Official Rules

Last updated October 18, 2026.

Genfrenzy contests are run by Pagan Interactive LLC ("Genfrenzy", "we"), the sponsor of every contest.

1. Who can enter

Contests are open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 or older, except residents of states where paid-entry skill contests are not offered (currently Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Montana, South Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee). Your account's state of residence and your card's billing address must both be in an eligible state. Employees of Genfrenzy and its judges, and their households, may not enter.

2. How to enter

• Each contest has one theme, published when the contest opens.
• Enter one original image in response to the theme before the stated closing time. Any tools are allowed, including AI, and you may combine them: generate, draw, paint, photograph, composite, edit and post-process as much as you like.
• Each entry costs the entry fee shown on the contest page. One entry per person per contest.
• An entry counts only once payment completes. Entries rejected under these rules are refunded in full.
• Every paid entry is reviewed before it appears publicly or is judged. Entries that break these rules are removed and refunded in full, and we email you the reason.

3. What's not allowed

• Images of real, identifiable people.
• Copyrighted or trademarked characters, logos or artwork you don't have rights to.
• Sexually explicit, hateful or violent content.
• Images made by someone else, or images you don't have the right to submit under the terms of the tools you used.

4. Judging

Winners are chosen by the judges Genfrenzy assigns to each contest. Each judge scores every approved entry from 1 to 10 on these criteria, and an entry's score is the weighted average of its judges' scores:

• Theme adherence: 30%
• Creativity and originality: 30%
• Composition: 25%
• Technical quality: 15%

Ties are broken by the higher creativity score. Judges see entries without entrant names. The community also votes for a People's Choice award, which carries recognition only, not a cash prize.

5. Prizes

Each contest's prize pool is the total of entry fees less the house share shown on the contest page, and is never less than the guaranteed minimum shown there. The pool is split among the top entries in the proportions shown on the contest page before entries open. These terms do not change once a contest opens.

Winners must verify their identity and provide tax information before payment. Prizes are paid within 14 days of verification. Winners are responsible for any taxes; Genfrenzy issues a Form 1099 where required.

6. Rights

You keep whatever rights you have in your entry. By entering, you give Genfrenzy a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, reproduce and share your entry in connection with the contest and promoting Genfrenzy.

7. Disputes

Questions or disputes about a contest can be sent to [email protected] within 7 days of results being published. Genfrenzy's decision after review is final.

Void where prohibited.