Hello! I was wondering if there’s any possibility of getting an extension and if so, what is the latest possible date I can submit? I’m really excited about taking part in this fest but I’ve had some issues which have prevented me writing. I understand if it’s not possible but I just thought I’d give it a shot! Thank you
Hey there anon!
As per our Rules & Guidelines:
'You can contact the mods at: [email protected] if you need an extension. For extensions we may require you to provide your WIP document, an estimate of how much you have left to go (such as the estimated final word count), and how much time you think this will take you. Please do not be afraid to reach out about this, we are always happy to hear from you!'
So basically, drop us an email and we can discuss!
Best of luck getting all finished - we look forward to hearing from you 💗
I would have loved to draw something but my time is inexistent at the moment. I would still like to ask how does it work with the art claiming? Are you supposed to collaborate with the author to is it free? Thank you and good work to everybody!
Hello sailor! 😉
You can claim any available prompt for art up until the 31st May (or even self prompt). All you need to do is draw something inspired by the prompt. You are not required to collaborate with anyone (but you can do if you know someone who would like to).
We would love you to participate with your art! You can read through the rules & guidelines for claiming and for art submissions here
Any further questions, let us know, either here or at [email protected]
Because the submission date is mid-June, we don't tend to open the form until after our first check-in (generally around April time).
However, if you have in fact completed your fest work, then please email us at [email protected] or send us a DM on tumblr, and we'll arrange for the submission form to be opened.
Congrats if you are ready to submit - we are very impressed. You totally rock!!
hi! long-time drarry reader & thinking of joining the fest with a fic, but i don't have any experience with beta readers or publishing on a03 specifically. what advice would you have for finding a beta? your r&g just says to reach out :-)
Hi there anon!
We adore first timers! So wonderful and exciting to see the crop of new talent each year.
Many people reach out on Drarry discord servers (such as Drarry Fans, Writers & Artists or The Drarry Pit) to source a beta reader - there are generally dedicated channels for doing this. If you'd like an invite to any please send a tumblr direct message or an email to [email protected]. You can also ask on other platforms (tumblr/reddit, etc) but please be mindful not to de-anon yourself publicly by giving away too much detail about your fic in your beta request.
In terms of posting to the fest collection on AO3, we made a guide for doing this some years ago. The links are not up-to-date but it's still the same procedure. You can find the post here
Looking forward to your participation! We believe in you!
🎶 Are you all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed?
It’s not your fault that you want it so much
You can try to pretend, you can try to forget
But it's driving you mad, going out of your head
All the prompts you read, all the prompts you read
Running through your head, running through your head
Running through your head! 🎶
It's Claiming Time! The link to the CLAIMING FORM is right here.
Did you read all the prompts? Are they running through your head? If not, then here is the link to the Prompt Gallery (fic & art) and the Podfic Prompt List. If you're on PC, the prompt lists are searchable, sortable, filterable and downloadable, to make it easy to find the perfect prompt! And also don't forget to listen to our spotify playlist 🎧
If you’re thinking 'this is not enough', why not self prompt! You can do that too on the claiming form.
Don’t forget to check out our Rules & Guidelines for more details about claiming and self-prompting, as well as everything you need to know about participating in Wireless Fest.
Now off you skip, and get your claim in!
Your mods
@gnarf
@maesterchill
@icarusinflight
@evaeleanor
🎶Let's dance all night to the best songs ever
We know every line, but we can't remember
How it goes but we know that we won't forget 'em
'Cause we'll dance all night to the best songs ever🎶
Don't worry if you've forgotten all the songs - we've got you! Prompting has now closed, but we've got the list of prompt songs right here!
🎵 WIRELESS PROMPTS! 🎵
And you can remind yourself of all the words by listening to our spotify playlist 🎧🎶right here!
And don't forget the incredible hits on the🎵PODFIC Prompt list🎵 There are 243 fabulous consented Drarry fics to choose from!
✨Claiming will open on 1st February 1pm GMT (what time is that for me?), so mark that on your calendar! Or set an alarm. Or ask a friend to come and shout at you. Whatever works. And if you're quick enough, the best song ever will be all yours! 💖
And if nothing on the prompt list takes your fancy (sounds fake, but okay) then you'll be able to self-prompt on 1st Feb using the Claiming Form instead.
