HP Fest News Round-up: July 5, 2023

[lee_bella]

Updated on July 10, 2023.

Twitter is now requiring user sign-in to view anything on there. I'm including AO3 collection links for fests that use Twitter as their only social media platform. The AO3 collection profile page of each respective fest contains fest rules, links to prompting/claiming forms, and fest mod contact information.

News and Announcement

• harryjamespotterweek: Harry James Potter Week open to all medium types.
• uraniumbunny: Announced Draco/Ginny Fic Fest 2023.
• hpworkslibrary: Announced Harry Potter Fanfiction Library.
• hprecs: Announced Harry Potter Fanwork Recs Dreamwidth community.
• snarry-fest-adopt-a-prompt: Announced hiatus for 2023.
• liquidluckdrabblechallenge: Announced mod change.
• hpcottagecorefest: Announced HP Cottagecore Fest & prompts.
• perceptual-prompts: Announced Percy-centric prompt challenge update.
• hms-harmony-discord: Announced HMS Harmony 2023 Milestones Bingo.
• hp-lawofattraction-fest: Calling for pinch hitters.
• challenges-and-chill & bite-me-delight-me-hp-fest: Announced beasts and beings fest Bite Me Delight Me.
• hp-mcd-fest: Posted Kill Your Darlings submission guidelines.
• weasleyjumpers (Tumblr): Calling for fest ideas (Tumblr).
• firstwizardingwarfest: Announced First Wizarding War Fest 2023. *ADDED*
• snarrybang (Tumblr): Call for pinch hitters (Tumblr).

Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• Out of the Cupboard 2023: Open for submissions till July 31 (Prompts).
• HP Queer Fest 2023 Bingo: Ends on July 31.
• cruelsummer-ficfest (Taylor Swift): Request a song prompt till August 6.
• Liquid Luck Roll the Dice: Request a prompt till August 24. AO3 collection open till August 31. *NEW*
• rarepair_shorts Summer Wishlist (Tumblr): Grant a wish till August 31 (Link).
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Ends on September 3 (Schedule).
• harryjamespotterweek: Begins on July 25 (Link).
• hpcottagecorefest: Begins on September 4 (Link). *NEW*
• wood-you-rather-challenge (Oliver): Submissions are welcome till end of year.
• hp-flowers Spring Round: Submissions are welcome till end of year.
• hptragedieschallenge: Collection 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).
• HMS Harmony 2023 Milestones Bingo: Open indefinitely. *NEW*



Open for Prompting

• Draco/Ginny Fic Fest 2023 (Discord members only): Prompting ends on July 5. *NEW*
• perceptual-prompts (Percy): Prompts submission open till July 9. *NEW*
• siriusblackfest: Prompting ends on July 14. *NEW*
• prongsfootfest (James/Sirius): Prompting ends on July 15. *NEW*
• blackbrothersfest (DW): Prompting ends on July 31. *NEW*
• hpsugarfest Sugar Daddy Harry Fest: Prompting ends on August 1. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• hpsugarfest Sugar Daddy Harry Fest: Sign-up opens.
• hpfairytalefest (AO3): Claiming ends on July 8.
• hpsoulmatesfest (Twitter; AO3): Claiming ends on July 9.
• hp-bodiceripper (Drarry & femslash): Claiming ends on July 15. *Updated*
• pbafest Plot Bunny Adoption Fest: Claiming & sign-up ends on July 30.
• Sounds Like Dramione: Sign-up ends on July 31.
• blackbrothersfest (DW): Claiming ends on July 31. *NEW*
• hd_fan_fair (Tumblr) H/D Career Fair: Claiming open till August. *NEW*
• hp-soulmates (Tumblr): Claiming ends on August 1.
• Sensual Summer Nights Fest: Sign-up ends on August 11.
• bellatrixfest: Claiming ends on August 11. *NEW*
• drarry-lets-play: Claiming ends on August 14?
• marauders-omegaverse-fest: Claiming ends on August 15.
• hpdrizzle: Claiming ends on August 20.
• hp-mcd-fest Kill Your Darlings: Claiming ends on August 25. *NEW*
• unleashed-fest (Drarry & rare pair): Claiming ends on September 14.
• rsbigbang Remus/Sirius Big Bang: Artist sign-up ends on September 15.
• snarryauctoberfest: Claiming ends on September 17. *NEW*
• hphalloweenfest (AO3): Claiming ends on September 28. *NEW*
• Draco's Den Denopoly (canon Slytherins): Sign-up ends on November 1.

