all award prizes. Although each of the contests award trophies for winning, they also come along with items and Neopoints every single time you win!
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The prize pools were updated at the following times in Jellyneo's recorded history:
- Summer of 2012
- Autumn of 2018
- Spring of 2023
The item prize pools for all four of these contests have traditionally been shared, but in 2023 the Caption Contest (March) and Storytelling Contest (February) moved to a new pool, leaving the Art Gallery and Poetry Gallery on an older set of prizes until mid-May. In early February of 2024, starting with Round 1478, the Caption Contest was removed altogether and no longer awarded item prizes.
The Neopian Times was eventually added to this prize pool in January of 2024 (it had previously only awarded items for certain themed issues). As early as December 2024, some previously retired Neopian Times-themed items were added to the prize pool. However, these items appear to only be granted to users published in the Times, and have not been reported to be received after winning any other Creative Contest.
Current Prizes
All five contests award the following Neopoint and item prizes:
The following pool of items was awarded starting in early 2023.
2023 Prizes - Paint Brushes
2023 Prizes - Petpet Paint Brushes
2023 Prizes - Miscellaneous
Neopian Times Exclusive Prizes
As early as December 2024, the prize pool was expanded for the Neopian Times only to include some previously retired Neopian Times-themed items. These items have not been reported to be received after winning any other Creative Contest.
Previous Prizes
The following pool of items was awarded starting in the autumn of 2018, and were awarded by all four contests until early 2023. The pool was fully replaced by mid May, 2023.
2018 Prizes - Paint Brushes
2018 Prizes - Petpet Paint Brushes
2018 Prizes - Miscellaneous
Special Rounds
In special 100th rounds of the contests, things work a little differently, and this varies between contests. Some will award extra items, and some will award items instead of the regular random prize. The Art Gallery does not have any round-specific prizes.
Poetry Gallery
In the Poetry Gallery, an Alstaf Poogle collectable card is awarded in addition to the regular item prize. The exception to this was round 1,000, which awarded the Millennial Pen instead of the regular item prize, meaning that users received the pen and the collectable card. Note: Every 100th Poetry gallery is always made up of previous winners that the judge reposts, you can't physically enter this round.
Storytelling
The Storytelling 100th round awards The Storyteller collectable card in addition to the normal random item prize. However, The Storyteller is normally awarded at a later date, not along with the normal prize.
Caption Contest
Until February of 2024, the Caption Contest normally worked by awarding the regular random item prize every round. However, the 1,000th, 1,300th, 1,400th, and 1,420th rounds awarded the Ghostkerchief Pen instead of the regular random item prize. Every 10th round (formerly 100th) additionally the 'Caption Contest - Funny' avatar is awarded, and every non-10th round the 'Caption Contest - Hilarious' avatar is awarded to only the top 12 winners, with some exceptions (see below).
Caption Contest - Funny / Guide
Starting from Caption Contest #1400, this avatar is awarded to all 25 winners in every 10th round (#1410, #1420, #1430, etc.). Prior to contest #1400, this was awarded to winners of every 100th round. (Round #1401 winners also received the avatar but this was an exception.)
Released: April 14, 2004
Caption Contest - Hilarious / Guide
Awarded to the top 12 winners of every non-10th round of the Caption Contest starting in round #1478.
From rounds #1407 through #1477, only the top 5 winners received this avatar.
In Round #1407, all 25 winners received the avatar but this was an exception.
In Round #1420 and #1430, any winner in the top 25 who already had "Caption Contest - Funny" avatar was awarded this avatar.
In Round #1470, the top 5 winners received this avatar in addition to the "Caption Contest - Funny" avatar.
In Round #1480 and #1490, the top 12 winners received this avatar in addition to the "Caption Contest - Funny" avatar.
Released: February 22, 2018
Neopian Times
The Neopian Times has themed issues throughout the year, such as for Halloween or Christmas. These issues typically award a bonus item in addition to the normal random prize.
Additionally, every 25 issues is a special anniversary, or "milestone", edition. Previously, these occurred every 50th or 100th issue, but changed to being every 25 starting with issue 950. These issues award the 'Neopian Times Writer' avatar. Their bonus prize, starting with issue 650, is a Neopian Times Coin.
For more information, check out our Neopian Times prize guide.
Neopian Times Star / Guide
Get into the Neopian Times 10+ times. (Editorial Questions do not count.)
Released: July 23, 2004
Neopian Times Writer / Guide
As of July 2021 (Issue #941), receive this avatar when published in a 25th, 50th, 75th, or 100th edition of the Neopian Times. Prior to issue #941, and since issue #200, you had to be published in a 50th or 100th edition.
Released: July 26, 2005
This page was written by Herdy and last updated on April 28, 2025.
