#snarry fests

[danpuff-ao3]

Snarry Recs: 2022 Fest Fics

So much good content comes out of fests, and I really do have so much love for the Snarry fests out there! Really doing the work to spread the Snarry agenda, and we have to love and respect it. Plus...how can a gal say no to more Snarry content?? She can't.

I chose 3 from each fest to keep it even and fair, and also to keep it from getting out of hand. But I do recommend checking out the other fics from each fest if you find yourself wanting more! So many excellent fics were posted this year! Please feel free to binge-read them all. (But start with my list because I have most excellent taste 😉) (Also because I really love these fics and need people to love them with me!!!! 😍)

Snarry Adopt-a-Prompt

Certain Dark Things

by LilaDiurne (@liladiurne.) Rated E. 50k. AU. Slytherin!Harry. 1st person POV. Pining. Seduction. Manipulation. Brief Harry/other. Gorgeous, gorgeous work.

In which Severus takes a trip to Italy, thinking he'll have a quiet time at the Malfoys' villa, but Harry has other plans.

Written for prompt #182: AU. Harry never lived with the Dursleys. He was adopted by the reformed Malfoys as an infant. He is secretly in love with his adopted father's best friend, Severus Snape.

Ghosts of Christmas

by PinaNaponi (@vulnerasanenturmyprince.) Rated E. 45k. Fluff & smut. Hurt/comfort. Found family. Mental health issues. Probably my favorite Nina fic. Really heartwarming and lovely but tinged with sadness and bits of angst.

Prompt #53: Harry visits a recuperating Severus at Spinner’s End at Christmas and ends up learning quite a lot from Eileen, who has been taking care of him.

A story about recovery, ghosts of the past and forgiveness.

Before the Police Were Told

by salazarinadress. Rated E. 24k. Muggle AU. Crime. Witness protection. Homophobia. Angst.

Severus is tired. He doesn’t want to work for Tom, and he doesn't want to be a Death Eater, either. The only thing he wants is for his decades-long ordeal to be over... so it’s just his luck that when the Aurora taskforce asks him to testify and put Tom away forever, it’s for the one crime he can never speak of. The crime that has haunted him for thirty five years.

A fic about Severus; the choices he made, and the ones he never had. About redemption, and deservedness. Also about kissin’.

Snarry-a-Thon

The Potter Phenomenon

by ines_iz. Rated E. 31k. Romance. Homophobia. Coming out. Idiots in love. Coworkers to lovers. Pining. Angst, with a happy ending.

When Harry Potter, queer star of the Wizarding World, returns to Hogwarts as the new Defence professor, Severus Snape is not happy. In fact, he is positively outraged. Not only does Severus have to endure the man's obnoxious behaviour (not to mention his ridiculous sense of fashion), but he also ends up being dragged into Potter's attention-seeking plans — and, ultimately, is forced to face a few demons of his own. Or: Harry Potter Goes Gay (and the entirety of Hogwarts Goes Gay with him)

A Trick of the Mind

by PinaNaponi. Rated E. 40k. UST. Pining. Legilimency. Enemies to lovers.

Ever since the horcrux in his head is gone, Legilimency comes easy to Harry. It’s nearly laughable how easy it is, considering how much he used to struggle with it back in his fifth year. But he reckons half of that had been Snape’s fault anyway. Who on earth would enjoy the nasty git invading their mind?

But as life as Harry has known it changes, Harry’s opinion on the matter changes with it ― rather drastically so if he’s being perfectly honest.

With Aloha

by silvereye5 (@silvereye5.) Rated E. 26k. Fluff. Hawaii. Fun!

Severus and Harry are booked on the same gay singles cruise.

Snarry AUctober Fest

Found

by avioleta (@avioleta.) Rated E. 16k. Postwar. Domestic fluff. Developing relationship. Naked swimming!!!! Sweet & sexy.

The night of the Battle of Hogwarts, Severus Snape disappears and is presumed dead. One day, however, Harry Potter finds him in Italy and...stays.

When Dreams Come True

by maraudersaffair (@maraudersaffair.) Rated E. 10k. Pining. Secret crush. Injury. Bondage. Light d/s. Hurt/comfort. Fun & sweet!

Harry is a world famous Quidditch star and Severus is his biggest fan (in secret). He is also desperate for Harry to dominate him.

The Boy

by themoonandstars1989. Rated E. 2k. Dead dove. Underage. Non-con. Somnophilia. Curses. Imprisonment. Dark Snape. Dark fairytale vibes. Bad dirty wrong!

