Harry Potter Kinkfest

We are delighted to announce that claiming is now open for ROUND TEN of HARRY POTTER KINKFEST. The full rules and FAQs can be found HERE. The full prompting list can be found HERE.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE GOOGLE FORM FOR CLAIMING AFTER FAMILIARISING YOURSELF WITH THE KEY RULES.

1. You must be 18 or over to claim a prompt and create for this fest.

2. Claiming by proxy is allowed. If you are claiming by proxy please complete the form as if you are the participant.

3. You may claim a prompt someone else has submitted or create for your own prompt. If you are creating for your own prompt please indicate ship and kink for scheduling purposes.

4. You can list up to three prompts you would like to claim in order of preference, so we can assign you second or third choices in the event your first choice is no longer available. You are under no obligation to list more than one, however.

5. When selecting your preferred prompts please keep in mind that this year we are asking that squicks/triggers in the optional extras section and pairing preferences are observed by participants. For example, if the prompter has asked for ‘Sex Magic’, ‘Harry/Draco’ and ‘no non-con or dub-con’ we ask that you respect both the pairing and the request for no non-con/dub-con. There are plenty of prompts with no content restrictions or open pairings and in the unlikely event you can’t find a prompt with the pairing or open content you require, you are free to create for your own prompt.

6. Each prompt can be claimed twice. Once for FIC and once for ART.

7. You can sign up as a team, whether as collaborating authors, artists or author/artist. Please just include details of all collaborators in the sign up.

8. When you sign up you will be asked to state your preferred posting week. We will then assign you a posting date. This is your due date and you will be responsible for posting your fanwork to the HP Kinkfest Archive of Our Own Collection on that date. Please do not post your work prior to your posting date.

9. You may claim additional prompts when your first piece is completed. If you wish to claim additional prompts please email your completed fanwork to hpkinkfest@gmail.com so we can check your first prompt has been completed and let us know via email which prompt you wish to claim next.

10. The fest is pretty relaxed and we will be accepting sign ups throughout, although you should keep in mind the later the sign up, the less chance there is of getting an early posting date if that is your preference.

11. In the past we have allowed works to post anonymously under the HP Kinkfest moderator account on AO3. Although our preference is that the majority of participants create and post under their usernames and there are just a tiny handful that have posted this way in prior fests, you can contact us at the mod email if this is something you would like to do and we will consider these requests on a case by case basis.

Please note that some prompts are listed in two categories as the possible pairing combinations mean they fall into more than one category. For example a prompt featuring Harry/Draco and Draco/Hermione as possible pairings will be listed under both slash and opposite sex which should be clear from the numbering. When you claim one of those prompts, e.g. #S23./#OS14. it will be marked as claimed (for fic or art as applicable) in both places.

During the initial busy period for claiming, the mods will simply be letting you know via email which prompt you have successfully claimed. In the unlikely event all three of your preferred prompts have been claimed we will ask you to select another option via email. When claiming slows we will put together the posting schedule and will follow up over the course of the following week with confirmation of your posting date. You should not let waiting on this confirmation delay you and you can start working on your piece as soon as you get confirmation that you have been successful in your claim. The fest starts posting on 24 February 2019 and will post for three weeks with two weeks of scheduled posting and a third week 'free for all' to allow participants who missed their posting slots or any last minute participants to join in.

The fest is not anonymous so you are free to talk to people about your claim and the piece of art or fic you plan to create for the fest. A reminder of how to submit your works will be emailed to you nearer to the posting date. Please do not post to the AO3 collection before your posting date.