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Registration for MHEA 2022 is now OPEN!

We hope you have been enjoying all the fanworks so far! Remember you can find all fics and art in our AO3 collection. Here’s what you can look forward to our final week:

Posting Schedule

September 22

Eliot Enchanted

Quentin of Frell knows two things for certain.

1. He was cursed with obedience, and

2. The fairy who bestowed the curse is the only one who can lift it

Now he’s on a crazy quest to find this elusive fairy and maybe even save the entire kingdom along the way.

Or…

Sometimes a family is a cursed human, his clever best friend, a fairy with anger issues, a sarcastic book, an elf with law aspirations, a bloodthirsty bodyguard, and a really handsome prince.

September 23

Searching For A Sign

Penny finds a new clue to the treasure he has been searching for, and needs help from ex-girlfriend Kady to figure out the next step. Kady has been working on Eliot and Margo’s ship, and Penny convinces them to join in on the hunt. Working together with several others, including Julia, can they solve the clues and find the treasure of the Fillorian? Can Penny and Kady repair a fragile relationship, and maybe create some new ones in the process?

September 24

An Affinity For Magic

Eliot and Margo have almost finished their education at Brakebills. Real life is looming ever closer and they have no idea what they want to do next. Quentin is an impoverished duke, ready to give up on love and marry for practicality. But when a magical mishap brings Quentin from the 1800s and into the 21st century, he crashes into their lives, bringing the opportunity for them to find purpose and maybe even love.

September 24

Somehow, Someday

Looking to forget the stress from work, Dr. Quentin Coldwater visits his old house by the lake. There, he finds a letter from someone claiming to be writing to him from 2018. They're crazy, right? But what if they aren't? And when the emotions become too intense, how do they overcome time itself to finally be together?

September 26

My Verse Distills Your Truth

It’s hard to be The Bard! Quentin Coldwater needs to write a comedy for The Whitespire Theater, but he’s got nothing! That is, until a new, unknown actor appears just in time during auditions, capturing Quentin’s heart. Eliot Waugh has turned to acting for one last adventure before he’s forced to marry. Together, they risk everything for the chance to show the world how a simple play can depict “the beauty of all life.”

September 27

Being Alive

Can Quentin make a home out of a mausoleum? How many parents (living and dead) can one baby really have? Will Eliot ever be whole again?

Or

Sometimes a family can be a depressed children's book author, a man with half his soul, and a really well-dressed infant.

September 30

Title TBD

Posting Schedule

September 15

My Lonely Heart Calls

Quentin Coldwater is the youngest and hottest architect in New York City, while his best friend Eliot Waugh is just along for the ride—on his bright pink moped, of course! But when Quentin quits his job to chase after love, he panics at the last second... and makes a world-shattering claim. Now, it’s up to Eliot to make sure Quentin still gets his happily ever after (and doesn't destroy his whole life in the process.)

September 16

Pass Through Frequencies

Eliot is having a bit of a delayed quarter-life crisis, as evident by his looking back on his top 5 most memorable breakups, which Quentin Coldwater absolutely didn't make it on, no way, (but he did). At least he can accompany it all with a cinematic soundtrack and have the support of his friends at the record store he barely maintains. Alexa, play "Dammit" by Blink-182.

September 17

into the world, into you

The reality of living in a fairy tale land is much less magical than one might like to believe. For twenty years, Quentin has lived a life of hardship and toil, working under the heel of his step-family. But when a chance encounter sends Quentin into the path of the new High King, he finds himself swept up in a lie that threatens them both as they desperately grab for their own happily ever after.

September 18

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

Kady and Penny are Agents of the Library, partners and best friends - until they both end up dating Julia and their friendship turns to competition. But when Julia becomes the target of a dangerous magician, Kady and Penny have to use all their skills to protect her - and maybe deal with their feelings for each other in the process.

September 19

Yellow Brick Road

Eliot is a fashion designer in NYC, who is proposed to by his boyfriend and he says YES. Just one small problem: he's already technically married - to his high school sweetheart, Quentin Coldwater, that he left behind in Indiana. He has to fly home and settle his divorce once and for all, before anyone back in New York finds out.

September 20

don't write me off (just yet)

Eliot Waugh has a problem. His manager and best friend Margo Hanson has lined up a duet for him that might save his career... but Eliot can't write lyrics to save his life. Enter Quentin Coldwater, bookstore part-owner, temp plant boy... and born lyricist.

Title: Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

Author: Sultrybutdamaged  [Twitter | AO3]

Artist: @mizzy2k [Twitter | AO3]

Summary: Kady and Penny are Agents of the Library, partners and best friends - until they both end up dating Julia and their friendship turns to competition.  But when Julia becomes the target of a dangerous magician, Kady and Penny have to use all their skills to protect her - and maybe deal with their feelings for each other in the process.

Title: Searching for a Sign

Author: @lilyaceofdiamonds​ [AO3]

Artist: @unresolvednothing [Twitter | AO3]

Summary: Penny finds a new clue to the treasure he has been searching for, and needs help from ex-girlfriend Kady to figure out the next step. Kady has been working on Eliot and Margo’s ship, and Penny convinces them to join in on the hunt. Working together with several others, including Julia, can they solve the clues and find the treasure of the Fillorian? Can Penny and Kady repair a fragile relationship, and maybe create some new ones in the process?

Welcome to MHEA!

If you didn’t have a chance to participate last year or had to drop out for whatever reason now is your chance! (If you’re writing with a partner please remember you both have to register)

Remember that if you register before the 23rd you can participate in Registered Early Claims on the 24th!

Well without further ado, here’s the link to register for this year’s MHEA

https://airtable.com/shrBUk61t4dCkr8AX

Title: Blame it on the Stardust

Author: @lilyaceofdiamonds [AO3]

Artist: @indestructress [AO3]

Summary: Kady is going to surprise her boyfriend Penny in New York, and meets an architect named Julia on the bus. Inviting Julia and her friend Quentin to stay with Kady’s friends Marina and Pete thrusts Julia and Quentin unknowingly into the world of hedge magic. Can they use this knowledge to save the Fillory nature reserve that Eliot, Margo, and Fen are trying to rescue from being turned into a library by Penny’s employers?

(Loosely based on the movie One Starry Christmas)