The boy had grown beautiful — alabaster skin and dark red lips. Snow White personified, waiting for a prince's kiss to wake him up. 

Or was it Sleeping Beauty?

Severus paid no mind to his mum's ramblings. He did not waste his childhood on fairy tales and wishes.

Maybe he should have.

Secret Snarry Swap

Slipping

by BlueSundayCake (@bluesundaycake.) Rated E. 11k. Drug use. Murder. Minor character death. Trafficking. Morally gray Harry. Angst. Sad start, hopeful ending. Gritty and real and I loved it so much.

After Harry takes on a strange case, everything begins to fall apart. Nothing makes sense, and he only has one person he can trust. Unless—? In which Harry doesn't cope very well with life after the war and keeps slipping.

Spy Glass

by suitesamba (@suitesamba.) Rated E. 18k. Seeker Harry. Spy Severus. Voyeurism. Hilarity. (Genuinely, so so funny, oh my god, I love it so much.)

England wants to insure star Seeker Harry Potter and his fabulous broom. Enter Severus Snape, wizarding investigator extraordinaire, ready to calculate risk and assess value. Tailing Harry Potter turns out to be the job of his dreams, though he wishes it could be done without the disguise. A tale of a man’s obsession, another man’s obsession, and a heartwarming ending where everyone ultimately gets what they want – or what they need.

Friends of Dorothy

by Writcraft (@writcraft.) Rated E. 22k. Bi!Harry. Self-discovery. Fun OCs. Magical creatures. Really enjoyable and happy story.

When Harry Potter sees Severus Snape on a date with another wizard it sets him on a journey of self-discovery that leads to the Friends of Dorothy Detective Agency and a Niffler called Toto.

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Introducing a Harry Potter fest to haunt you…

...as not all that goes bump in the night is meant to be feared…

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Fest Information

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

The premise for this fest is simple: Create any fanwork (fic or fanart) you like, ensuring that your main protagonist of your work is a Slytherin!

But, and this is where the challenge comes in... your fanwork must incorporate one of the gothic horror prompts that we have provided and must be in the gothic horror genre!

We hope, through participating in this fest, that you’ll allow yourself to indulge in what haunts you most!

Fest Schedule

Sign-ups & Claiming Open: Aug. 5th at 12:00pm PDT

Sign-ups & Claiming Close: Aug. 13th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Due: Oct. 17th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Revealed: Oct. 22nd at 12:00pm PDT

Authors & Artists Revealed: Oct. 24th at 12:00pm PDT

For the remainder of our fest rules, read on!

Fest Rules

All levels of writers and artists are welcome! Even if this is your first fest!

All pairings and ship types (platonic, couples, and polyships) are allowed in this fest. You may also choose to focus your fanwork on only one character.

Ensure that your main character of your fanwork is a Slytherin (no exceptions)!

Any Slytherin from any of the Wizarding World eras is welcome. You may also choose to headcanon a non-Slytherin character as a Slytherin.

Your fanwork must incorporate one of the 99 gothic horror prompts that we provide. There are 12 additional Author/Artist’s choice prompts, however, those are first come, first serve. So, they will go quick!

Ensure that your fanwork qualifies as gothic horror. Read our full rules at the link listed below for further clarification on this.

The darker your fic the better, as this fest is the perfect opportunity to create some dark, morally gray, and/or dead-dove works!

Authors: there is no maximum word count for your work. But there is a minimum word count of 1,000 words.

Artists: As long as you follow the guidelines above, you may submit any form of fanart you like, including moodboards! However, AI-generated work and commissioned work from other artists may NOT be submitted!

This fest is an Author/Artist Revealed event. Your fanwork will be revealed on the dates listed above. When the fest is over, we will highlight your fanwork across our social media from Oct. 24th - Oct. 30th.

You do not have to be a member of The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord to participate in this fest. However, we do recommend joining so that you can be in contact with other Gothic Fantasy Fest participants! It’s also the quickest way to get a hold of the admin team!

Note: Our server has a 21+ age requirement to join, but this fest is open to fic writers and artists of all ages!

For a complete list of our fest rules and submission guidelines, please click here!

Disclaimer:

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please be mindful that the process of creating a submission for this fest may be triggering. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Important Links

Prompts & AO3 Collection

Discord Server

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Fest Tumblr (Follow for all important GFF updates)

[snarryauctoberfest]

Prompting for the 2024 fest is now OPEN! 🎃💓🎃💚🎃

Welcome to the prompting period for the 2024 AUctoberfest!

Prompting is open until June 30th.

You may leave up to 10 prompts with no obligation to claim.