Submission Deadline

• HP Saffics Summer Exchange: Works due on July 10.
• talesasoldastimefest (Disney songs): Works due on July 15.
• snarrybang Snarry Bang & Reverse Bang: Works due on July 24.
• hp-lawofattraction-fest: Works due on July 31.
• Nott-Your-Usual Flavors Fest: Works due on July 31.
• tomarrybigbang (Voldemort|Tom/Harry): Writer summary and rough draft due on August 1.
• wolfstarbingo2023: Fills due on September 1.

Currently Posting

• Game of Drarry Basilisks & Staircases: AO3
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: AO3 | Masterlist (Ongoing)
• cruelsummer-ficfest Cruel Summer 2023: the Eras tour: AO3
• snapebang Severus Snape Bigbang: AO3
• The Three Broomsticks Pride Fest 2023: AO3 | Masterpost
• rarepair_shorts Rare Pair Shorts Summer Wishlist: AO3
• Out of the Cupboard 2023: AO3
• hp-queer-villains-fest Harry Potter Queer Villains Fanworks Fest: AO3
• hpqueerfest HP Queer Fest 2023: AO3
• wolfstarbingo2023 Wolfstar Bingo 2023: AO3
• DreomioneFest Dreomione Fest 2023 (Draco/Theodore/Hermione): AO3
• HP Pride Extravaganza: Tumblr *NEW*
• hd-wireless H/D Wireless 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• House of Nott Discord Nott in the Cards: AO3 *NEW*
• daddymortfest Daddymort Festival: AO3 *NEW*
• Liquid Luck Roll the Dice Challenge 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• hpcestfest HP Cest Fest 2023: AO3 *NEW*
• forbidfruitfest Forbidden Fruit Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• drarrydisabilityfest Drarry Disability Fest: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (June 21 - July 5)

• hp-fruit-fest HP Fruit Fest: AO3 | Masterlist
• hp-poetry-fest HP Poetry Fest: AO3
• hp-flowers HP Flowers Spring Round 2023: AO3 | Masterlist
• slitherinfest Slither In Fest 2023 (bottom Voldemort|Tom): AO3
• hppridefest2023 | hppridefest HP Pride Fest 2023: AO3
• HP Summertime Prompt Challenge: AO3
• slytherincabal It's a Slytherin Soiree 2023: AO3 | Reveals
• buckfullmoon Buck Moon 2023 (Remus/James): 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 July 5)

• poetic_hp: Posted July Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_coffeehouse: Posted July Prompt (Tumblr). *NEW*
• hp_bunintheoven: Posted July Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 278. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 761. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 469. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 153. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 516. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted July Prompt 117. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted July Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 64. (Multi-fandom)
• hinnymicrofic: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• houseofsnarry: Posted July 2023 Prompt. *NEW*
• hp-12monthsofmagic: Posted July Prompt. *NEW*
• jegulus-microfic: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• jilymicrofics: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• liquidluckdrabblechallenge (all pairings): Posted Prompt 48. *NEW*
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• sapphicmarauding: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• sapphicmicrofics: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*

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

Posting Soon

• The Department of Missed Stories: July 7

Coming Soon

• bite-me-delight-me-hp-fest Bite Me Delight Me HP Fest: Prompting opens on July 7.
• hd_erised (Tumblr) H/D Erised 2023: Sign-up opens on July 14.
• firstwizardingwarfest First Wizarding War Fest 2023: Prompting opens on July 15.
• hpdeaddove HP Dead Dove Fest 2023: Prompting opens on July 16.
• HPromcomfest (AO3) Harry Potter Rom Com Fest: Claiming opens on July 17.
• harryjamespotterweek Harry James Potter Week 2023: Begins on July 25.
• dhrmonth (Twitter) Dramione Month: Full calendar release on July 30.
• hpcottagecorefest HP Cottagecore Fest: Begins on September 4.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest 2024: Prompting opens on October 23.
• jegulilyweek Jegulily Week 2023 (James/Regulus/Lily): Begins on November 5.
• perceptual-prompts Perceptual Prompts 2023 (Percy): August
• themaraudersfest Marauders Fest: November
• wshurtfest Wolfstar Hurt Fest 2023: TBA

Let me know if there are any mistakes or if there's anything missing. 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 or thebigbangblogproject (multi-fandom) on Tumblr.

Comments

[leftsidedown]

Thanks so much for putting these together every week <3