#fest asks

Hello, here are some details to remember for the Hot Horror Summer fest!

Choosing prompts on a first come first serve basis does not exist for this event. All participants can use any of the prompts. There will not be any prompt claiming or anything like that. If you're writing a fic, you may use more than one prompt but the minimum word count requirement goes up. See screenshots below.

The event begins on June 21, so participants can start posting their fanworks on that day. The event ends on September 21, posting ends that day as well.

Once the event collections open on ao3 and squidge, they will be unmoderated and not anonymous/unrevealed. Participants can post at whatever time they like during the fest timeframe and fanworks will be visible a few minutes after posting.

All participants are required to fill out the fanwork submission form so their promo posts can be reposted/reblogged onto bluesky/tumblr and so their works can be included on the event masterlist at the end of the fest. Failure to do so means a participants work may not make it onto the masterlist.

Thank you so much for sending in this ask. The complete event info is available HERE!

Best,

To any participants with questions about the fest or submitting, please can you email us at [email protected] rather than sending anon asks - we promise to answer your email as soon as we can 💗🫰

Also don't forget, you can check to see if the answer is in the Rules & Guidelines.

Hello,

This is a low pressure event, so you don't have to fill every single prompt. You can if you wish but it's not required.

For more information, see the complete event info!

Best,

Also, I’ve really enjoyed all your omegaverse marauders fics! Thanks for putting those out in the world!

Hi! Thanks for your ask.

Right now, the plan is to skip both fests in 2026. There wasn't much participation in this fest in Sept 2026, and there wasn't much interest in participating in @hpknotfest right now either. Which is fair! We've run the fest for a few years, and gotten some really great works out of it. Maybe we'll let it sit for now and see if there's more interest later.

I have a quick question. I usually post all my fics on AO3, ff.net and Wattpad, so once you post my fic in November, could I post it on my other fic sites as well?

The pairings were based off of an interest survey I sent around recently, and I added based on what people were interested in writing. I can’t open it to any pairing, or I’d have a hard time finding partners for it.

However, if you can find enough people interested in writing a specific pairing (a minimum of 4), I can look into adding it. For example, I know of one group who is looking to get a wlw pairing added, and are negotiating for who they’ll all agree to write.

If you have another pairing, send me an ask about it!