You do not need to be a member of the House of Snarry discord group to leave a prompt. All Snarry fans are welcome!

We allow anonymous prompting and self-prompting (ie. if you also want to claim a prompt you have submitted for the fest, you’re welcome to do so.)

After you submit a prompt, it will appear on the prompt list.

Prompts have a 500-character limit.

Full rules for the fest (prompting, claiming a prompt, and participating in the fest) can be found on our website here.

🎃💓The prompt submission form can be found here💚🎃

Read more about House of Snarry’s AUctoberfest:

The aim of this fest is to encourage fanworks that focus on Snarry and Alternate Universe possibilities (ie. a radically different time period or location, non-magic, outer space etc., or those influenced by other media). Fest works are permitted within the canon universe as long as there’s a major divergence from the canon world or storyline. Snape Lives and/or EWE on their own are not enough to qualify as AU for the purpose of this fest.

Please consider the spirit of this fest: imagining the multitude of ways in which Severus and Harry fall in love across all different worlds, timelines and possibilities. 

The prompts do not need to be AU-focused, but the resulting works should be to be eligible for the fest.

Past prompts are eligible for the 2024 fest as well, these can all be found here.

If you wish for clarification on any part of the process please either DM to the House of Snarry mod Discord account: house_of_snarry, or if you’re in the House of Snarry Discord server, you may also DM a mod there, OR you can email us at houseofsnarry@gmail.com if you prefer.

HoS Tumblr || Fest Tumblr || Fest Website || Fest Timeline || Discord

[twhos-fests]

[Sign-ups & Claiming Period is Now Closed]: Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024

How to Sign-up

Claim your prompt on AO3: Sign-ups & Claiming Closed

Fill out our sign-up form: Sign-ups & Claiming Closed

Join our 21+ Discord Server (Optional)

Follow this account for all Gothic Fantasy Fest Updates!

A Few Reminders

For this fest, there is a one claim per prompt policy.

The only exception to this is our Author/Artist’s choice prompt, which we are allowing up to 12 people to claim. However, once those 12 slots are gone, they’re gone.

You must claim your prompt on AO3 first, then, sign-up. Why? The form will ask you for the prompt # of the prompt you claimed.

You may only claim one prompt at this time. Later on, after sign-ups close, and if there are any prompts left, if you happen to submit your fanwork for your first claim before the fest deadline, you may then claim a second prompt. But remember, the Oct. 17th fest deadline will still apply. 🪄

Don’t have an AO3 Account?

You can still participate in this fest! For the first time ever, we will be accepting fest submissions via the submission feature here on Tumblr. Look out for our post on submissions guidelines later on this week for more info on that. 🦇

For now though, complete the following steps to officially sign-up for the fest:

View our remaining fest prompts here: GFF Tumblr Prompt List

Fill out our sign-up form here: Sign-ups & Claiming Closed

Follow this blog and our main tumblr here. (You must be following these accounts to submit your completed fanwork for the fest)

And if you are looking for a community of HP writers and other Gothic Fantasy Fest participants, Join our 21+ Discord server!

The Remaining Fest Info is under the cut!

Fest Schedule

Sign-ups & Claiming Open: Aug. 5th at 12:00pm PDT

Sign-ups & Claiming Close: Aug. 13th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Due: Oct. 17th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Revealed: Oct. 22nd at 12:00pm PDT

Authors & Artists Revealed: Oct. 24th at 12:00pm PDT

Fest Information

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

The premise for this fest is simple: Create any fanwork (fic or fanart) you like, ensuring that your main protagonist of your work is a Slytherin!

But, and this is where the challenge comes in... your fanwork must incorporate one of the gothic horror prompts that we have provided and must be in the gothic horror genre!

We hope, through participating in this fest, that you’ll allow yourself to indulge in what haunts you most!

Disclaimer:

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please be mindful that the process of creating a submission for this fest may be triggering. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Rules

All levels of writers and artists are welcome! Even if this is your first fest!

All pairings and ship types (platonic, couples, and polyships) are allowed in this fest. You may also choose to focus your fanwork on only one character.

Ensure that your main character of your fanwork is a Slytherin (no exceptions)!

Any Slytherin from any of the Wizarding World eras is welcome. You may also choose to headcanon a non-Slytherin character as a Slytherin.

Your fanwork must incorporate one of the 99 gothic horror prompts that we provide. There are 12 additional Author/Artist’s choice prompts, however, those are first come, first serve. So, they will go quick!

Ensure that your fanwork qualifies as gothic horror. Read our full rules at the link listed below for further clarification on this.

