Mini Fest

Thank you everyone who has expressed interest in this year's fest! And especially those who have already submitted your works to the fest collection!

As stated on our previous post, we'll have a small fest again this year, but mini_fest has been running for many years, so I'm very excited that we still have people who want to take part in this mini event!

Here are the basics for mini_fest 2021:

• This is our 13th run of the fest!

• Posting will be on both LJ and AO3.

• The fest will be anonymous + mod posting.

• We will cross post any weekly roundups and fest masterlists to DW and tumblr.

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If you'd still like to join us, please comment HERE! We'd love to have you and will work out a fair deadline for you to join us!

The minimum word count is only 500 words and we happily accept all art (pencil, painting, digital, etc.), handmade crafts (holiday ornaments, dolls, cake decorating, etc), podfic, fanmixes, and more! If there's something you'd like to create, we'd love to have you join us!

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CLICK HERE FOR SUBMISSION AND POSTING INFO

Thank you everyone who has expressed interest in this year's fest!

As stated on our previous post, we'll have a very small fest this year, but mini_fest has been running for over 10 years, so I'm very excited that we still have people who want to take part in this mini event!

Here are the basics for mini_fest 2020:

• This is our 12th run of the fest!

• Posting will be on both LJ and AO3.

• The fest will be anonymous + mod posting.

• We will cross post any weekly roundups and fest masterlists to DW and tumblr.

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If you'd still like to join us, please comment HERE! We'd love to have you and will work out a fair deadline for you to join us! The minimum word count is only 500 words and we happily accept all art (pencil, painting, digital, etc.), handmade crafts (holiday ornaments, dolls, cake decorating, etc), podfic, fanmixes, and more! If there's something you'd like to create, we'd love to have you join us!

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Posting:

Submissions will be posted anonymously, by mini_fest_mod with reveals occurring in the New Year.

We plan to post to both LJ and AO3. We've set up an AO3 collection for the fest. You can submit your fics to the collection and they will be marked as anonymous and unrevealed until the mods post them for you! If you need help posting to AO3, please let us know!

Our 2020 AO3 collection can be found here:
2020 MINI FEST AO3 COLLECTION
(please add mini_fest_mod as a co-creator)

There is also our Mini Fest Archive Collection. Please feel free to add any older works created for any previous year of the fest:
MINI FEST ARCHIVE


Submission Info:

Here are a few things that will make your mods' jobs easier as we receive your submissions:

- Please send your submissions to: hpminifest at gmail dot com

- Include your name in the email subject as well as 'FIC' or 'ART'.

- Include your header in the body of the email as well as in your document.

- Please place an lj-cut tag in your story.
The lj-cut text should be "The Title of your Fic". < lj-cut text="FIC TITLE" >

- Check the formatting of your fic to ensure there are manual line breaks between paragraphs.

- Include all other other html coding that is needed. You may want to test post your submission in a private entry to your journal before submitting to be sure that the coding is correct.

- Artists, as this is an anon fest, please do not sign your art. If you'd like us to provide a fest watermark for you, we are happy to do so!

- The fic/art header appears below.
<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 only 500 words!) <b>Rating:</b> (G to NC-17) <b>Contains (Highlight to view):</b> *<span style="color: white; background:white;">A spoiler code is provided but if your story does not have spoilers you don't have to use this code.</span>* Please warn for possible triggers and squicks. <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> <b>AO3 Link:</b>

If you need a beta you can check with hp_betas or hp_betas_wanted. If you have done so, and are still having a problem finding someone to look over your story, please let the mods know.

Thank you very much to all who have supported the fest! We are looking forward to another celebrating the holidays with you again this year!

First of all... Late Sign-Ups:

If you have not yet signed up and you'd still like to be part of the fest, please comment HERE! We'd love to have you and will work out a fair deadline for you to join us! The minimum word count is only 500 words and we happily accept all art (pencil, painting, digital, etc.), handmade crafts (holiday ornaments, dolls, cake decorating, etc), podfic, fanmixes, and more! If there's something you'd like to create, we'd love to have you join us!


Extensions:
If you sign up late or just need more time, please let us know! We are happy to work with you to create more holiday fun for the Harry Potter fandom!


Posting:

Submissions will be posted anonymously, by mini_fest_mod with reveals occurring in the New Year.

We'd love to be able to share at least one or two holiday/wintery offerings each day throughout the month of December, so please keep all the winter/holiday creations coming!

We plan to post to both LJ and AO3. We've set up an AO3 collection for the fest. You can submit your fics to the collection and they will be marked as anonymous and unrevealed until the mods post them for you! If you need help posting to AO3, please let us know!