🎶 Will he be working as a waiter in a cocktail bar
When they lock eyes?
Will you lock them up, or fuck them up, Or tear them apart?
Tell us all your prompts for these guys!
Won't you prompt it, baby? Won't you prompt it, woh-oh-oh
Won't you prompt it, baby? Won't you prompt it, woh-oh-oh 🎶
Whatever you dream up for them, for whatever song, prompt it right here using our Prompting Form!
Remember, there are a maximum of 5 prompts per person. Any extra prompts will end up being deleted. Please see all our Rules and Guidelines for prompting HERE
We recommend prompting a few additional idea details as well as the song title, it will help get the potential claimants creative juices flowing!
You can view the submitted prompts here in the Prompt Gallery. (Please be patient for them to appear as the mods check and approve each one ✅)
SELF_PROMPTS: Self prompting for a work you yourself wish to create is possible and will be an option on the Claiming form which will open on 1st February. More info about that can be found in the rules (see Rules link above)
❗ Prompting will close on 26th of January, or once we reach our cap of 300 prompts. ❗
PODFICCERS: The Podfic Prompt Gallery has been collated, and here you can view the list of consented Wireless fics. So far there are 241 amazing fics available to claim for podficcing when claiming opens on 1st February!
Per your last posted ask—I understand the logistical reasons you’ve given, but I want to flag that an English-only rule has a real exclusionary impact, especially in a fandom like Drarry, which has a long, rich history of non-English creators and global participation.
Disallowing songs in other languages (even with translations) unintentionally privileges native English speakers and narrows the cultural range of inspiration. It’s worth reflecting on how rules like this shape who feels welcome and whose creativity is considered “accessible enough” to include.
I ask that you reconsider this rule, as it unintentionally paints your fest as welcoming in theory, but exclusionary in practice.
Hi nonny,
Thank you very much for your ask. We always like to hear the views of the Wireless Fest fans.
You're right about the importance of works inspired by non-English songs, as well the importance of non-English creations in the Drarry fandom. Three of the four mods in our team are multilingual (and two are ESL) and have had the privilege of reading and enjoying some of these types of creations.
When it comes down to it, modding is a lot of work, and not an insignificant amount of responsibility. In our fest, at the end of the day, we have to take a portion of the responsibility for the creations that make up the fest works. It was for this reason that we previously implemented the rule regarding English songs. Despite the fact that we cover 5 languages between us, we knew we couldn't cover every language and didn't want to only allow the specific non-English languages we could cover. That didn't seem right to us.
We're not going to change the rules now that the fest period has started; once some people have participated and left their max amount of prompts it is not fair to change the rules. However we do keep a list of suggestions for future years, and we will review this rule at the end of the year.
Hi lovely mods! I am so excited to submit some prompts for wireless!! I saw in the rules that all songs with lyrics must be in English. Would I be allowed to submit a song in another language (for example my fav kpop song) and include an English translation? Thanks for running the fest again 💕
Hi there
Thanks for the ask! So pleased you are excited to submit some prompts 💝
Because we have limited spaces on our prompt list we specify English language songs (or majority-English, or instrumental). It is also for ease of perusal for participants, and also we don't have the expertise to check the quality/validity of any translations.
Hopefully you can find some songs you love in English that will inspire our creators!
hello!! considering joining for the first time this year but i’ve been wondering if there’s a discord server for the fest? it helps me to connect with other fest creators and motivate more to write if there is so thought id ask :) thanks!!
Hey there,
We are so pleased to hear you are thinking about signing up for Wireless this year! You are very welcome to the party!
There isn't actually a dedicated fest server for Wireless. But we can recommend joining one of the public Drarry servers out there if you want to connect with other creators, such as Drarry Fans, Writers & Artists, the Drarry Pit, and Drarry Microfic Madness.
🎶 Will he be working as a waiter in a cocktail bar
When they lock eyes?
Will you lock them up, or fuck them up, Or tear them apart?
Tell us all your prompts for these guys!
Won't you prompt it, baby? Won't you prompt it, woh-oh-oh
Won't you prompt it, baby? Won't you prompt it, woh-oh-oh 🎶
Whatever you dream up for them, for whatever song, prompt it right here using our Prompting Form!