The darker your fic the better, as this fest is the perfect opportunity to create some dark, morally gray, and/or dead-dove works!

Authors: there is no maximum word count for your work. But there is a minimum word count of 1,000 words.

Artists: As long as you follow the guidelines above, you may submit any form of fanart you like, including moodboards! However, AI-generated work and commissioned work from other artists may NOT be submitted!

This fest is an Author/Artist Revealed event. Your fanwork will be revealed on the dates listed above. When the fest is over, we will highlight your fanwork across our social media from Oct. 24th - Oct. 30th.

You do not have to be a member of The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord to participate in this fest. However, we do recommend joining so that you can be in contact with other Gothic Fantasy Fest participants! It’s also the quickest way to get a hold of the admin team!

Note: Our server has a 21+ age requirement to join, but this fest is open to fic writers and artists of all ages!

For a complete list of our fest rules and submission guidelines, please click here!

Important Links

Prompts & AO3 Collection

Discord Server

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Fest Tumblr (Follow for all important GFF updates)

[hprecfest]

HP Rec Fest 2023 - Roundup

It has been a wonderful event!

This is the roundup post in which all the recs are organized by prompts.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! ❄️❄️❄️

Day 1 - A favorite fic under 5k

Day 2 - A comfort fic

Day 3 - A podfic

Day 4 - A fic with art

Day 5 - A non-AO3 fic

Day 6 - An unreliable narrator fic

Day 7 - A canon-compliant fic

Day 8 - A canon-divergence fic

Day 9 - A rare pair fic (less than 2000 fics on AO3)

Day 10 - A fest fic

Day 11 - A dark fic

Day 12 - A WIP you’re following

Day 13 - A fic with over 100k words

Day 14 - A favorite series

Day 15 - The most recent fic you bookmarked

Day 16 - A fic that made you laugh

Day 17 - A fic that made you cry

Day 18 - A fairy-tale inspired fic

Day 19 - Fic with the hottest smut

Day 20 - A fic rated G

Day 21 - A thought-provoking fic

Day 22 - An unfinished fic (hasn’t updated in 10 years or author stated it been abandoned)

Day 23 - A soulmate fic

Day 24 - A holiday fic

Day 25 - A fic rated T

Day 26 - A fic with an ending you can’t stop thinking about

Day 27 - A Muggle-AU fic

Day 28 - An under-rated fic

Day 29 - A post-canon fic

Day 30 - A pre-canon fic

Day 31 - A fav amongst favs

Bonus tag index ❄️

All posts are cross-tagged for character and ship. While we would like to provide a full index of these, it may take a while to compile given the extensive number of these. In the meantime, we would like to offer this much-abridged character and ship tag index, ordered alphabetically by first name.

Characters

Albus Dumbledore Draco Malfoy Ginny Weasley Harry Potter Hermione Granger James Potter James Sirius Potter Lily Evans Potter Minerva McGonagall Pansy Parkinson Regulus Black Remus Lupin Ron Weasley Severus Snape Sirius Black Teddy Lupin Tom Riddle

Ships

Draco/Harry Harry/Severus Harry/Tom Riddle Hermione/Draco James/Lily No ship (gen fic) Sirius/Remus

[snarrymicrofics]

Snarry Microfic Fest 2024 🏵 August Prompts

This is a fest with daily prompts to inspire you to write snarry microfics. While I encourage you to write microfics/drabbles, there is no word maximum. You can mix any of the prompts together. Every day, there will be two prompts. You can choose one or both to write. And you're allowed to write for previous prompts.

AO3 COLLECTION for you to post your fics.

Rules:

All content is allowed, but you must be at least 18 to post nsfw or dead dove content.

Tag your tumblr posts with #snarry microfics 2024 and/or tag @snarrymicrofics

Add the appropriate warnings to your work

No ai works, must be an original work written by you

August 1 Fickle / Seagulls

August 2 "I'm nervous." / Affection

August 3 Flood / Kite

August 4 Grief / Spider

August 5 Boxers / Horizon

August 6 Drought / Violet

August 7 "I love you." / Air

August 8 Family / Sunglasses

August 9 Poverty / Water

August 10 Brownie / Deck

August 11 Violin / Wish

August 12 Dragon / Robbery

August 13 Sandcastle / Turn

August 14 Card / Sunburn

August 15 Kidnap / Wait

August 16 Envelope / Lecherous

August 17 "Go to hell." / Listen

August 18 Dark / Twinkle

August 19 Cartoon / Shade

August 20 "I'm going to be sick." / Frisky

August 21 Baby / Mirror

August 22 Breeze / Road Trip

August 23 Distance / Kitchen

August 24 Fishing / Meadow

August 25 Curves / Path

August 26 Console / Facile

August 27 Orchard / Scissor

August 28 Tacky / Warp

August 29 Bird watching / Crystal

August 30 Cicada / Sailboat

August 31 Amorous / Paper

Substitutes: Bite-sized / Consult / Draconian / Sleepy

[houseofsnarry]

Congratulations to all the participants of this year's Snarry-a-Thon! It's been another incredible month to be a Snarry fan. This is one of the oldest HP fests going, and definitely the oldest Snarry fest. It's always a jubilant time to celebrate our favourites.

