One thing that’s been missing in BristolFurs are some characters to call our own: mascots!
We figured that we should sort this out, and we would like the community to help. As such, we’re launching a mascot competition!
This isn’t an art competition. We’re looking for interesting character designs, names, and stories, not quality artwork. We have templates available for the less artistically inclined, provided by Valleycore.
Creators of the winning submissions will receive free copies of any future BristolFurs merchandise featuring their mascot design, forever!
Entries close on 5th July 2026.
About the competition
We’re looking for three new mascots to represent and celebrate the diversity of people who attend our meets: one who presents as male, one who presents as female, and one who presents as non-binary. As such, there will be three winning entries.
You can choose from a range of species that we feel best represent Bristol’s culture, heritage, and local wildlife.
Entries must include at least one of the following themes:
- Environmentalism and ecology
- Alternative culture
- Punk culture
- Graffiti culture
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- The age of sail
- Pirates
- Bristol’s aerospace heritage
Once entries have been closed, a shortlist will be created by a panel of BristolFurs staff. After that, the community (that’s you!) will get to vote on your favourites!
Rules
- All entries must be safe for work.
- The competition is open to everyone. Any BristolFurs staff who choose to enter the competition will be excluded from the shortlisting panel.
- You can submit as many entries as you want, but in the interests of fairness, only one entry will be shortlisted for each creator.
- We reserve the right not to shortlist entries that we consider to be ‘joke’ entries.
- No generative AI entries. Any entries using generative AI will not be shortlisted and will be publicly shamed.
- By entering, you agree that any winning entries will become the intellectual property of BristolFurs.