Our 2019 AO3 collection can be found here:
MINI FEST AO3 COLLECTION
(please add mini_fest_mod as a co-creator)

There is also our Mini Fest Archive Collection. Please feel free to add any older works created for any previous year of the fest:
MINI FEST ARCHIVE


Submission Info:

Here are a few things that will make your mods' jobs easier as we receive your submissions:

- Please send your submissions to: hpminifest at gmail dot com

- Include your name in the email subject as well as 'FIC' or 'ART'.

- Include your header in the body of the email as well as in your document.

- Include your header in the body of the email as well as in your document.

- Please place an lj-cut tag in your story.
The lj-cut text should be "The Title of your Fic". < lj-cut text="FIC TITLE" >

- Check the formatting of your fic to ensure there are manual line breaks between paragraphs.

- Include all other other html coding that is needed. You may want to test post your submission in a private entry to your journal before submitting to be sure that the coding is correct.

- Artists, as this is an anon fest, please do not sign your art. If you'd like us to provide a fest watermark for you, we are happy to do so!

- The fic/art header appears below.
<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 only 500 words!) <b>Rating:</b> (G to NC-17) <b>Contains (Highlight to view):</b> *<span style="color: white; background:white;">A spoiler code is provided but if your story does not have spoilers you don't have to use this code.</span>* Please warn for possible triggers and squicks. <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> <b>AO3 Link:</b>

Remember, if you need a beta you can check with hp_betas or hp_betas_wanted. If you have done so, and are still having a problem finding someone to look over your story, please let the mods know.

Thank you very much to all who have supported the fest! We are looking forward to another awesome year of mini_fest!

THE MOD WILL BE AWAY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, SO MINI FEST HAS AN EXTENSION!

ENTRIES ARE NOW DUE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29!

If you have mailed the mod account or sent in submissions and haven't yet received a response, please don't stress! I'll be going through the inbox when I get home to answer any questions and confirm receipt of fest submissions!

THANK YOU for your patience and for supporting the fest!

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We've already received some fabulous entries for mini_fest, but we'd love to have even more! It's not too late to join us!

Here are a few extra reminders as you work on your entries!!


• You can find the helpful submission guidelines HERE.

• If you know you'll need more time, please let us know!

• If you have a moment, please consider promoting the fest with our banners HERE.

• It's not too late to sign up HERE. We will definitely need some pinch hitters! (Just let us know you're a late-comer and ask for a later submission date.)

We're starting to receive some fabulous entries for mini_fest, so I thought it was time for a couple of reminders!


• The submission date is in one week on November 25!

• You can find the submission guidelines HERE.

• If you know you'll need an extension, please let us know!

• If you have a moment, please consider promoting the fest with our banners HERE.

• It's not too late to sign up HERE. We will definitely need some pinch hitters! (Just let us know you're a late-comer and ask for a later submission date.)

First of all... If you have not yet signed up and you'd still like to be part of the fest, please comment HERE!

The submission date for mini_fest is in just under two weeks, but if you need an extension, please let us know! We are happy to work with you to create more holiday fun for the Harry Potter fandom!

Here are a few things that will make your mod's job much easier as you prepare to send in your submissions:

- Please send your submissions to: hpminifest at gmail.com

- Include your name in the email subject as well as 'fic' or 'art'.

- Include your header in both the .doc and the email.

- Please place an lj-cut tag in your story.
The lj-cut text should be "The Title of your Fic". < lj-cut text="FIC TITLE" >

- Check the formatting of your fic to ensure there are manual line breaks between paragraphs.

- Include all other other html coding that is needed. You may want to test post your submission in a private entry to your journal before submitting to be sure that the coding is correct.

- The fic/art header appears below.
<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 only 500 words!) <b>Rating:</b> (G to NC-17) <b>Contains (Highlight to view):</b> *<span style="color: white; background:white;">A spoiler code is provided but if your story does not have spoilers you don't have to use this code.</span>* Please warn for possible triggers and squicks. <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>

Remember, if you need a beta you can check with hp_betas or hp_betas_wanted. If you have done so, and are still having a problem finding someone to look over your story, please let the mods know.

Thank you very much to all who have supported the fest! We are looking forward to another awesome year of mini_fest!

Fest submissions are due today, November 20!

If you have not requested an extension and we haven't received your submission, please contact us to let us know if you still plan to participate! If you need to, you can definitely still arrange an extension!

So far we have received approximately 15 early submissions and we have also granted a few extensions!

We'd love to be able to share at least one or two holiday offerings each day through the month of December, so even if you haven't signed up and you'd still like to participate, give us a shout to work out a fair deadline to join us!

It's shaping up to be another fantastic fest this year! Thank you to everyone who has supported the community and fest! We are so excited to share all the holiday cheer with you starting on December 1!