SEBASTOPOL, Calif. – Author, speaker, and “ageless sexuality advocate” Joan Price announced today she is hosting “Sex Toy Sightings,” a social media contest that asks fans to “photograph a favorite sex toy in a public place with no expectation of privacy.”

The Sex Toy Sightings contest runs through Thursday, December 19. Price said winners will receive prizes donated by sex-positive companies, including sex toys from Hot Octopuss, Good Vibrations, Smitten Kitten, and Fun Factory, luxury lubricants from Wicked Sensual Care, sex-themed gifts from Lucky Bloke, and Price’s books and webinars.

“This idea came to me on a weekend away, when my date mate and I playfully photographed some of our favorite sex toys in the public places we visited,” Price said. “‘Sex Toy Sighting!’ I called out, and the idea was born.”

Price suggests contestants photograph their favorite vibrator or other pleasure product in places “where sex toys ordinarily do not belong — e.g. grocery store, coffee shop, park, building, on a public street, at an event and more.” Images deemed to be “the best, strangest, and funniest photos in several categories” will win prizes.

“Taking a risk is part of the fun,” Price said of the contest. “If someone asks what you’re doing, just say ‘It’s a photoshoot.’ And if they ask what that object is that you’re photographing, just say the name of the sex toy. That might start an interesting conversation!”

Contest rules include that “the location must be public and with no expectation of privacy” and “no human faces may be seen, though animal faces are okay.” Price also emphasized that contestants “don’t have to be a senior to enter.”

For information on how to submit a photograph, see Price’s blog post, “Sex Toy Sightings Contest: Prizes, Hilarity!” Winning photographs will be posted on Price’s blog and on her social media accounts.

Contest categories include:

• Riskiest photo
• The strangest place to see a sex toy
• Most unusual positioning of sex toy in its surroundings
• Biggest sex toy photographed
• Best sex toy costume
• Best story of what happened when the photo was taken
• A photo that made the judges laugh the hardest
• Most retweeted photo (finalists will be published on Twitter — be sure to follow @joanprice)

For more information on contest rules and to see sample photos, read Price’s blog post. For more about Price and her books and senior sex presentations, visit JoanPrice.com.