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kayoko.Hello and welcome to the fifth annual Harry Potter Kink Fest!
Things are going to be a bit differently this year. By which we mean: Due to the busy lives and time-tables of the mods,
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hp_kinkfest will not be taking place during its usual February spot, but will be happening inThe 2014 Schedule:
Prompt Submission: March 25-30, 2014
Prompt Claiming/Sign-ups: April 1-6, 2014
Posting: begins May 6, 2014
*As in the previous rounds, this leaves you a relatively short amount of writing/drawing time. We came up with the short timeline to encourage short, intense, focused fic and also have the bulk of posting done before some of the summer fests begin.
Let's remind you of the ground rules, shall we? :)
The Idea:
To have a fest that's all about indulging our love of deviant sexual practices and fetishes! We all love a good, thoughtfully written kink fic (or work of art) that demonstrates how delicious a particular kink can be, but how often do we have the opportunity to write or read them? Not often enough, we say!
How It Will Work:
Our goal is to facilitate kink writing/drawing, so we want this fest to be accessible to everyone. Thus you may either claim a prompt suggested by someone else or choose your own kink - whichever you find more inspirational. Once you complete your entry, you may select another prompt but we will limit only one post a week per individual. You'll have four to six weeks to write/draw, and then on your assigned posting day you'll post your fic/art to the community (and a link to the post from your own livejournal if you wish). (Yes, that means this fest is not anonymous.)
The Rules (or lack thereof):
First and foremost: This is a kinkfest where pretty much anything goes. If something isn't to your taste, please scroll on by and let others have their fun. What is more, if you see someone doing it 'wrong', please don't correct them in comments. We are not requiring realism nor adherence to RACK (Risk-Aware Consensual Kink).
Kinks: Any and all! We hope people will use this opportunity to explore more unusual kinks like branding, fisting, pony play and chastity devices, but we welcome more common fare like dirty talk, bondage and d/s as well. If you're looking for ideas, check out this list of Kinks, Tropes and Cliches or this list of paraphilias.
Note: For the purposes of this fest, we are interpreting 'kink' to have a sexual connotation. 'Witty banter', though hot, is not a kink.
Pairings: All are welcome: slash, femslash, het, threesomes and moresomes, gen or solo kink! Characters may come from any era of the Harry Potter universe.
Word limit: None! Make it as short or as long as you think it needs to be in order to best showcase your chosen kink. We do recommend aiming for quality over quantity though; a 700 word ficlet can be just as powerful as a sweeping 30K novella, without the last-minute rush to finish.
Prompts: You may claim a prompt someone else has submitted, or come up with one of your own if you prefer. Once you have submitted one prompt you may claim another. See below for more details.
Due dates: When signing up, we'll ask your preferred posting time (first week, second week, etc.) and then assign you a posting date. This is your due date: you may continue working on your submission until the minute before you post it if you like. We ask that you stick to these assigned dates to avoid uneven posting; if you must re-schedule, please tell us so we can try to have someone take your spot.
Ratings: Fics and art of all ratings are welcome - just because it's a kinkfest doesn't mean it has to be porny. (In fact, both your mods get all tingly at the idea of non-porny kink fic.) That said, we expect we will receive a lot of R- and NC-17-rated submissions. Participants, please provide a rating; readers, please observe your local laws.
Warnings: are critical. Please warn for all and any non-vanilla goings-on.
Betas: Please use one (or more!). There's no quality clause for this fest, but you should have someone look over your fic for SPaG at the very least. We will have a beta post for kink-friendly betas to offer their services as well as a kink discussion post where more experienced/learned kinksters can answer questions.
Posting: Participants will post their fic/art to the community on their assigned posting day. We'll open up posting for members at posting time, and after all submissions are in we'll put together a master list.
Anonymous Posting: If you wish to post anonymously, you may submit your work to the mods and we will post it on your behalf. (And we will remain silent about your identity. We mean that.) We strongly encourage you to have your story or art be posted anonymously if you don't want the specific kink or fic associated with you lj-name. We will no longer allow people to withdraw/delete their submissions after the fic or art has been part of
hp_kinkfest. So please take a moment and think about how comfortable you are with posting under your lj-name. It is perfectly fine to post anonymously.Drop-outs: Need to drop out? That's okay! We understand. But will you send us an email knowing not to expect a post from you? Then we won't worry about you, and we can try to fill any posting gaps.
The Prompts:
Option One:
Beginning March 25, 2014, anyone is welcome to submit prompts for the fest until Sunday, March 30 noon EST, when Prompting closes. We will allow anonymous prompting, for those of us with secret kinks. :) Prompting is restricted to 5 prompts per person! You don't have to write or create art for
hp_kinkfest to leave a prompt.Prompts should include a kink, one to three pairings between whom you would like to see the kink explored, and as an option, a supplementary prompt where you may list a theme/object/scenario you'd like included in the fic/art.
The prompt template:
Kink: (Just one per prompt, please!)
One to three pairings: (solo characters, threesomes/moresomes, and non-specific pairings [e.g. older female/younger male] also welcome!)
Optional supplementary prompt: (Make this as simple or as detailed as you would like!)
*Keep in mind that these are only intended to inspire authors/artists and are not gift requests; the claimant is permitted to deviate from the prompt if they wish.
Examples:
Kink: Butt plug(s)
One to three pairings: Albus/Gellert, Lucius/Lily (Evans), James II/Scorpius/Teddy
Optional supplementary prompt: Rimming, fingering, penetration, whatever is okay. Consensual, please.
~or~
Kink: Candle Wax
One to three pairings: Harry/Ginny, Minerva/Irma, Snape (solo)
Optional supplementary prompt: There's just something so arousing about hot wax touching skin...
Option Two:
If none of the submitted prompts inspire you, or you have a kink/scenario of your own in mind, you are free to sign up without claiming a prompt! Simply let us know which kink you've chosen and that you'll be writing your own idea.
"I have a question! How does one 'showcase' a kink?"
Good question! The answer is... however you want to. You could write a PWP where the kink is the main sexual act or focus; you could write about someone learning their partner has a kink and how they react to the information; or you could write a story following a character's relationship with a certain kink: how s/he recognizes it, what s/he likes about it, how s/he incorporates it into his/her sex life. Or you could do none of the above! Whatever you want to say or explore about your chosen kink, that's how you should 'showcase' it. :D
"I missed my posting date, but I still want to play! What should I do?"
If you missed your posting date on accident (internet fail/couldn't get to a computer/etc.) but have the fic/art ready to go the next day, you're welcome to post then. Otherwise please hold off until the end of the fest, when we will do a Late-Posting Week and open up posting for everyone who missed their assigned date or did not originally sign up but was inspired over the course of the fest to write something kinky. Late Posting Week for round 5 of
hp_kinkfest will start May 26, 2014.Note: Watchers and members of
hp_kinkfest should be aware of the laws of their own countries when clicking on links leading to art and stories in this fest. Depending on the subject matter, specific entries may not be considered legal in some countries.Pimping banners for
hp_kinkfest will be provided beginning of March 2014.If you have any questions, please leave a comment here or email us at HPKinkfest@gmail.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Your excited mods -
marguerite_26 and vaysh11
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Date: 2013-12-14 04:12 am (UTC)But YAY! Kinkfest is back! So excited!
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Date: 2013-12-14 11:43 am (UTC)I mean... I love this fest. *coughs*
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