HP Fest News Round-up: February 19, 2024

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Updated on February 20, 2024.

Nitter has gone down. Most of the Nitter links below probably aren't working.

News and Announcement

• marauders-sapphics: Announced Marauders Sapphic Spring Fling 2024.
• pandalilymicrofics: Announced Pandora Lovegood/Lily Evans Pandalily Microfics blog.
• pansyfest: Announced Pansy Fest 2024 (Bluesky).
• hp-milf-fest: Announced HP MILF Fest.
• rsbigbang: Announced R/S Big Bang 2024.
• prongsfootproject: Announced Prongsfoot Reverse Big Bang timeline and rules.
• siriusandsnapenonconfest: Announced Sirius & Snape Non-con Fest.
• drarrydisabilityfest: Announced Drarry Disability Fest 2024.
• dramione-fanfiction-forum: Announced Draco/Hermione fest Deflower Draco 2024.
• saddreofest: Announced Draco/Theodore fest Sad Dreo Fest 2024.
• womenofthehouseofblack: Will run from June 9 to 22 via Ladies of HP Fest.
• hpsaffics: Announced HP Saffics Discord members only Golden Sapphics Fest.
• hp-rarepairs: Announced HP Rare Pairs Discord members only Hat-tastic!.
• sapphicmicrofics: Returns from hiatus and posted March Prompts.
• draco100: Returns from hiatus and posted new prompt.
• fiachairecht: Announced dark femslash commentfic meme Bring Her Bleeding Heart to Me. (Multi-fandom)
• story_works: Announced Year of the Dragon challenge. (Multi-fandom)
• smut4smut: Announced Smut 4 Smut gift exchange. (Multi-fandom)
• insert_title_here: Announced title-first fic challenge Insert Title Here. (Multi-fandom)



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• ladiesofhpfest Monthly Minis: Posted March 1 Prompt. *NEW*
• Rare Pair Shorts Winter Prompt Extravaganza February (Tumblr): Ends on February 29.
• HP Saffics Femslash February: Ends on February 29.
• R/S Candy Hearts Challenge: Request a prompt till March 1.
• Season of Love Event: A Weasley Twins Celebration: Ends on March 2.
• Riddle Fest: Works due on March 16.
• hp-cry-me-a-river (unhappy endings): AO3 collection open till April 21.
• siriusandsnapenonconfest (non-con): Begins on March 1 (Prompts). *NEW*
• hpanimagiweek: Begins on April 8 (Prompts).
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of HP Fest 2024: Begins on April 28 (Schedule).
• snarryauctoberfest: Accept late additions till end of May 2024 (Link).

Open for Prompting

• feastfest (cooking with magic): Prompting ends on February 29.
• hp-milf-fest (mothers): Prompting ends on March 2. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• A Devious & Diverse New Year: Sign-up ends on February 23.
• trulymadlydeeplyfest Truly Madly Deeply Fest 2024: Claiming ends on February 26.
• hplyricistsfest: Claiming ends on February 29.
• post-hallows-harrymort-fest: Claiming ends on February 29.
• prongsfootbingo: Sign-up ends on March 1.
• hp_bunintheoven HP Bun in the Oven Pregnancy Fest: Claiming ends on March 1?
• hpchanfest (DW; chan): Sign-up ends on March 14?
• lcdrarry: Claiming ends on March 15.
• dracotops_harry | dracotops-harry: Claiming ends on March 17.
• hpspringfest (Nitter, AO3): Claiming ends on March 28.
• The Sub!Draco Fest (Dramione): Claiming ends on March 31.
• hpweasleyfest (Nitter, AO3): Claiming ends on April 1.
• harrydracompreg | harrydracompreg: Claiming ends on April 7. *NEW*
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2024: Claiming ends on April 14?
• Marauders Sapphic Spring Fling 2024: Claiming ends on April 17. *NEW*
• Deflower Draco 2024 (Draco/Hermione): Sign-up ends on April 19. *NEW*
• hpmythfest (Nitter, AO3): Claiming ends on April 26.
• pansyfest (Bluesky, AO3): Claiming ends on April 28. *NEW*
• hp-abandonshipfest (gen): Claiming ends on May 1.
• dreomionefest (Nitter, AO3): Claiming ends on May 1.
• animatedfest (Nitter, AO3; animated film-inspired): Claiming ends on May 6.
• prongsfootproject Prongsfoot Reverse Big Bang: Artist sign-up ends on May 8. *NEW*
• HPTeenFest (Nitter, AO3) HP Smells Like Teen Spirit Fest: Claiming ends on May 14?
• wizardingolympics (wizarding sports): Claiming ends on May 21. *NEW*
• hprecipe-recfest: Sign-up ends on May 30?
• hd-wireless: Claiming ends on May 31.
• The One Direction Fanfiction Fest: Sign-up ends on July 23.

