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New prompts are here for the 2026 New Moon Round!

Hopefully you creative folks have gotten some rest and recharged your writing and artistic batteries! TWAD is back with new prompts for the 2026 New Moon Round. Due to a later start, this round will be a little shorter. You can view everything via the prompt card below:

>> (Feb. 7 - Mar. 31): 2026 New Moon Prompt Card Prompts are available as a text only version for easy accessibility and for downloading if you’d like to plan ahead. You can also check out the ongoing TWAD Spotify playlist to listen to the latest song prompts. A reminder that creators can choose 1 prompt, a few, all of the prompts, or none of them from each prompt card. For more challenge info, please refer to the guidelines and FAQ. If you’re looking for other Teen Wolf or multi-fandom challenges to combine with TWAD prompts, check out the events directory. Works for the New Moon Round can be posted to TW Anchor Down’s open AO3 collection starting February 7, 2026, when the new round officially kicks off. If you’d like to use prompts from any previous rounds in the meantime, go right ahead! You can post those works to the collection at any time. Previous prompts are fair game once they’ve been released. Follow @tw-anchor-down and the tags #twanchordown2026 and #twadnewmoon26 or join the Discord to get the latest updates on the challenge!

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While you're at it...

If you need some creative inspo for this first 2026 TWAD round, feel free to combine TWAD prompts with other challenges or events from this handy events directory. You can also use any other previous round prompts from the prompt card filing cabinet if you’re running behind and/or still need to catch up. Here are some 2026 challenges and events that are happening in February and March: >> Scottuary Bingo (February 1-28) >> Sterek Writers Events Valentine's One-Shot (February 1-14) >> Deter Week (March 16-22) >> Teen Wolf Rare Pair Events- Character of the Month (on-going) >> Full Moon Ficlet (ongoing) >> Sterek Drabbles (ongoing) >> Sterek Bingo (ongoing) >> Sterek Weekly (ongoing) >> Sterek Prompt Meme (ongoing) >> Steter-Stackson Bingo (ongoing) >> Teen Wolf Bingo (ongoing) >> Teen Wolf Poly Bingo (ongoing) >> Fan-entines February (daily fandom Valentine prompts for February) >> Febuwhump (daily whumpy prompts for February) >> Femslash February (daily sapphics/wlw prompts for February) >> Feveruary (daily sickfic, hurt/comfort and caretaking prompts for February) >> Finish Your Fucking Fics February Bingo (a February bingo card for writers and/or artists to complete their WIP projects) >> Fluffbruary (daily fluff prompts for February) >> Fluffruary (even more daily fluff prompts for February) >> Floral Fruit Fucking February Fiasco (daily floral and fruit prompts for February) >> Kinkuary (daily kink prompts for February) >> Whumpuary (even more daily whumpy prompts for February) >> Multiamory March (daily polyamory prompts for March) >> Art Prompt Calendar (daily prompts posted every month, multi-ship and multi-fandom) >> Dark Academia Bingo (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> Horrific Bingo (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> Hurt and Comfort Bingo (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> LGBTQA+ Bingo (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> Secret Cryptid Events (ongoing and multi-fandom; 3 different cryptid-related bingos to choose from) >> Sweet and Spicy Bingo (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> Slash Multiverse (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> The Reverse Prompt Challenge (multi-fandom; updated quarterly) >> Warm and Fluffy Bingo (ongoing and multi-fandom) >> Whump Challenges Galore (ongoing and multi-fandom) 

If you know about other challenges that should be added to this list, send an ask.

There's quite a lot to dig into for this quarter, and it looks like our neighborhood Sheriff is ready to go! Happy creating, folks!

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We're Diving into the New Moon Round Today!

Timeline: Feb. 7- Mar. 31, 2026

That's right, folks! Today is day 1 of the first TWAD round of the year, which means...we get to play with 15 fresh new prompts from the 2026 New Moon Round prompt card. Prompts are multimedia and consist of words, sayings/quotes, songs, tropes and photos. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, a few, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. Feel free to dive into the mega challenge options (if you dare)! All works can be posted to TW Anchor Down’s open AO3 collection. As always, feel free to combine new prompts with older ones from the prompt card filing cabinet. Still working on creative works using prompts from previous rounds? No problemo! You can post those submissions up at any time. If you'd like your creations to be shared or reblogged, tag @tw-anchor-down and include the tags #twanchordown2026 and #twadnewmoon26 for this current round. May the odds be in your favor, and have fun creating! 🌑🎉✌️

Your New Moon Round prompt countdown includes the following 15 selections:

FIVE Words: 1. Frame 2. Smear 3. Catch 4. Rusty 5. Loud

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FOUR Sayings/Quotes: 1. The plan is to fan this spark into a flame. 2. Bleeding isn’t in my blood 3. What a time it is to be alive right now 4. Thick as thieves

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THREE Songs: 1. The Door by Teddy Swims 2. greedy by Tate McRae 3. Your Idol by Saja Boys

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TWO Tropes: 1. Getting back together 2. Porn without plot

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ONE Photo: 1. Books

MEGA CHALLENGE Here are two optional prompts to take on: 1. Incorporate the following mythical creature:

Nue (a Japanese yōkai or a supernatural shapeshifter, ghost,  or demon with a monkey head, a tiger body and a serpent tail)

(artwork created by ducnguyenmai)

2. Use 5 different prompt types in your creation (aka. a word, a saying/quote, a song, a trope AND a photo).