A huge thank you to Snape_Potter for hosting and running the fest once more. Sixteen years strong 🎉🥳❤️The 2024 fest collection can be found here on AO3.

New Snarry fics and art (totaling over 353k words!) were created for this year's fest - that's roughly the equivalent of Prisoner of Azkaban and Order of the Phoenix combined!

Snape_Potter has just finished posting the anon masterlist on Dreamwidth, which can be found here: anon masterlist. Reveals are on 1st June.

Come join in the fun if you haven't already. Read some great fics, marvel at some great art,and show your love and support to the creators! Kudos! Comments! Gush about the amazing works!

And if you want to check out some previous works for the fest, here are the masterlists (Dreamwidth / LiveJournal).

Please note that not all fics & artwork from past fests are hosted on AO3. Some are only hosted on Dreamwidth and/or LiveJournal, and a few are members locked. You’ll have to get an account and join the community to view the locked posts. 

Have a Snarry-ific week, everyone!

[hp-flowers]

Here's to a new week of foliage!

Week 2  (May 8 - 14)

Anddd Week 1 is in the books! Amazing! This week, we’re moving on to Prompt Card #2, which has 4 new flowers/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or a couple, all of the prompts (should you choose the bouquet or display route), or none of them from this prompt card. Feel free to add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts. And don’t forget, you can also use any prompts from previous rounds! This week’s prompts are:

1. Camellia- Longing for You

If paired with: >> Daffodil- show longing for an unrequited love

OR

>> Zinnia- a gift for a friend who is moving away

—

2. Daisy- Innocence, Childhood or Purity

If paired with: >> Baby’s breath- a gift for a newborn baby

OR

>> Peony and violet- for an expression of childhood bliss

—

3. Gladiolus- You Pierce My Heart

If paired with: >> Yarrow- heal a broken heart

OR

>> Anemone and daffodil- for an unrequited love OR

>> Hemlock and marigold- for a friend in grief

—

4. Wheat- Riches or Abundance

If paired with: >> Clover- for good luck in a new venture

OR

>> Begonia- repay a favour

—

Optional Bouquet or Display: Celebrate New Beginnings

Fastened with a yellow tassel, combining the flowers listed above celebrates a new addition to the family or a new venture in someone’s life. This can also serve as a beautiful housewarming gift.

—

All works can be posted to HP Flowers open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Let's see what y'all bring to the table!

[siobhanhazel]

Between These Walls

Between These Walls || [Explicit] 40k words

Key tags: No Archive Warnings, Trans Man Severus Snape, Mild Angst, Depression, Falling in Love, Emotional Hurt/Comfort In early July I participated in HP Trans Fest 2024! This fic is my contribution, I'd be super happy if you enjoy it ♥🏳️‍⚧️ My lovely friend @ xrvnge made the mood board! ty ty ♥

Here are some song lyrics and an excerpt: ♥♥♥

I woke up thirsty the day I died And the tide was swirling My mouth is so dry And all I see is sea to shining seas Islands - Swans (Life After Death)

Severus fell into the darkness of death staring into green eyes.

He awoke in the lightness of life to the same sea-glass gaze.

Potter’s face was turned to him with a half-lidded, distant expression. A wide gap separated their metal-framed beds, but the boy was still within arms reach. Upon consideration, he looked much less boyish. His dark hair was longer and wilder than Severus had ever seen, messy waves across the chalky-white hospital pillow. Potter's mouth was slack and listless.

Harry blinked and nodded once. “Professor Snape. Good morning.”

Severus opened his lips to answer, but a searing pain tore his throat. Before he had a chance to determine the extent of the damage, an alarm blared and healers flurried into the room.

“Snape’s awake! Call the medi-in-charge!” (continue reading Between These Walls on AO3)

[feedmyfrankensteinfest]

FMF Fest Submission Extension 👹

There is a quick update to the Feed My Frankenstein Fest Schedule 🔥 Nothing major, but we've extended the deadline to August due to various circumstances. Many participants have mentioned experiencing writer's block, so we hope this extra time helps.

