2014 Fest Rules/Guidelines!

[mini_fest_mod]

Same rules as always, reposted for convenience!

Mini Fest Guidelines/Rules


# mini_fest is a prompt based fest. If you cannot find something that inspires you from the list of prompts, check the lists from previous years and see if something inspires you from there.

# Fic submissions must be at least 500 words long. There is no upper word limit, so if you want to write something that is 30,000 words you are more than welcome to.

# Submissions can be any rating, any pairing/moresome, and any genre. This applies to both fic and art.

# All submissions must have a theme of any holiday held during December. This includes Christmas, Hanukah, traditional Yule or Winter Solstice celebrations.

# Prompts are available for use by everyone and can be used by multiple participants.

# You can use as many prompts as you wish, in any combination you wish. E.g Harry and Draco want to go somewhere warm for the holidays, Picture prompt of a beach, "I'm sick of freezing my bits off", watching an eclipse.

# You are more than welcome to submit more than one entry. The more the merrier.

# Art can be any of the following: Traditional art (pencil, painting, digital etc.), photo manipulations, graphics or handmade crafts e.g Christmas tree ornaments.

# Chan is allowed, providing it is properly warned for.

# Participation is through registering your interest on the sign-up post and giving an indication if you will submit Fic, Art or Both. Sign ups will close one week before entries are due.

# All entries must be emailed to HPMINIFEST at GMAIL dot COM

# There will be no penalties if you cannot fulfill your registered interest in this fest. December is a busy time of year for everyone, and this is supposed to be fun and relaxed, everyone knows that Real Life gets in the way of our fandom lives from time to time.

# Don't forget to to add mini_fest to your friends list, so that you don't miss any important information regarding the fest.

# If for whatever reason you need to pull out please just email the mods HPMINIFEST at GMAIL dot COM and let them know that you need to pull out.

# If you’re submitting fics please ensure that it has been beta read, is free from errors and that you are happy for it to be posted as it is received. If for whatever reason your regular beta is unavailable let the mods know and we will see what we can do.

# Fic must have all relevant HTML coding for bold, italics, centering and anything else that you require for your fic. If you are unfamiliar with HTML phoenixacid has a beginners guide to HTML here

# Please use the following header:
<b>Title:</b> <b>Author/Artist:</b> <user site="livejournal.com" user="""> <b>Pairing(s):</b> <b>Prompt:</b> <b>Word Count/Art Medium:</b> (Remember that the minimum is 500 words!) <b>Rating:</b> (G to NC-17) <b>Contains (Highlight to view):</b> *<span style="color: white; background:white;">Please warn for possible triggers and squicks.</span>* <b>Disclaimer:</b> Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended. <b>Notes:</b> (You may put your beta's name/initials here along with any other notes.) <b>Summary: </b>

# Submissions are due on November 18, approximately two weeks before posting which starts on December 1.

# Submissions will be posted anonymously, by mini_fest_mod with reveals occurring in the New Year, within in the first week of January.

# Any questions can be sent to HPMINIFEST at GMAIL dot COM.

Comments

May I participate?

[katminx-fics.livejournal.com]

I seen this fest around before and I would like to participate.

may I participate? despite my username, the journal IS a personal blog and I have participation in LJ- most recently with hp-humpdrabbles.

so May I participate?

Re: May I participate?

[kitty_fic]

Yes of course we'd love to have you join us! Right now we are open for prompting. Claiming will be open soon on the 25th!

Re: May I participate?

[katminx-fics.livejournal.com]

Thnks!

[killerangels13.livejournal.com]

Does the story have to be all brand new for the fest? Or can we write a sequel/continuation of another story we have written as long as it follows the requirements?

[killerangels13.livejournal.com]

Does the story have to be all brand new for the fest? Or can we write a sequel/continuation of another story we have written as long as it follows the requirements?

[kitty_fic]

Because it is anon, it would need to be unrecognizable. But I won't say that it can't be a continuation or sequel or fit into a series as long as it can stand on it's own as well.

[ely-baby.livejournal.com]

OH. MY. WORD.

I am already writing an entry for the fest, but I completely forgot to ask if I can participate even though I'm not an English mother-tongue! I'm sorry! I usually always ask, I just simply forgot. I'm so sorry!

Ehm... can I participate? Pretty please?

[kitty_fic]

Yes of course! All are welcome!

Signups are here: http://mini-fest.livejournal.com/116553.html

[ely-baby.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Ah, I signed up the other day, before I remembered to ask! :D xxxx

[ely-baby.livejournal.com]

Hello mods!

Sorry to disturb you again, but I sent my entry the other day and I got no confirmation that you'd received it. I even sent another email, but still there was no reply. I wouldn't want for my email to have ended up in the spam folder (it happens at times! /o\). Can you let me know if you received it all right and I'm just worrying for nothing?

Thank you! Ely

[kitty_fic]

Hi yes! So sorry for the delay! I've been out if town and didn't have reliable internet or access to the mod's email this week. Wasn't expecting such an early submission but that's fantastic! Thank you!

I'll also reply to the email when I next get a chance to login.

[ely-baby.livejournal.com]

Thank you for such a swift reply!

Lovely! I'm so glad you received it!

Ah, I was very inspired by that prompt. It was absolutely a pleasure to write. Am I the first one? Woot-woot! :D xx