Remember, there are a maximum of 5 prompts per person. Any extra prompts will end up being deleted. Please see all our Rules and Guidelines for prompting HERE
We recommend prompting a few additional idea details as well as the song title, it will help get the potential claimants creative juices flowing!
You can view the submitted prompts here in the Prompt Gallery. (Please be patient for them to appear as the mods check and approve each one ✅)
SELF_PROMPTS: Self prompting for a work you yourself wish to create is possible and will be an option on the Claiming form which will open on 1st February. More info about that can be found in the rules (see Rules link above)
❗ Prompting will close on 26th of January, or once we reach our cap of 300 prompts. ❗
PODFICCERS: The Podfic Prompt Gallery has been collated, and here you can view the list of consented Wireless fics. So far there are 241 amazing fics available to claim for podficcing when claiming opens on 1st February!
🎵 Get this party started on a Saturday night
The common room is buzzin’ for them to arrive
Sending out the owls to all of Eighth Year
Potter lookin' flashy in his new Quidditch gear
Malfoy's got the style, check his gold signet ring
He can go for miles if you know what I mean... 😏
WIIIIRELESS comin' up, so you better get this party started!
(We’re comin' up, we’re comin') 🎵
Happy New Year, everyone! The Wireless party is back on! Please check out our gorgeous new banner for 2026 featuring art by the very talented @quail-in-red😍
First we have an announcement: We are delighted to have been joined on the mod team by the very lovely and talented @evaeleanor! Thanks so much Eva for agreeing to help out the three disaster mods!
Next, we are pleased to announce the dates for H/D Wireless 2025!
Prompting opens: Sunday, January 11th
Claiming opens: Sunday, February 1st
Submissions due: Sunday, June 14th
Posting starts: Wednesday, July 1st
For more information please visit our rules and guidelines HERE!
So get your Drarry tunes on and start coming up with some catchy prompts, we'll open the prompting form on Sunday 11th Jan! 🎧
You may submit up to five (5) prompts. These can be named or anonymous. We trust our prompters to abide by this, even if they are prompting anonymously. You do not have to be creating a work for the fest in order to post a prompt. Anyone can prompt!
All prompts must be a SONG. Instrumental songs are allowed. All songs with lyrics must be in English.
There is a space to include any extra prompt details that you would love to see incorporated. If you wish, you can also include a maximum rating and any squicks you would prefer not to read/see (for example, Maximum Rating: Explicit. No MCD). Please note that these are for inspiration only and creators may not fulfil all aspects of your wishes.
We also allow self prompting! You can either prompt the song you wish to write, and then take your chance claiming it (but bear in mind, someone might beat you to it!). Or you can simply wait and submit your self-prompt as your claim when claiming opens.
We allow multiple prompts for the same song as long as the prompts themselves are significantly different to each other. If we receive a prompt twice, one with additional information and one without, we’ll remove the prompt without any additional information, even if it was the one submitted first! Therefore, we encourage you to include additional information with your prompts.
➡️ You can find the Prompting Form HERE. (Prompting opens January 11th, 1pm GMT - (what time is that for me?)
➡️ Prompting closes on the 26th of January OR when we reach 300 prompts, whichever comes first.
➡️ Prompts will be available to view HERE. The Mods will check and approve each prompt, therefore there may be a small delay before they appear in the prompt gallery.
🎶 Claiming:
There is a cap of 80 claims for FIC. There is no cap for ART or PODFICS. The Claiming Form opens on 1st February and will remain open until the 31st May. If we reach our cap of 80 claims for fics, we will close claiming for fics, but claiming will remain open for other media.
This is an 18+ fest, and we will require all claimants to confirm that they are aged 18 or over.
Prompts will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
Please choose your top three prompts when claiming, in order of preference. This is in case your first choice has already been claimed, we can offer you your next preference. However, if you’ve got your heart set on just one prompt, you are welcome to submit the form with just the one prompt! You might be lucky!
You can only claim one prompt at a time. If you finish creating the work for your prompt and have posted it to the fest collection on AO3, you may claim an additional prompt in the normal way, if claims are still open at that time. If you are unsure please email us at [email protected].
If you claim a prompt and subsequently feel unable to complete the work, please inform us as soon as possible at [email protected]. We understand that life can get in the way! Unfortunately, however, in such circumstances, you won’t be eligible to claim a further prompt for 2026.
