HP Fest News Round-up: May 19, 2023

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News and Announcement

• rarepair_shorts: Announced Rare Pair Shorts Summer Wishlist 2023.
• wolfstarbingo2023: Announced Wolfstar Bingo 2023.
• buckfullmoon: Announced Remus/James fest Buck Moon 2023.
• billbangsbingo: Announced Bill Bangs Bingo.
• marauders-omegaverse-fest: Announced Marauders Omegaverse Fest and updated fest rules to include all Marauders-era characters.
• hp-mcd-fest: Announced major character death fest Kill Your Darlings 2023.
• prongsfootfest: Announced James/Sirius Prongsfoot Fest 2023.
• jegulus-microfic: Announced James/Regulus Jegulus Microfic & May prompts.
• dracos-den: Announced Slytherin-centric Draco's Den Denopoly.
• liquidluckdrabble: Announced Liquid Luck Roll the Dice Challenge survey result.
• hpdeaddove: Announced HP Dead Dove Fest.
• hphet: Posted HP Het Mini Fest posting guidelines.
• tomarrybigbang: Announced Voldemort|Tom/Harry Tomarry Big Bang. *ADDED*
• Harry Potter Fest (Taylor's Version): Sign-up extended to June 1. *ADDED*

Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• TTB Pride Fest (canon-compliant): Submissions due on May 26.
• rarepair_shorts Summer Wishlist: Make a wish till May 30 (Link). *NEW*
• microficmay: Challenge ends on May 31 (Prompts).
• hp-flowers Spring Round: Challenge ends on May 31 (Prompts).
• wolfstarwritingchallenges Wolfstar First Date Challenge: Ends on June 15 (Rules & Prompts).
• hp-poetry-fest: Open for free submissions till June 30.
• cruelsummer-ficfest (Taylor Swift): Request a song prompt till August 6. *NEW*
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Ends on September 3 (Schedule).
• wood-you-rather-challenge (Oliver): Late submissions are welcome. *UPDATED*
• hptragedieschallenge: 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).
• billbangsbingo Bill Bangs Bingo: Open indefinitely (Sign-up). *NEW*



Open for Prompting

• hp-soulmates (Tumblr): Prompting ends on May 30. *NEW*
• unleashed-fest (Drarry & rare pair): Prompting ends on May 31. *NEW*
• marauders-omegaverse-fest: Prompting ends on May 31. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• hphet | hphet HP Het Mini Fest: Claiming ends on May 20. *NEW*
• snarrybang Snarry Bang & Reverse Bang: Sign-up ends on May 21.
• hpweddingfest: Claiming ends on May 25.
• hp-queer-villains-fest: Claiming ends on May 27. *NEW*
• hd-wireless: Claiming ends on May 31.
• tomarrybigbang (Voldemort|Tom/Harry): Sign-up ends on May 31. *ADDED*
• Harry Potter Fest (Taylor's Version): Sign-up ends on June 1. *EXTENDED*
• wolfstarbingo2023: Sign-up ends on June 10. *NEW*
• drarrydisabilityfest: Claiming ends on June 15.
• rsbigbang Remus/Sirius Big Bang: Writer sign-up ends on June 15.
• hp-bodiceripper (Drarry & femslash): Claiming ends on June 17.
• It's a Slytherin Soiree: Sign-up ends on June 18.
• 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.
• hpcestfest (incest): Claiming ends on June 23.
• slitherinfest (bottom Tom|Voldemort): Sign-up & claiming ends on June 25.
• forbidfruitfest (pseudo-incest): Claiming ends on June 29.
• Nott in the Cards (Theodore): Writer sign-up ends on June 29? *NEW*
• talesasoldastimefest (Disney songs): Claiming ends on June 30.
• hpfairytalefest: Claiming ends on July 8.
• hpsoulmatesfest (Twitter): Claiming ends on July 9.
• pbafest Plot Bunny Adoption Fest: Claiming & sign-up ends on July 30.
• hpdrizzle: Claiming ends on August 20. *NEW*
• rsbigbang Remus/Sirius Big Bang: Artist sign-up ends on September 15.
• Draco's Den Denopoly (canon Slytherins): Sign-up ends on November 1. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• hppridefest2023 HP Pride Fest: Works due on May 28.
• DreomioneFest (Draco/Theodore/Hermione): Works due on June 19.
• daddymortfest (Harry, Tom|Voldemort): Works due on June 30.
• hp-lawofattraction-fest: Works due on July 31.

Currently Posting

• hp-fruit-fest HP Fruit Fest: AO3
• hp-poetry-fest HP Poetry Fest: AO3
• Game of Drarry Basilisks & Staircases: AO3
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: AO3
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2023: AO3
• lcdrarry Lights Camera Drarry 2023: AO3
• microficmay Microfic May: AO3
• hp-flowers HP Flowers Spring Round 2023: AO3
• Wolfstar First Date Challenge: AO3
• bloodykissesfest Bloody Kisses Fest 2023 (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): AO3 *NEW*
• cruelsummer-ficfest Cruel Summer 2023: the Eras tour: AO3 *NEW*
• harrydracompreg Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• slitherinfest Slither In Fest 2023 (bottom Voldemort|Tom): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (May 5 - May 19)

• rarepair_shorts Rarepair Shorts Spring Trope Challenge: AO3 | Masterlist
• hptransfest HP Trans Fest 2023: AO3 | Masterlist
• womenofthehouseofblack Women of the House of Black Fest: AO3 | Masterlist
• Pansy Fest 2023: 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 May 19)

• poetic_hp: Posted May Prompt.
• hp_coffeehouse: Posted May Prompt.
• hp_bunintheoven: Posted May Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabble: Posted Prompt 45. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 274. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 755. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 466. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 149. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 513. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted May Prompt 115. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted May Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 63. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• hinnymicrofic: Posted May Prompts.
• houseofsnarry: Posted May 2023 Prompt.
• hp-12monthsofmagic: Posted May Prompt.
• jegulus-microfic: Posted May Prompts. *NEW*
• jilymicrofics: Posted May Prompts.
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted May Prompts.
• sapphicmarauding: Posted May Prompts.
• sapphicmicrofics: Posted May Prompts.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted May Prompts.

For more prompt challenge communities and alternate links, please see HP only and multi-fandom.

Posting Soon

• regulusblackfest Regulus Black Fest 2023: May 20
• weasleyfest Weasley Fest: May 20

Coming Soon

• drarry-lets-play Drarry Let's Play: Prompting opens on June 1.
• hp-mcd-fest Kill Your Darlings 2023: Prompting opens on June 1.
• snarryauctoberfest Snarry AUctoberfest 2023: Prompting opens on June 10.
• siriusblackfest Sirius Black Fest 2023: Prompting opens on July 1.
• prongsfootfest Prongsfoot Fest 2023: Prompting opens on July 1.
• buckfullmoon Buck Moon 2023 (Remus/James): Begins on July 2.
• hpdeaddove HP Dead Dove Fest 2023: Prompting opens on July 16.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest 2024: Prompting opens on October 23.
• wshurtfest Wolfstar Hurt Fest 2023: TBA

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