New Schedule:

Assignments due 08.11.2024

Works Revealed (daily) 08.17.2024

Creators Revealed 08.24.2024

We are also beginning our check-in process, so look out for a message/email from one of the mods.

We’re also excited to welcome a new moderator to the team, the lovely Mr.Pibb! She has been instrumental in helping things run more smoothly. You can reach her on Twitter (@mrpibbfanfic) and on Discord (luuvsnugglebug).

Speaking of Twitter, the FMF now has its own account managed by Mr.Pibb. Feel free to DM her with any questions!

I'm also checking in to see how everyone is doing and to gauge how many fics we can expect. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out.

Otherwise, you may find us at:

- Email: feedmyfrankensteinfest@gmail.com

- Twitter: feedmystein

- My fandom Tumblr: @screamingmandrakes

- My AO3: screamingmandrakes

- Alanah’s Ao3: mr_pibbs

- Alanah’s tumblr: @mrpibbfanfic

- Alanah’s discord: luuvsnugglebug

- My discord: Voldemortfucker (yes, it’s a joke. maybe.)

You can also find us in the Voldemort Brain Rot Discord server and the HP Fest Hub.

For the master doc, click here.

Happy festing!

— Meghan (they/she)

— Alanah (she/her)

[perverse-idyll]

Wow, okay, I'm bouncing around with delight! Notearchiver (an excellent writer, in case you haven't encountered their work) surprised me with a podfic of my serenade to Snape/Harry from 2008, The White Road! This tremendous undertaking (the fic is 48K words long) is one of Note's contributions to Battleship 2024, a fanworks game that has just gone live on AO3 with over 2000 new entries covering more than 500 fandoms.

I've barely started listening, and it will be a while before I have a chance to sit down with the whole recording - partly because I need to get over my secondhand embarrassment at hearing my own lines read out loud. I know my inner critic is on the clock 24/7, but I didn't know I'd start squirming and judging my word choices and images, etc. I have a bad habit of compulsively editing every time I even look at my own writing, but feeling the same urge to revise while merely listening is ridiculous.

Anyway, please hop over and give it a try! It's Notearchiver's first podfic attempt, so they warn it's not perfect - but we do this for fun and the love of it. That's why the fic exists in the first place. I look forward to experiencing TWR from an entirely new angle, made fresh by Note's voice and interpretation. 💖🤩

[hpcottagecorefest]

HP Cottagecore Fest 2023

HP Cottagecore Fest is a Harry Potter cottagecore themed prompt challenge. It'll run Sept 4th - Oct 1st. 🧺🧺🧺

Rules & Guidelines - here or here

There will be prompts for each week under three categories: color, word, and picture.

◦ Create a work that corresponds to each prompt.  ◦ You may combine all three categories or any combination thereof.   ◦ You may also combine prompts from any other week. For example, you may use a prompt from week 1 and a prompt from week 3 together in one single work.  ◦ Interpret the prompts however you like! You don’t need to strictly stick to them or feel the need to include the colors/words/settings directly into your work.

All medium types are welcomed! 

◦ Fic: no word limit. It can be a short 50 words microfic, a one-shot, or a long multi-chaptered work.  ◦ Art: any medium! Nothing is restricted here.  ◦ Podfic: must have the original author’s permission.  ◦ Moodboards, crafts, book bindings, embroidery and then some are ALL allowed. If you can dream it, then so be it!

Here are the links to the prompts:

Week One (September 4th - September 10th) Week Two (September 11th - September 17th) Week Three (September 18th - September 24th) Week Four (September 25th - October 1st)

All eras, genres, ships, characters, Harry Potter associated media and then some are allowed.

We follow fandom rules around here - YKINMKBYKIO (Your Kink is Not My Kink, But Your Kink is Okay), DLDR (Don’t Like;Don’t Read) and SALS (Ship and Let Ship). 

Here’s the link to the AO3 collection. Please tag works with ‘HP Cottagecore Fest 2023’ in the additional tags field.

If you are submitting a Mature or Explicit work, you must be 18+. 

Please tag your work accordingly, e.g. dark themes, mature content, violence, etc. 

If you want the blog to reblog your work, please tag @hpcottagecorefest and #hpcottagecorefest2023.

If you have any questions, send an ask! Or you can email at hpcottagecoremod@gmail.com

And, most importantly, have fun!