➡️ You can find the Claiming Form HERE. The form will go live on 1st February, 1pm GMT (what time is that for me?).
You will receive an email within 48 hours confirming your successful claim. Please respond to this email within 72 hours to confirm your participation in H/D Wireless.
Writers and Artists:
Each prompt can be claimed once for fic and once for art.
You may claim for BOTH fic and art at the same time, either as an individual or in a collaboration with another creator. If you are doing a collab please email us at [email protected] to confirm.
Podficcers:
We will be allowing people to enter podfic recordings of fics from previous years of HD Wireless fest. To enable this we have compiled a list of previous Wireless fics where the creator has indicated to the mods that they give permission for their work to be podficced.
➡️ You can access the Podfic Prompt List HERE.
➡️ To sign up to create a podfic, please claim the fic you wish to record by completing the Claim Form.
Each fic can be claimed once for podfic. We will inform you by email if your claim has been successful. You may indicate a second and third choice, on the off-chance that your first choice is unavailable.
We are not accepting podfics of any fics that are not on our podfic prompt list. However, if you see that any author (not on our list) has written a fic for Wireless and who you believe does consent to their fic(s) being podficced (either by having confirmed to you directly, or they have a blanket permission statement on their profile), please email the mods with the name of the author, evidence of the permission, and we will make a determination on a case by case basis.
🎶 Creating:
Fics and art should use the song prompt in some way, but this is very fluid, so feel free to interpret it in your own creative way.
For fics, there is a minimum word count of 1,000 words and no maximum.
HD Wireless is a Harry & Draco Fest, so the main pairing should be Drarry. However, you are welcome to include any other pairings too! That includes past relationships for either Draco or Harry. It is not mandatory for your fic to be endgame Drarry, but we would ask that you tag the fic clearly if that is the case.
All fics must be beta-read (If you are unable to find a beta please let us know), and podfics should ideally be beta-listened for accuracy and audibility before submitting.
Submissions must be completed works. Please do not submit a draft for a fic that has not been completed (e.g., single chapters of a chaptered work).
All submissions must be in English or include a translation.
Podfics: Please state the Title, Author, Rating and any Major Archive Warnings in the audio intro of the podfic. Any music used within the podfic should be copyright-free or have the permission of the recording artist.
We do not accept any works created with AI.
As this is an anonymous fest, all creations must be individual works, and cannot be part of a series, or a prequel/sequel to an existing work. If you are planning to continue the work with either of these, please do not reference this in your creation (including in your creator notes) until after the works are revealed and the fest is over.
❗ Please be aware that AO3’s Terms of Service only allow for ‘short quotations’ from copyrighted materials. For this reason we ask that you be mindful about your usage of lyrics in your creation. For more information, and for links to further information, please see our previous post on the issue HERE. ❗
We encourage you to be inspired by the prompter’s additional details, but these are not required to be incorporated into the creation. You may also wish to take into consideration your prompter’s squicks when creating. This is not a requirement — but we ask that you do not gift the creation to the prompter if you are not taking the squicks into consideration, and as always, be sure to tag your work appropriately.
This fest employs a mixture of both anonymous and non-anonymous posting for creations: All fics are posted anonymously, however for art we allow artists to include watermarks on their creations if they so wish. Podfics will also be posted anonymously, but podficcers are allowed to state their name in the podfic recording itself (not within their notes on the post). Due to the anonymous nature of the fest, we wish to keep all creations completely anonymous until reveals (for fics) or posting (for art and podfic) and as such we do not allow for works to be discussed prior to the relevant reveals. This includes discussing it in a public forum while creating it or while the fest is underway. If you are looking for an alpha or beta reader in a public forum please keep the information provided in public channels to a minimum.
🎶 Submitting:
Once you have completed your work, it’s time to submit! Submissions are due June 14th, but if you are finished before this date, you are welcome to submit early.
Submission Requirements:
➡️ All works must be posted directly to the HD Wireless 2026 AO3 collection HERE.
You are required to add ‘hd_wireless_mod’ as co-creator when uploading your fic, art or podfic. This is primarily so that we can change the posting date, add in the standard fest end note, as well as a tag for HD Wireless 2026. We will not make any other changes to your work, and we will remove the mod account after reveals
Podfics should be linked to the original work using the AO3 ‘Inspired By’ function, i.e: “This work is a remix, a translation, a podfic, or was inspired by another work” and pasting the URL of the original fic. Any art or images used for cover art should be copyright-free or have the consent of the artist. Any music used within the podfic should be copyright-free.
