HP Fest News Round-up: April 21, 2023

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News and Announcement

• hppridefest2023: Announced HP Pride Fest 2023.
• harrydracompreg: Posted HD Mpreg 2023 submission guidelines.
• hphet: Announced HP Het Seventh Annual Mini Fest.
• hp-flowers: Posted HP Flowers Spring Round prompt cards.
• snarryauctoberfest: Announced Snarry AUctoberfest timeline.
• hpcestfest: Announced HP Cest Fest 2023 schedule.
• sapphicmicrofics: Announced HP Femslash Microfics prompt blog & April prompts.
• hpwlwbigbang: Announced HP WLW Big Bang hiatus for 2023.
• hp-lawofattraction-fest: Announced HP Law of Attraction gift exchange.
• hpfairytalefest: Announced HP Fairy Tale Fest.
• DreomioneFest: Announced Draco/Theodore/Hermione Dreomione Fest 2023.
• forbidfruitfest: Announced pseudo-incest Forbidden Fruit Fest.
• starflowerbingo: Announced star name/flower name ship HP Star Flower Bingo.
• thethreebroomsticksficfest: Announced book canon-compliant TTB Pride Fest.
• wolfstarwritingchallenges: Announced Wolfstar First Date Challenge.
• gameofdrarry: Announced Game of Drarry Basilisks and Staircases 2023.
• unleashed-fest: Announced Drarry & rare pair animal fest Unleashed! Fest & Rules.
• rsbigbang: Announced Remus/Sirius R/S Big Bang 2023. *ADDED*

Mini-fests, Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• wood-you-rather-challenge (Oliver Wood): Ends on April 30 (prompts).
• rarepair_shorts Spring Trope Challenge: Sign-up ends on April 30 (Sign-up).
• hp-asd-fest2023 (autistic characters): Ends on May 6 (Prompts).
• TTB Pride Fest (book canon-compliant): Submissions due on May 26. *NEW*
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Begins on April 30 (Schedule).
• microficmay: Begins on May 1 (Prompts).
• hp-flowers Spring Round: Begins on May 1 (Prompts). *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.
• starflowerbingo (star name/flower name ships): Open indefinitely (Rules & Links). *NEW*



Open for Prompting

• hpcestfest HP Cest Fest: Prompting ends on April 28. *NEW*
• slitherinfest (bottom Tom|Voldemort): Prompting ends on April 28? *NEW*
• pbafest Plot Bunny Adoption Fest: Prompting ends on April 29.

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• slitherinfest (bottom Tom|Voldemort): Sign-up open till?
• 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.
• hppridefest2023 HP Pride Fest: Sign-up ends on April 30.
• regulusblackfest: Claiming ends on May 1.
• DreomioneFest (Draco/Theodore/Hermione): Claiming ends on May 1. *NEW*
• weasleyfest: Claiming ends on May 12?
• Nott in the Cards (Theodore): Artist sign-up ends on May 12.
• Harry Potter Fest (Taylor's Version): Claiming ends on May 17.
• snarrybang Snarry Bang & Reverse Bang: Sign-up ends on May 21. *NEW*
• hpweddingfest: Claiming ends on May 25.
• hd-wireless (music-inspired): Claiming ends on May 31.
• drarrydisabilityfest: Claiming ends on June 15. *NEW*
• hp-bodiceripper (Drarry & femslash): Claiming ends on June 17.
• hp-fruit-fest: Sign-up ends on June 20.
• The Department of Missed Stories (rare tags): Sign-up ends on June 21.
• Game of Drarry Basilisks & Staircases: Sign-up ends on June 21? *NEW*
• forbidfruitfest (pseudo-incest): Claiming ends on June 29. *NEW*
• talesasoldastimefest (Disney songs): Claiming ends on June 30.
• hpfairytalefest: Claiming ends on July 8. *NEW*
• hpsoulmatesfest Twitter Group: Claiming ends on July 9.

Submission Deadline

• harrydracompreg Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest: Works due on April 23.
• bloodykissesfest (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Works due on April 30.

Currently Posting

• wood-you-rather-challenge Wood You Rather Challenge (Oliver): AO3
• rarepair_shorts Rarepair Shorts Spring Trope Challenge: AO3
• hp-fruit-fest HP Fruit Fest: AO3
• hptransfest HP Trans Fest 2023: AO3
• hp-poetry-fest HP Poetry Fest: AO3
• hp-asd-fest2023 HP ASD Fest 2023: AO3
• womenofthehouseofblack Women of the House of Black Fest: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (April 5 - April 21)

• hp-cry-me-a-river HP Cry Me a River Fest: AO3
• remuslupinfest Remus Lupin Fest 2022: AO3 | Reveals
• dronarryfest Dronarry Fest (Draco, Ron, Harry): AO3 | Masterlist
• Harry POCter Festival of Colours: AO3 | Master Post
• hp_bunintheoven HP Bun in the Oven Pregnancy Fest: Masterlist
• dracotops_harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2023: AO3 | Masterlist
• hptriadfest HP Triad!Fest '23: AO3 | Masterlist

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 21)

• poetic_hp: Posted April Prompt.
• hp_coffeehouse: Posted April Prompt.
• hp_bunintheoven: Posted March Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabble: Posted Prompt 43. *NEW*
• hp-12monthsofmagic: Posted April Prompt.
• sapphicmicrofics: Posted April & May Prompts. *NEW*
• houseofsnarry: Posted April 2023 Prompt.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 272. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 751. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 464. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 147. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 511. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted April Prompt 114. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted April Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 62. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*

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

Posting Soon

• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2023: May 1
• lcdrarry Lights Camera Drarry: May 1

Coming Soon

• hpdrizzle HP Drizzle 2023: Prompting opens on April 23.
• hphet HP Het Mini Fest: Prompting opens on April 23.
• hp-lawofattraction-fest HP Law of Attraction Fest: Sign-up opens on April 28.
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Begins on April 30.
• microficmay Micrcofic May: Begins on May 1.
• hp-flowers HP Flowers Spring Round: Begins on May 1.
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2023: Sign-up opens on May 1.
• wolfstarwritingchallenges Wolfstar First Date Challenge: Begins on May 1.
• hp-soulmates HP Soulmates Fest Tumblr Group: Prompting opens on May 15.
• unleashed-fest Unleashed Fest (Drarry & rare pair animal fest): Prompting opens on May 15.
• snarryauctoberfest Snarry AUctoberfest 2023: Prompting opens on June 10.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest 2024: Prompting opens on October 23.
• wshurtfest Wolfstar Hurt Fest 2023: TBA

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