HP Fest News Round-up: November 20, 2024

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News and Announcement

• hp-yuletide-bliss: Announced HP Yuletide Bliss 2024.
• quantumquilltomarrymort: Announced Quantum Quill A Tomarrymort Fest.
• hansy_fest: Announced Harry/Pansy Hansy Fest 2025.
• magical-menagerie-server: Announced Tomarrymort Necro Fest.
• hprecfest: Announced Harry Potter Rec Fest 2024 (Dreamwidth).
• hp-rarepairs: Announced Weasley-centric But It Was Home Flash Comp.
• ronarryfest: Announced Ron/Harry Ronarry Fest 2025.
• eventcentral: Announced Western Title Challenge. (Multi-fandom)
• adventdrabbles: Announced 2024 Adventdrabbles Prompt Post. (Multi-fandom)
• fandomtrees: Announced gifting fest Fandomtrees. (Multi-fandom)
• problematicfemslash: Announced darkfic Sapphic Dead Dove December. (Multi-fandom)
• consent_issues_exchange: Announced Consent Issues Exchange. (Multi-fandom)
• wish_upon_a_meme: Announced gifting event Wish Upon A Meme. (Multi-fandom)
• au5k: Announced Alternate Universe 5K Exchange. (Multi-fandom)
• Allbute25: Announced non-English language gift exchange All But English - New Year 2025. (Multi-fandom)



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: Late-Early Bird sign-up ends on November 20.
• rosekillermicrofic Rosekiller Kinktovember (Barty Jr./Evan Rosier): Ends on November 30 (Prompts).
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest 2024: Ends on December 31.
• hp-yuletide-bliss: Begins on December 1 (Prompts). *NEW*
• hprecfest | hprecs Harry Potter Rec Fest 2024: Begins on December 1 (Prompts). *NEW*
• 2024starchaserweek (James/Regulus): Begins on December 16 (Prompts).

Open for Prompting

• wizardingwirelessnetwork WWN Wizarding Pop Culture Fest: Prompting ends on December 10. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: Sign-up ends on November 23.
• HPEmoFest (AO3) HP Emo's Not Dead Fest: Sign-up ends on November 29.
• jegreversebang Jegulus Reverse Bang: Writer sign-up ends on November 30. *NEW*
• No-me-ber Fest 2024 (hp sapphic): Claiming ends on December 5. *NEW*
• hpfestofstars (AO3, winter holidays): Claiming ends on December 9.
• 2024 Yuletide & Mulled Wine: Rare Pair Edition: Claiming ends on December 14.
• hpinfidelity (AO3, infidelity): Sign-up ends on January 5.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on January 12.
• hpknotfest: Claiming ends on January 15.
• hansy_fest (AO3, Harry/Pansy): Claiming ends on January 30. *NEW*
• dronarryfest (Draco, Ron, Harry): Claiming ends on February 7.
• wizardingwirelessnetwork WWN Wizarding Pop Culture Fest: Sign-up ends on February 28?
• Baby Shower Bingo: Sign-up ends on March 1.
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Sign-up ends on August 31?

Submission Deadline

• hd_owlpost | hdowlpost: Gifts due on November 22.
• A Very Merry Daddy Knows Best: Works due on November 24.
• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): Final draft due on November 30.
• marauderssecretsanta: Works due on November 30.
• hp-soulmates-secret-santa: Works due on December 1.
• tmrhpgiftexchange Tomarry Gift Exchange: Works due on December 14.
• marauderspolyamfest: Works due on December 18.
• Draco's Den Denopoly24 (Slytherins): Works due on December 31.
• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): Arts due on January 15.
• Comfort Zone Fest 2025: Works due on January 19.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Fics due on March 1.

Currently Posting

• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: AO3
• Baby Shower Bingo: AO3
• rosekillermicrofic Rosekiller Kinktovember 2024: AO3
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest: AO3
• hd-tarot HD Tarot Fest: AO3
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2024: AO3
• padfootfest Padfoot Fest 2024 (Sirius): AO3
• moonwater-fest-2024 Moonwater Fest 2024 (Remus/Regulus): AO3

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (November 5 - November 20)

• prongsfootproject Prongsfoot Reverse Big Bang: AO3
• snarryauctoberfest Snarry AUctoberfest 2024: AO3 | Masterlist 1 | Masterlist 2
• blackbrothersfest | blackbrothersfest Black Brothers Fest 2024: AO3
• hd_fan_fair | hd-fan-fair H/D Muggle Fair 2024: AO3 | Anon Masterlist
• tmcficfest The Marauders Creature Fic Fest: AO3
• dhrteratophilia Dramione Teratophilia Fest 3.0: AO3 | Masterlist
• maraudersmayhemblog Crucio and Cocktails Exchange (Death Eaters): AO3
• Drinny Fall Fic Fest (Draco/Ginny): AO3
• prongsfootfest Prongsfoot Fest 2024 (James/Sirius): AO3 | Masterlist
• hpnostalgiafest HP Nostalgia Fest 2024 (Slytherin/Gryffindor ships): AO3
• Siriusly Noah Fest: AO3
• wwreversetropefest2024 Wizarding World Reverse Trope Fest 2024: AO3
• pumpkinspiceficfest Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest 2024: AO3

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

Daily, Biweekly & Monthly Prompt Communities (as of November 20)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted November Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabblechallenge (all pairings): Posted Prompt 66.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 314. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 827. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 505. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 176.
• neville100: Posted Prompt 552. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted November Prompt 133. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted November Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 81. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• jilymicrofics: Posted November Prompts.
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted November Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted November Prompts.
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted September Prompts.
• regulily-microfic (Regulus/Lily): Posted October Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted November Prompts.
• snarrymicrofics: Posted October Prompts.
• stag-microfic (James): Posted November Prompts.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted November 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 post new prompts, let you use older prompts.

Challenges Open Indefinitely

• Flourish & Blott's All Hallows' Eve Fest: Open all year around.
• hprecipe-recfest: Welcomes late submissions.
• 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

• hd-erised H/D Erised 2024: Decmeber 1
• hssrarepairs HP Secret Santa Rare Pairs 2024: December 1
• marauders-taylor-fiending Taylor Swift Jukebox Fest (Marauders' Version): December 1

Coming Soon

• slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: Begins on December 1.
• hp-yuletide-bliss HP Yuletide Bliss 2024: Begins on December 1.
• hprecfest Harry Potter Rec Fest 2024: Begins on December 1.
• 2024starchaserweek Starchaser Week 2024: Begins on December 16.
• Tomarrymort Necro Fest: Prompting opends on January 5.
• quantumquilltomarrymort Quantum Quill A Tomarrymort Fest: Prompting opens on January 15.
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: January 2025
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest 2025: Sign-up begins on April 1, 2025.
• weasleyfest Weasley Fest: TBA
• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: TBA
• ronarryfest Ronarry Fest 2025 (Ron/Harry): TBA

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