Artworks and images: We encourage all artists and creators who use images in their works to utilise alt text for image descriptions to support accessibility and inclusion.
Please tag appropriately: Be sure to include all appropriate warnings, tag your work correctly and please be mindful while choosing your tags. We enjoy a fun tag as much as the next person, but customised tags may be recognisable to some readers, and give you away. As such we ask that you think carefully about your tag usage and whether it could identify you.
Acknowledge your creative team in your notes! We want you to acknowledge the people who supported your creation! This includes alphas, betas, cheerleaders, and anyone else who helped you along the way! However, as this is anonymous, please do not mention these people by name, as this can sometimes be a way that creators can be identified. A good way to do this is to use a pseudonym for them, or simply refer to these individuals with an initial. Please do remember to come back and fill in the real names after reveals!
Please include your song prompt (artist and song) in the creation notes at the beginning of the work to share the inspiration of your work.
➡️ Complete the Submission Form with all the header details for your work. The submission form requires a YouTube link to the claimed song. We can not accept Spotify links on the submission form as not everyone has Spotify and we want to make this as accessible as possible.
NOTE: If, at any point, you decide to change any information in your submission header after completing the form (e.g. word count, summary or title) let the mods know the updated details at [email protected]
The mods will proof all fics and podfics and inform you if there are any additional requirements or suggestions. Please check your emails regularly to see if we’ve sent you a message regarding your work.
Please don’t change the date on your creation. The mods reserve the right to remove your work from the collection if we see that the date has been changed during or after the fest.
Your work must remain in the collection for at least six months. If you remove your work from the collection before that, you may be banned from participating in the fest for the following year/s.
Please contact the mods if you have any issues posting your work.
🎶 Extensions:
You can contact the mods at: [email protected] if you need an extension. For extensions we may require you to provide your WIP document, an estimate of how much you have left to go (such as the estimated final word count), and how much time you think this will take you. Please do not be afraid to reach out about this, we are always happy to hear from you!
🎶 Dropping out:
We understand that life gets in the way and you may not be able to complete your work in time to submit. Or the muse just up and leaves. It happens! If this is the case for you for whatever reason, please let us know as soon as possible at [email protected]. You do not need to provide a reason for withdrawing.
While dropping out is fine, if you ghost us (i.e. fail to respond to our check-ins or communications), we may not allow you back the next year. We understand that things come up, but we expect our participants to show us the respect of responding to our emails, including letting us know if/when they are no longer able to participate.
If you have ghosted us in previous fests, please reach out to confirm your eligibility to participate. If you informed us you were dropping, you’re fine. But we need to know that our participants will respond to emails and reserve the right to exclude you from the fest based on past fest behaviour.
🎶 Posting:
Posting will begin on July 1st.
The mods will post your creation on the scheduled day. We do not release the posting schedule in advance as this is subject to change.
Once your creation has been posted please be mindful not to reveal yourself as the creator.
We ask that you do not respond to comments on your creations until after reveals. This is to ensure that you do not identify yourself in your response. Additionally, responding after reveals can be a lovely way for the commenter to find out who created the work they loved so much, and discover your other works!
While we hope that it will not happen, sometimes creations receive negative comments. If you receive a nasty or critical comment, please contact the mods via email asap. We have a process for handling these events, but we will work with you to do so, and only step in to deal with it if that is your wish.
🎶 Further information:
The prompts are not available to be claimed unless you are participating in the H/D Wireless Fest itself. Once we post the final reveals, the prompts are no longer being used by the fest, and if you have found something you are particularly inspired by, please message the prompter to ask for their consent for a work to be created outside of the fest.
For general questions about the fest don’t hesitate to contact the mods at [email protected] (we don’t regularly check Tumblr for new messages and asks, so sending an email is the best form of communication). But keep in mind that we’re operating in multiple time zones, that we need to eat, and sleep, and take care of real life responsibilities, hence we aren’t available 24/7. We will aim to respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Please note that should there be any disputes regarding the interpretation of the rules, the decision of the mods will be final.