[harryjamespotterweek]

Harry James Potter Week 2023

Harry James Potter Week is a prompt week celebrating our favorite Boy Who Lived! It’ll run July 25th -July 31st. Let’s give our birthday boy a big celebration! 🥳🥳🥳

Rules & Guidelines - here or here.

There will be a prompt for each day under three categories: SFW, NSFW, and Tropes. 

◦ Create a work that corresponds to each prompt.  ◦ You may combine all three categories or any combination thereof.   ◦ You may also combine prompts from other days of the week. For example, you may use day 1 and day 6 prompts together in one single work. 

All medium types are welcomed! 

◦ Fic: no word limit. It can be a short 50 words microfic, a one-shot, or a long multi-chaptered work.  ◦ Art: any medium! Nothing is restricted here.  ◦ Podfic: must have the original author’s permission. 

Here are the links to the prompts:

SFW NSFW Tropes

All eras, genres, ships, characters, associated media and then some are allowed. The only restriction is that it must be Harry James Potter-centric. Harry must be the main focus, whether it’s a ship fic or a gen fic.

We follow fandom rules around here - YKINMKBYKIO (Your Kink is Not My Kink, But Your Kink is Okay), DLDR (Don’t Like;Don’t Read) and SALS (Ship and Let Ship). 

Here’s the link to the AO3 collection. Please tag works with ‘HJP Week 2023’ in the additional tags field.

If you are submitting a Mature or Explicit work, you must be 18+. 

Please tag your work accordingly, e.g. dark themes, mature content, violence, etc. 

If you want the blog to reblog your work, please tag @harryjamespotterweek and #hjpweek2023. 

If you have any questions, send an ask! Or you can email at hjpfestmod@gmail.com

Have fun! And let's celebrate Harry Potter's birthday in style!

[snarryauctoberfest]

🧡2024 Snarry AUctoberfest Timeline🧡

Hear ye, hear ye! We are back for another year!

While the start of any fest activity won't occur for a few weeks yet, here's the timeline for Snarry AUctoberfest 2024!

You early birds can get started on brainstorming! Coffeeshop AU? A Barbie Snarry infusion? Sleeping Beauty retelling? The sky is the limit! (Speaking of sky: Space AU??) How does one get Snarry to fall in love? ❤️ (Or fall out of love?💔)

Snarry AUctoberfest is an anonymous, prompt-based fest focusing on Harry Potter/Severus Snape in an AU setting. The fest is run by members of the House of Snarry Discord server.

You do not need to be a member of our server to participate in the fest.

Don't forget to check out the rules here. If you're on the Tumblr app, it is here. (Or you can find them on the website here).

All previous prompts from past years are viable for this year's fest too, and we'll have a new prompting session starting in June. You do not need to participate in the fest to leave a prompt.

Snarry AUctoberfest 2024 Timeline:

Prompting: June 15th–June 30th Claiming: July 6th–September 15th Works due: September 15th Posting: October 1st

Below are two graphics kindly made for us with the timeline! Download your fave to keep the dates to hand.

Happy Snarrying!

HoS Tumblr || Fest Tumblr || Fest Website || Discord || Fest Collections on Ao3

[twhos-fests]

[Sign-ups & Claiming Closed] Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Last Day to Sign-up and Claim!

Only 36 prompts remain, my fellow spookies! 🦇

So far, we've had 77 people claim the Gothic Fantasy Fest prompt of their dreams. We've also already had a fest participant turn in their fest submission for early review.

Don't let the opportunity to participate in this fest pass you by.

Sign-ups and claiming for Gothic Fantasy Fest close at 11:59pm PDT today (August 13th, 2024).

Claim your prompt before the day ends! 🪄

How to Sign-up

Claim your prompt on AO3: Sign-ups & Claiming Closed

Fill out our sign-up form: Sign-ups & Claiming Closed

Join our 21+ Discord Server (Optional)

Follow this account for all Gothic Fantasy Fest Updates!

A Few Reminders

For this fest, there is a one claim per prompt policy.

The only exception to this is our Author/Artist’s choice prompt, which we are allowing up to 12 people to claim. However, once those 12 slots are gone, they’re gone.

You must claim your prompt on AO3 first, then, sign-up. Why? The form will ask you for the prompt # of the prompt you claimed.

You may only claim one prompt at this time. Later on, after sign-ups close, and if there are any prompts left, if you happen to submit your fanwork for your first claim before the fest deadline, you may then claim a second prompt. But remember, the Oct. 17th fest deadline will still apply. 🪄

Don’t have an AO3 Account?

