hpkinkfest | HP KINKFEST 2017 - ROUND 8 RULES AND INFORMATION (Reply)

hp_kinkfest
Prompt Submission: 3 January 2017
Prompt Claiming/Sign-ups: 10 January 2017
Posting: begins 1 February 2017

Welcome to the annual Harry Potter kink fest! THIS IS NOT THE PROMPTING POST.

Please peruse this post for rules and general information about the fest.

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. As such, we're relaxed in our sign-up procedures. 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. 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). This fest is not anonymous (unless you wish to remain anonymous, in which case, see below).

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. 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. 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.

Posting:
• Participants need to be a member of hp_kinkfest. You will post your fic/art to the community on your assigned posting day. We'll give you posting rights on this day.
• You can also post your story to the HP Kinkfest Collection on AO3 and then link to it from your post to the community. We'll approve your story when your posting date comes up.
• We will post Weekly Roundups during the fest, and after the end of the fest 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 don't 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 28 December, anyone and everybody will be able to submit prompts until 3 January when Prompting closes. We will allow anonymous prompting to the prompt post, for those with secret kinks. Prompting is restricted to 7 prompts per person.

Prompts may include a kink, one to three pairings between whom you would like to see the kink explored, and a space for an optional supplementary prompt where you may list a theme/object/scenario you'd like included in the fic.

"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.

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.
We hope this post has answered your questions. If not, leave a comment or email us at HPKinkfest@gmail.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.