Submission Deadline

• thewritingheirsofslytherin Silver Trio Fest: Works due on February 20.
• Questival SSHG & Non-SSHG: Works due on February 28.
• remuslupinfest: Works due on February 29.
• blackcestfest: Works due on March 1.
• hptriadfest: Works due on March 14.
• Bad Witches Fest: Works due on April 6.
• springgiftfic (Nitter, AO3) Spring Fling Fic Exchange: Works due on April 13.
• severitus-big-bang (Severus & Harry gen): Works due on May 17.
• drarry-mini-bang: Works due on July 2.

Currently Posting

• prongsfootbingo Prongsfoot Bingo: AO3
• rarepair_shorts | hprarepairshorts Rare Pair Shorts Winter Prompt Extravaganza: AO3
• hpchanfest | DW HP Chan Fest 2024: AO3
• hp-cry-me-a-river HP Cry Me a River Fest 2024 (unhappy ending): AO3
• hprecipe-recfest HP Recipe Rec Fest 2024: AO3
• hpknotfest HP Knotfest 2023: AO3
• HP Saffics Femslash February: AO3
• R/S Candy Hearts Challenge: AO3
• hp_liitafest | Nitter Love Is In The Air Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• Marauders' Mayhem Voldy's Valentines: AO3 *NEW*
• hpeiffeltowerfest Eiffel Tower Fest (triad): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (February 6 - February 19)

• Liquid Luck Roll the Dice Challenge Winter Edition: AO3 | Masterlist
• slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2023: AO3 | Masterlist (Tumblr)
• Comfort Zone Fest 2024: AO3 | Masterlist
• hpsapphicvalentines HP Sapphic Valentine's: AO3

For past masterlists, see the HP Fest Masterlists for 2023 & 2024. For a list of HP fests by category, see here.

Biweekly & Monthly Prompt Communities (as of February 19)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted February Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabblechallenge (all pairings): Posted Prompt 59.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 294. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 788. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 486. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 161. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 532. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted February Prompt 124. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted February Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 72. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• jegulus-microfic: Posted February Prompts.
• jilymicrofics: Posted February Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted February Prompts. *NEW*
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted February Prompts.
• sapphicmicrofics: Posted March Prompts. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted February Prompts.

For more prompt challenge communities and alternate links, please see HP only and multi-fandom. Many of these communities, including the ones that no longer let you use older prompts.

Challenges Open Indefinitely

• potterkinkmeme: Fills are open indefinitely.
• themaraudersfest: Request a prompt open indefinitely.
• LVDM Week: Voldemort/Draco. AO3 collection open indefinitely.
• hptragedieschallenge: Tragedy adaptations and original tragedy (Prompts).
• Ron's Chessboard Bingo: Sign-up & posting open indefinitely.
• starflowerbingo: Star name/flower name ships (Rules & Links).
• billbangsbingo Bill Bangs Bingo: Bill-centric kink bingo (Sign-up).
• HMS Harmony 2023 Milestones Bingo: Harry/Hermione centric.

Posting Soon

• hp-bardfest HP Bard Fest (Shakespeare): February 21
• hp_goldenage Salt & Pepper Fest (over 50 years old): March 1
• dronarryfest Dronarry Fest 2024 (Draco, Harry, Ron): March 9

Coming Soon

• Fluff Fest: Dead Pigeon Edition (Draco/Harry?): Claiming opens on February 24.
• regulusblackfest Regulus Black Fest 2024: Claiming opens on February 25.
• drarrydisabilityfest Drarry Disability Fest 2024: Prompting opens on February 29.
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2024: Sign-up opens on March 1.
• Harry Potter Panathenaea: Prompting opens on March 1.
• hpsaffics (AO3) Golden Saffics Fest: Prompting opens on March 1.
• siriusandsnapenonconfest Sirius & Snape Non-con Fest: Begins on March 1.
• saddreofest (AO3) Sad Dreo Fest 2024 (Draco/Theodore): Prompting & sign-up opens on March 3.
• hp-rarepairs (AO3) Hat-tastic!: Claiming opens on March 4.
• struttingstag The Strutting Slut Fest 2024 (James-centric ships): Prompting opens on March 6.
• hptransfest HP Trans Fest 2024: Prompting begins on March 31.
• hpanimagiweek HP Animagi Week: Begins on April 8.
• ladiesofhpfest Ladies of HP Fest 2024: Begins on April 28.
• sapphicscotfest Sapphic Scot Fest 2024: Prompting begins on May 1.
• captivousfest Captivous A Tomarrymort Festival: Prompting begins on June 5.
• hpfacultyfest HP Fuck The Faculty Fest 2024: Fall 2024
• hd-cluefest H/D Cluefest 2024: Fall 2024
• bellatrixfest Bellatrix Fest 2024: TBA
• horriblegoosefest HP Horrible Goose Fest: TBA

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