Work has been keeping me busy, but I should have time tomorrow to clear the fest's inbox. Good night!

Prompt claiming ends tonight (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time) at the sshg_promptfest! That said, I'll be asleep long before the official deadline, so if you're a tad bit late for it, I'll still accept your sign up with everyone else's tomorrow morning.

So far, two creators have submitted their entries, and I'll start working on their previews as soon as I close the prompt-claiming post. You'll remember from the rules, schedule, and submission guidelines that entries are posted in the order in which they are received, so there is an advantage to early submission. As well, please remember that fic entries should be submitted as text/plain text (.txt) files.

Questions? Email me at sshg.promptfest [at] gmail [dot] com. :D

*waves*

hp_betas_wanted is a resource for those of you who are searching for beta readers. As well, please feel free to post your need for a beta or availability to beta in reply to this post. :D

Questions? Email them to sshg.promptfest [at] gmail [dot] com.

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If you claimed prompts but don't see your name listed above, please let me know so that I can get you sorted out. If you've not yet replied to your assignment email, please do so immediately.

I've added you to the sshg_pf_mod's friends list to keep track of who's participating in the fest. Once the fest ends (or should you drop out), I'll remove you. Please don't take it personally; the mod account's flist is always the list of current participants.

During the April-May production period, I'll post answers to frequently asked questions in the mod account, as well as preview your entries for each of you individually there. If you have fest-related questions that aren't addressed in the rules, schedule, and submission guidelines, please feel free to ask them in reply to the mod account's welcome post, or email them to sshg.promptfest [at] gmail [dot] com.

Happy creating!

All best,

Iulia Linnea

Prompt claiming is ongoing through 15 May!


This is not the prompt-claiming post; do not attempt to claim prompts in reply to this post.

sshg_promptfest prompt claiming is about to begin! Before claiming prompts, please:

• read the fest's rules, schedule, and submission guidelines, and direct any questions about them to sshg.promptfest [at] gmail [dot] com;


• review the prompts carefully so that you only claim ones you can answer and have beta'd during the two-month production period (you may claim your own prompts, but you aren't guaranteed assignment of them as all prompts will be assigned on a first come, first served basis);


• remember that art prompts should be answered with art, and fic prompts should be answered with fic;


• and note that all entries must fit into one LiveJournal post.

Prompt claiming will take place in a members-only, screened post from 2 April-15 May. During the prompt-claiming period, I'll update the prompts list once a day to indicate which prompts remain available for claiming. I'll also ask you to submit a new prompt claim in the event that all your preferred prompts have been claimed. If you complete a fan work before 15 May, you are welcome to select a second prompt, but your deadline will remain 31 May.

Important Note: The sshg_promptfest is not a gift fest; it exists solely to inspire the creation of brief, stand-alone SS/HG and SS & HG fan works, ones that have been created for the fest and aren't part of existing works. If you see a prompt that inspires you, answer it however you see fit! By pleasing yourself, you'll most likely delight everyone else. That said, if someone prompts for a love story in space and you set your action in the desert and never go into orbit, you may well end up sharing your fan work in a context other than this fest. Honor your prompt, but create the work that you've been inspired to bring into being. *firm*

Oh, and I will be falling asleep almost immediately after posting the prompt-claiming post, so if you've questions, I'll answer them tomorrow.

Happy prompt-claiming! Happy creating! Happy sshg_promptfest!

*waves*

This is not an April Fool's Day joke: Prompt claiming will begin on 2 April because my family will expect to spend Easter with me. *rolls eyes at self for spacing on the date* At least that will give us through the first to review the prompts!

Just to be clear, . . .

• prompt collection will end 31 May,


• prompt review will end 1 April,


• and prompt claiming will begin 2 April and continue through 15 May.

Please email me at sshg.promptfest [at] gmail [dot] com with any questions—and happy upcoming Sunday, however you intend to spend it!

*goes to add more prompts to review post*

*waves hello to you from the welcome post, which is not the prompt-collection post*

The sshg_promptfest will open for prompt collection today, 19 March! Before it does, please familiarise yourself with the fest's rules and modified schedule for 2018:

The 2018 sshg_promptfest Schedule The SSHG Prompt Fest runs on Eastern Time.
Prompts Collected	19-31 March
Prompts Claimed	1 April-15 May
Prompts Assigned	Once per day, in order of claim
Works Due	31 May (by 11:59 p.m.)
Works Posted	1-30 July
Creators Revealed	31 July

Based on the poll, I think we're looking at an intimate fest, but that suits me quite well because I'm extremely busy at the moment and won't be working with an assistant mod this year. That said, I'll do my best to attend to fest-related business at least once per day. Please be patient with me. *huggles*

Got questions about the rules, schedule, and/or submission guidelines? Email them to sshg.promptfest [at] gmail [dot] com, or ask them in reply to this post!

P.S. The prompt-collection post is up! You must be a logged-in member of the sshg_promptfest in order to see and reply to it.

*waves*

Life is so busy that I forgot to cancel this year's run of the sshg_promptfest until someone, well, two someones, asked where the prompt-collection post was. That wasn't very many someones, so here's the deal: take the poll, members, and if there's enough interest to run at least a wee fest, I'll run one. If not, so long, and thanks for all the fan works! *smooches*

snapecase sign ups are open!