You can still participate in this fest! For the first time ever, we will be accepting fest submissions via the submission feature here on Tumblr. Look out for our post on submissions guidelines later on this week for more info on that. 🦇

For now though, complete the following steps to officially sign-up for the fest:

View our remaining fest prompts here: GFF Tumblr Prompt List

Fill out our sign-up form here: Sign-ups & Claiming Closed

Follow this blog and our main tumblr here. (You must be following these accounts to submit your completed fanwork for the fest)

And if you are looking for a community of HP writers and other Gothic Fantasy Fest participants, Join our 21+ Discord server!

The Remaining Fest Info is under the cut!

Fest Schedule

Sign-ups & Claiming Open: Aug. 5th at 12:00pm PDT

Sign-ups & Claiming Close: Aug. 13th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Due: Oct. 17th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Revealed: Oct. 22nd at 12:00pm PDT

Authors & Artists Revealed: Oct. 24th at 12:00pm PDT

Fest Information

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

The premise for this fest is simple: Create any fanwork (fic or fanart) you like, ensuring that your main protagonist of your work is a Slytherin!

But, and this is where the challenge comes in... your fanwork must incorporate one of the gothic horror prompts that we have provided and must be in the gothic horror genre!

We hope, through participating in this fest, that you’ll allow yourself to indulge in what haunts you most!

Disclaimer:

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please be mindful that the process of creating a submission for this fest may be triggering. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Rules

All levels of writers and artists are welcome! Even if this is your first fest!

All pairings and ship types (platonic, couples, and polyships) are allowed in this fest. You may also choose to focus your fanwork on only one character.

Ensure that your main character of your fanwork is a Slytherin (no exceptions)!

Any Slytherin from any of the Wizarding World eras is welcome. You may also choose to headcanon a non-Slytherin character as a Slytherin.

Your fanwork must incorporate one of the 99 gothic horror prompts that we provide. There are 12 additional Author/Artist’s choice prompts, however, those are first come, first serve. So, they will go quick!

Ensure that your fanwork qualifies as gothic horror. Read our full rules at the link listed below for further clarification on this.

The darker your fic the better, as this fest is the perfect opportunity to create some dark, morally gray, and/or dead-dove works!

Authors: there is no maximum word count for your work. But there is a minimum word count of 1,000 words.

Artists: As long as you follow the guidelines above, you may submit any form of fanart you like, including moodboards! However, AI-generated work and commissioned work from other artists may NOT be submitted!

This fest is an Author/Artist Revealed event. Your fanwork will be revealed on the dates listed above. When the fest is over, we will highlight your fanwork across our social media from Oct. 24th - Oct. 30th.

You do not have to be a member of The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord to participate in this fest. However, we do recommend joining so that you can be in contact with other Gothic Fantasy Fest participants! It’s also the quickest way to get a hold of the admin team!

Note: Our server has a 21+ age requirement to join, but this fest is open to fic writers and artists of all ages!

For a complete list of our fest rules and submission guidelines, please click here!

Important Links

Prompts & AO3 Collection

Discord Server

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Fest Tumblr (Follow for all important GFF updates)

[lee-bella]

Non AO3 HP Fest Masterlists

AO3 seems to be down right now. (At least Fanfiction.net is still around—or we could always start writing.) Just for fun, here are some HP fest masterlists with fics and artworks hosted on Livejournal and/or Dreamwidth.

The Snape Showcase 2022 (LJ): Severus Snape through the ages.

Salt and Pepper Fest 2023 (DW): Focusing on characters over 50 years of age, in canon or not

Snarry-a-Thon 2023 (LJ | DW): Severus/Harry. A fest run by the snape_potter community on LJ and DW.

HP Bun in the Oven Pregnancy Fest 2023 (LJ | DW): All about pregnancy. The community also runs a monthly prompt challenge.

2023 HP Het Mini Fest (LJ | DW): Het pairings.

HoggyWartyXmas 2022 (LJ): A Christmas fest/party on Livejournal featuring Hogwarts staff and friends.

HP Halloween Double Drabble Exchange (LJ | DW): Bite size Hallowe'en tricks and treats. Here are some of the more recent rounds: !2020, !2019, !2018.

These fests have been running for many years. I've only linked their more recent rounds. Do check the tags on the sidebar for previous rounds.

And here are two older masterlist directories on Livejournal.

HP Master Lists: Just what it says. It hasn't been active since 2017, but it has plenty of masterlists from older HP fests.

Guns & Handcuffs: A Drarry community. It has a masterlists of H/D fests and challenges from 2004 to 2015.

There are many more older HP fests that were hosted on Livejournal, but it'll take a bit of digging around to find them. Or if you know where to find them, let me know.