HP Fest News Round-up: March 4, 2023

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News and Announcement

• hp-poetry-fest: Posted fest rules & resources.
• blackcestfest: Announced Blackcest Fest for 2023-24.
• wood-you-rather-challenge: Announced Wood You Rather Oliver Wood challenge & prompts.
• ronschessboard: Announced Ron's Chessboard Bingo.
• HP Soulmates Fest Twitter Group: Announced HP Soulmates Fest for July on Twitter.
• Harry POCter Festival of Colours: Announced new deadline.
• ladiesofhpfest: Announced Ladies of Harry Potter Fest & schedule.
• snarrybang: Announced Snarry Bang 2023 for mid-April.
• rarepair_shorts: Announced rare pair Spring Trope Challenge & updated banned ship list.
• drarrydisabilityfest: Announced Drarry Disability Fest.
• hpdrizzle: Announced HP Drizzle 2023 & new mod.
• weasleyfest: Announced Weasley Fest. *ADDED*

Mini-fests, Challenges and Other Events

• Harry POCter Festival of Colours: Submissions due on March 14. *EXTENDED*
• hp-cry-me-a-river (unhappy endings): Posting ends on April 8.
• wood-you-rather-challenge (Oliver): Posting ends on April 30 (prompts). *NEW*
• rarepair_shorts Spring Trope Challenge: Sign-up & posting ends on April 30. *NEW*
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Begins on April 30. (Schedule). *NEW*
• hptragedieschallenge HP Tragedies: Collection open indefinitely (Prompts).
• LVDM Week (Tom|Voldemort/Draco): Posting open indefinitely (Prompts).
• Ron's Chessboard Bingo: Sign-up & posting open indefinitely. *NEW*



Open for Prompting

• hp-fruit-fest: Prompting ends on March 20. *NEW*
• hp-poetry-fest: Prompting ends on March 21. *NEW*
• hpweddingfest: Prompting ends on March 24. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• hptransfest: Claiming ends on March 15.
• lcdrarry (film/TV show-inspired): Art & podfic claiming ends on March 15. *Updated*
• hp_bunintheoven Pregnancy Fest: Claiming ends on March 17?
• dracotops_harry: Claiming ends on March 20.
• harrydracompreg Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest: Claiming ends on April 9.
• Women of the House of Black Fest: Claiming ends on April 10. *NEW*
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2023: Claiming ends on April 17?
• bloodykissesfest (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Claiming ends on April 20.
• Deflower Draco 2023 (Draco/Hermione): Sign-up ends on April 21.
• Pansy Fest 2023: Sign-up ends on April 28.
• regulusblackfest: Claiming ends on May 1. *NEW*
• hd-wireless (music-inspired): Claiming ends on May 31.
• hp-fruit-fest: Sign-up ends on June 21. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• hptriadfest: Works due on March 14.
• hp-chan-fest: Non-anon submissions due on March 20.

Currently Posting

• hp-chan-fest HP Chan Fest 2023: AO3
• hp-cry-me-a-river HP Cry Me a River Fest: AO3
• ghostregulusfest Ghost Regulus Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• hp_goldenage Salt & Pepper Fest 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• rondracofest Ron/Draco Fest 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• wood-you-rather-challenge Wood You Rather Challenge (Oliver): AO3 *NEW*
• Rarepair Shorts Spring Trope Challenge: AO3 *NEW*
• dont-mind-the-gap Don't Mind the Gap Fest: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (February 20 - March 4)

• RS Candy Hearts Challenge: AO3
• hpknotfest HP Knot Fest: AO3
• hpshipuary HP Shipuary 2023: AO3
• hdcandyheartsfest H/D Candy Hearts Fest 2023: AO3
• HP Saffics Femslash February Bingo 2023: AO3
• Challenges & Chill Valentine's Day Bingo: AO3
• call-me-daddy-fic-fest Call Me Daddy Fest 2023: AO3
• TRoR February Established Relationship Fest: AO3
• A Devious & Diverse New Year: AO3 | Reveals
• trulymadlydeeplyfest Truly Madly Deeply Fest: AO3

For past masterlists, see the HP Fest Masterlists for 2022 and 2023 . For a list of HP fests by category, see here.

New Prompts Posted (as of March 4)

• poetic_hp: Posted March Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_coffeehouse: Posted March Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_bunintheoven: Posted February Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabble: Posted Prompt 40. *NEW*
• houseofsnarry: Posted March 2023 Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 269. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 744. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 460. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 144. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 507. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted March Prompt 113. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted February Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 60. (Multi-fandom)

For more prompt challenge communities, please see here (HP only) and here (multi-fandom).

Posting Soon

• dronarryfest Dronarry Fest (Draco, Ron, Harry): Second week of March
• remuslupinfest Remus Lupin Fest: March 10

Coming Soon

• weasleyfest Weasley Fest: Prompting opens on March 11. *ADDED*
• hp-bodiceripper HP Bodice Ripper 2023: Prompting opens on March 13.
• drarrydisabilityfest Drarry Disability Fest: Prompting opens on March 15.
• snarrybang Snarry Bang: Sign-up opens in mid-April.
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Begins on April 30.
• thethreebroomsticksficfest The Three Broomsticks Fic Fest: April
• HP Soulmates Fest Twitter Group: July
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: TBA
• hpdrizzle HP Drizzle 2023: TBA
• wshurtfest Wolfstar Hurt Fest 2023: TBA

Let me know if there are any mistakes. You can submit your fest news, general comments, suggestions, questions, etc., to the suggestion box.

You are always welcome to promote any HP fests, exchanges, challenges and prompt communities on potterfests or potterfests. Multi-fandom prompt challenges and communities are also welcome.

If you have a DW account, you can promote your fests and challenges on fandomcalendar or fandom_on_dw. You can also submit your fest announcement to hpfests on Tumblr.