HP Fest News Round-up: April 4, 2023

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Please note that there are currently two HP Soulmates Fest: hp-soulmates on Tumblr and hpsoulmatesfest on Twitter. They are not affiliated with one another, and they are run by different people.

News and Announcement

• dracotops_harry: Announced posting schedule change.
• talesasoldastimefest: Announced HP x Disney songs Tales as Old as Time Fest.
• hpmissedstories: Announced rare tag/trope-centric The Department of Missed Stories.
• pbafest: Announced Plot Bunny Adoption Fest.
• House of Nott Discord: Announced Nott in the Cards tarot card fest.
• hp-soulmates Tumblr Group: Announced HP Soulmates Fest on Tumblr.
• hp-flowers: Announced HP Flowers Spring Round 2023 & updated rules.
• hpcestfest: Announced HP Cest Fest 2023.
• hp-poetry-fest: Posted submission guidelines.
• microficmay: Posted list of prompts.
• hp-asd-fest2023: Announced HP ASD Fest & prompts.
• hppridefest2023: Announced HP Pride Fest 2023.
• harrydracompreg: Posted HD Mpreg 2023 submission guidelines.

Mini-fests, Challenges and Other Events

• hp-cry-me-a-river (unhappy endings): Posting ends on April 8.
• wood-you-rather-challenge (Oliver): Posting ends on April 30 (prompts).
• rarepair_shorts Spring Trope Challenge: Sign-up & posting ends on April 30 (Sign-up).
• hp-asd-fest2023: Posting ends on May 6 (Prompts). *NEW*
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Begins on April 30 (Schedule).
• microficmay: Begins on May 1 (Prompts). *NEW*
• hp-flowers Spring Round: Begins on May 1. *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.



Open for Prompting

• drarrydisabilityfest: Prompting ends on April 8.
• pbafest Plot Bunny Adoption Fest: Prompting ends on April 29. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• slitherinfest (bottom Tom|Voldemort): Sign-up open till?
• harrydracompreg Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest: Claiming ends on April 9.
• Women of the House of Black Fest: Claiming ends on April 10.
• 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.
• hp-poetry-fest: Claiming ends on April 30. *NEW*
• hppridefest2023 HP Pride Fest: Sign-up ends on April 30. *NEW*
• regulusblackfest: Claiming ends on May 1.
• weasleyfest: Claiming ends on May 12? *NEW*
• Nott in the Cards (Theodore): Artist sign-up ends on May 12. *NEW*
• Harry Potter Fest (Taylor's Version): Claiming ends on May 17.
• hpweddingfest: Claiming ends on May 25. *NEW*
• hd-wireless (music-inspired): Claiming ends on May 31.
• hp-bodiceripper (Drarry & femslash): Claiming ends on June 17. *NEW*
• hp-fruit-fest: Sign-up ends on June 21.
• The Department of Missed Stories (rare tags): Sign-up ends on June 21. *NEW*
• talesasoldastimefest (Disney songs): Claiming ends on June 30. *NEW*
• hpsoulmatesfest Twitter Group: Claiming ends on July 9. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• lcdrarry: Works due on April 15.

Currently Posting

• hp-cry-me-a-river HP Cry Me a River Fest: AO3
• wood-you-rather-challenge Wood You Rather Challenge (Oliver): AO3
• rarepair_shorts Rarepair Shorts Spring Trope Challenge: AO3
• remuslupinfest Remus Lupin Fest 2022: AO3
• dronarryfest Dronarry Fest (Draco, Ron, Harry): AO3
• hp-fruit-fest HP Fruit Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• Harry POCter Festival of Colours: AO3 *NEW*
• hp_bunintheoven HP Bun in the Oven Pregnancy Fest: DW *NEW*
• hptransfest HP Trans Fest 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• hp-poetry-fest HP Poetry Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• hp-asd-fest2023 HP ASD Fest 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• hptriadfest HP Triad!Fest '23: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (March 20 - April 4)

• hp-chan-fest HP Chan Fest 2023: AO3 | Reveals
• rondracofest Ron/Draco Fest 2023: AO3 | Reveals
• dont-mind-the-gap Don't Mind the Gap Fest: AO3
• Challenges and Chill Unbirthday Bash: 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 April 4)

• poetic_hp: Posted April Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_coffeehouse: Posted April Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_bunintheoven: Posted March Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabble: Posted Prompt 42. *NEW*
• hp-12monthsofmagic: Posted April Prompt. *NEW*
• houseofsnarry: Posted April 2023 Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 271. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 749. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 463. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 146. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 509. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted April Prompt 114. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted April Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 61. (Multi-fandom)

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

Posting Soon

• dracotops_harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2023: April 5

Coming Soon

• hp-flowers HP Flowers Spring Round: Prompts will be posted on April 9.
• hpdrizzle HP Drizzle 2023: Prompting opens on April 23.
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Begins on April 30.
• thethreebroomsticksficfest The Three Broomsticks Fic Fest: April
• snarrybang Snarry Bang: Sign-up opens in April.
• microficmay Micrcofic May: Begins on May 1.
• hp-soulmates HP Soulmates Fest Tumblr Group: Prompting opens on May 14.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest 2024: Prompting opens on October 23.
• wshurtfest Wolfstar Hurt Fest 2023: TBA
• hpcestfest HP Cest 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.