HP Fest News Brief: May 13, 2024

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There's been many new HP fests starting up recently, not counting the ones that have been announced and will be starting soon. Here's a list of ongoing fests that are starting on April 28 and onwards.

• Ladies of HP Fest: With a new theme every week/two weeks. Runs from April 28 - August 31.
• Marauders Rarepair Microfics: New monthly microfic challenge for any rare pairing that involves at least one Marauders era characters. See rules for a list of ships that will not be accepted.
• Marauders Sports Fest: Sign-up open till August 3; prompting open till June 1.
• HP Flowers Spring Round 2024: Flower language. Runs from May 1 - May 31.
• Microfic May 2024: Runs from May 1 - May 31.
• Prongsfoot Reverse Big Bang: Writer sign-up open till May 30.
• Tiny Shorts Reg Fest: Regulus in tiny shorts. Submit works by July 31.
• The Story of Us Fest: Draco/Hermione x Taylor Swift. Claiming open till July 28.
• Bellatrix Fest 2024: Claiming open till July 31.
• Harmony Summertime Madness Fest: Harry/Hermione. Claiming open till July 26.
• Jeg Big Bang 2024: James/Regulus. Sign-up is open for author (till July 15), artist (till Oct 15), and beta readers.
• Sapphic Scot Fest 2024: Minerva-centric femslash. Gen also welcome. Prompting open till May 15.
• Unleashed Fest 2024: Draco/Harry & HP rare pairs featuring animals and magical beasts. Prompting open till May 15.
• HD Hurt/Comfort Fest 2024: Draco/Harry. Angst, fluff, hurt/comfort. Claiming open till July 1.
• HP Cest Fest 2024: Incest. Claiming open till June 28.
• Wolfstar Bingo 2024: Sign-up open till June 1.
• HP Drizzle Fest 2024: Weather theme. Claiming open till August 17.
• Rarepair Shorts Summer Wishlist: Open to any HP rare pair not on the banned ship list. Accepts wishlists till May 30. Dreamwidth account is not required; you can submit your wishlist anonymously.
• SnarryBang! Exchange 2024 (Dreamwidth): Severus/Harry gift exchange. Sign-up open till May 26. You can choose the remix option where your gifter will create gifts based on your own works.
• Captivous: A Tomarrymort Fest: Harry/Tom|Voldemort. Both ship and gen are acceptable. Works must involve someone being held captive, kidnapped, taken away against their will, etc. Claiming open till June 20.
• Marauders For Sale Fest: Inspired by The Beatles. Sign-up open till May 26.
• Chaotic Fest: Unexpected HP rare pairs. New prompts will be added from time to time. Deadline to be announced.

There are many other HP fests and challenges happening right now. For a more complete list, see HP Fest News Round-up (May 5 edition). The next edition will be posted on May 19.