Sign ups for the next run of the sshg_giftfest are ongoing through 24 August! The SSHG Gift Fest is an anonymous gift exchange that takes place during the holiday season; its focus is on the pairing of Severus Snape/Hermione Granger. Do you love SS/HG? If so, you know what to do!

*waves*

Well, that's all for this run, folks! I hope that you've enjoyed everyone's contributions. I also hope that, if you haven't already done so, you'll leave comments in reply to all the things works! *encourages*

Creators, you are now free to post your works wherever you like and to reply as your fandom selves to the comments that you received. While you're doing that, I'll prepare for the SSHG Prompt Fest's next run by clearing the mod account's flist. Please don't take it personally; the mod account's flist is always the list of the fest's current participants. :)

Without further ado, I present the ( SSHG Prompt Fest 2017 Summer Reveal!Collapse )

All best,

iulia_linnea

Title: Heights and Fire
Type: Fic
Prompter: iulia_linnea
Creator: iulia_linnea
Beta(s): arynwy and Shog
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Prompt yourself for fic!
Summary: For great good reason, Hermione is afraid of heights and fire . . . and she notices things.

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Title: Almost Like Magic
Type: Fic
Prompter: delphipsmith
Creator: darkheartwalsh
Beta(s): The lovely, LJ-less RNR
Rating: PG-13
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Snape has been appointed a lecturer at Unseen University; he and Hermione attend their first faculty soiree.
Note: This is a Harry Potter/Discworld crossover fic.
Summary: Hogwarts' newest Professor is in a bit of a pickle. Hot on the heels of one of the country's most dangerous magical creatures, she's only gone and found herself transported to another world mid-chase. A world that is flat and disc-shaped, where magic doesn't work quite as it's supposed to, and where the local Librarian has a distinct taste for bananas. It's unfortunate, too, that this new world is also home to the last person she wants to see. Oh, and there's still the matter of that creature to deal with. Bugger.

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Title: Much Ado
Type: Fic
Prompter: rayvyn2k
Creator: bardsdaughter1
Beta(s): Beth
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: "Much Ado About Nothing". Hermione and Severus in the Beatrice and Benedick roles. Whether it's AU or the school play is up to you (SS & HG that becomes SS/HG just like the play).
Summary: The war may be over, but someone is still plotting Harry Potter's downfall. In a plot worthy of Shakespeare himself, Severus and Hermione must put aside their own wishes and work to save Harry's pride.

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Title: What's Past is Prologue
Type: Fic
Prompter: kerravonsen
Creator: delphipsmith
Beta(s): nursedarry
Rating: G
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None. Well, there's some math. :)
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Hermione never stops asking questions. This time she questions something that nobody has ever dared to do: what is the nature of magic? Why are the students of Hogwarts taught to do things in a certain way? In her quest for answers, she discovers a dangerous and horrifying secret. And then she bumps into Severus Snape. An accident, or not? Will he aid her, or does he have a different agenda (SS & HG)?
Note: All dates are historically accurate for both the Muggle and Wizarding world, so far as I have been able to determine. Thanks to kerravonsen for a wonderful prompt, to my husband (who doesn't "get" SSHG at all but is always happy to help) for the idea that kick-started this story, and to nursedarry, fastest beta in the west.
Summary: Sometimes when you search, you don't like what you find. Both Severus and Hermione are about to find this out, as a mystery from the past reaches out to touch the present.

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Title: The Will of the Stone Barn Council
Type: Fic
Prompter: Erin/Posting Mod
Creator: mundungus42
Beta(s): JS
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): Discussions of death and pet loss, rhyming verse, literary homage.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: An elderly Crookshanks, knowing his time is near, leads a fuzzy family to the safety of Hermione and Severus' home (Crookshanks' PoV would be welcome).
Summary: The question isn't where we go at the end of our lives. The question is what we do when we know it's coming. Crookshanks calls a council to help him decide on a successor to ensure that his family will be properly cared for when his time comes.

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Title: Fields of Competition
Type: Fic
Prompter: Anonymous Two
Creator: gaeilgerua
Beta(s): xxdustnight88 and twztdwildcat
Rating: G
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: When Pumpkins Fly: Severus and Hermione compete against one another during Hogsmeade's annual vegetable competition (SS/HG).
Note: Many thanks go to our wonderful mod for running this wonderful fest. Thank you to my betas for their help and to the prompter for the fun prompt. I hope this lives up to your expectations.
Summary: Ever since he joined the teaching staff at Hogwarts, Severus has won the annual Hogsmeade Vegetable Competition. There's a new teacher in town, and she's not about to let him win so easily this year.

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Title: Teshuvah
Type: Fic
Prompter: too_dle_oo
Creator: ms_anthrop
Beta(s): Lolly
Rating: PG-13
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): Adult language, mentions of domestic violence and genocide.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Redeemed Tobias. I don't care how you do it, but I'd like to see an apologetic man who's working on healing the past. How Severus and Hermione fit together in all of this is up to you.
Summary: The Bard's old adage, 'Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows', is once again proven true when Petunia Dursley gets the most unexpected visitor following the Final Battle.

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