31 Days of Fear Fest 👻!
Like one of the undead, a spirit with unfinished business, or the Dark Lord himself….
Fear Fest is back, ghouls and gremlins!!
Please read on, as there are some changes and additions for this year’s challenge!
This year, there are two ways to play:
👻 Just like last year, we’ll be releasing a list of 31 spooky prompts, one for every day in October. Creators can choose how many prompts they want to create for and when they want to post their creations. Creators can combine prompts within this challenge and combine them with other challenges running in the month of October. Please use discretion and proper tagging when choosing which challenges to combine.
👻 For those of you who are itching to write a longer horror fic, craft more intricate fanart, or just want a more intense challenge, you can sign up in advance and receive the full list of 31 spooky prompts a whole MONTH early. That way you can start planning and making ASAP. It’s up to you whether you post a new chapter or installation of your fic/part of your creation each day in October, post the entire work on All Hallow’s Eve, or something in between.
Guidelines
🎃 On August 1st the Early Bird signup form will open! When you submit your response, you will receive a confirmation email with the list of 31 Horror-themed prompts: one for each day of the month of October.
🎃 On August 15th the Early Bird signup form will close.
🎃 On September 15th the prompt list will be posted here on tumblr for everyone to see!
🎃 Create for as many or as few as you like, whenever you like! Want to tackle all 31? Amazing! Feel particularly inspired by just one? Perfect!
🎃 Submissions must be HP-related, but all pairings and all eras are welcome!
🎃 Because the horror genre can be particularly challenging for some people, please pay special attention to your tags and CWs. If your post isn’t properly tagged we may not be able to share it.
🎃 Your contribution should engage in some way with horror genres and tropes.
🎃 Fluff, smut, and happy endings (and everything that goes along with them) are very welcome! Just because something leaves you feeling creeped out, that doesn’t mean it can’t leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, too!
🎃There is no minimum or maximum word count for fics!
How to participate:
🦇 As you create, post your work and tag us @HP-FearFest and use the tags #31DaysofFearFest and #HPFearFest2022. We will reblog your work here as we’re tagged!
🦇 Beginning November 1st through November 30, we will post roundups and highlights here!
🧛♂️ From October 1st through November 30th, add your work to the 31 Days of Fear Fest Collection (link to come).
🧛♂️ All submissions to the AO3 collection will be reblogged here (with credit!) and included in roundups and highlight posts beginning November 1st.
How soon after I complete the Early Bird signup form will I receive the prompt list?
🍬 Immediately! Once you hit ‘submit’ you will receive an auto-reply thanking you for your submission and including the list of 31 prompts. We want you to have every moment possible to dream up your fanwork!
If I create something for prompt #X am I only allowed to post it on October Xth?
🍬 No! You can write for the prompts in any order you want and we will still reblog your creations (just don’t forget to tag us)! You can also write for as many or as few prompts as you’d like, or combine multiple prompts into one work.
What sorts of fanworks can I create for this fest?
🍬 Any sort of fanwork your creepy little heart desires, as long as they are horror-themed! If you are going to create around an existing work (for example, doing a podfic or illustration for an existing fic), we ask that you seek the original creator’s approval first and credit them in any posts.
Send us an ask with any questions!
Eat, Drink, and Be Spooky,
