🌦️ HP Drizzle 2026 Rules & Guidelines 🌦️
Welcome to HP Drizzle fest, a weather based, anonymous, 18+ fest for all ships in the Harry Potter fandom!
☔ What do we mean by weather based?
Any work that centres around weather (characters kissing in the rain, soaking up the sun, snowed in – go wild!).
Weather might refer to: sunshine, rain, snow, hail, sleet, mist, blizzards, storms, and similar phenomena. You're also welcome to use extreme weather events as inspiration (e.g: hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, wildfires).
Although not strictly "weather", creative work surrounding other geographical or astronomical phenomena (eg: eclipses, tides, solar flares, auroras) are also allowed.
☀️ What does anonymous mean?
Created works will be posted on AO3 anonymously, and authors will be revealed after all submissions have been posted.
Please do not post your work anywhere or discuss the details of your work with anyone but your beta/alpha and the Drizzle Mods until after authors are revealed.
Feel free to tell people you are participating in Drizzle Fest! Just no details!!
🌤️ 18+? What does that mean?
To participate in any part of the fest (prompting, claiming, etc) you must be 18 years old or above as of 04 May 2026.
🌧️ Prompting opens: 04 May
☔ Prompting closes: 15 May
☀️ Claiming begins: 18 May
⚡ Claiming closes: 9 August (for fic: once we reach 80 claims)
🍃 Submissions due by: 16 August
❄️ Posting begins 01 September
Prompts will be submitted via Airtable form that will be posted when prompting opens.
All prompts must be centred around weather.
You may submit up to ten prompts.
You can attach your name to your prompt or prompt anonymously - but we’re trusting you to stick to ten either way!
You do not have to create a work for the fest in order to submit a prompt.
Prompts may be as short or as descriptive as you like! Please note that prompts are for inspiration only and creators may not fulfil all aspects of your wishes.
Self-prompting is allowed through the claiming form.
☔ Claiming for Art/Craft and Fic
⚡ Claiming opens via Airtable form on 18 May at 8am PT (what time is that for me?), and will remain open until 9 August, or once we reach 80 claims for fic. Art/Craft claiming closes on 9 August with no cap.
Each prompt can be claimed once for fic and once for art/craft.
You may claim for BOTH fic and art/craft at the same time, either as an individual or as a collaboration. If you are doing a collab, please email us at [email protected] to inform the mods.
Prompts will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
Please choose your top three prompts when claiming, in order of preference (i.e. your top prompt as prompt choice 1, second choice as prompt choice 2, etc). This is in case your first choice has already been claimed.
You may only claim one prompt at a time.
Once you finish your prompt, you may claim an additional prompt and create a second work, if claims are still open. Please submit your completed work as per submission guidelines below and then email [email protected] and let us know you wish to claim an additional prompt.
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 and there will be no repercussions for dropping out of the fest!
☔ Claiming for Podfic or Translation
⚡ Claiming opens via Airtable form on 18 May at 8am PT (what time is that for me?), and will remain open until 9 August.
If you wish to claim for podfic or translation, you must have the author's permission, or a blanket permission stated publicly by the author allowing for podfics or translations. We require written proof for the permission either via a screenshot of the page showing blanket permission or of the conversation as part of your claiming form.
All podfics and translations must be of works within the Harry Potter fandom and be heavily influenced by the theme of weather. Podfics must be recorded specifically for this fest. Translations must be done specifically for this fest.
If you are looking for fics to podfic or translate, you can always start by looking at previous works within the HP Drizzle collections!
Please be aware that works must also meet the minimum word count of 500 words to be eligible!
Podfics will be posted anonymously, but podficcers are allowed to state their name in the podfic recording.
For fics, podfics and translations, there is a minimum word count of 500 words and no maximum.
AI generated works of any format are not permitted in this fest.
All fics and translations must be beta-read (If you are unable to find a beta, please let us know!), and podfics should be beta-listened for accuracy before submitting.
If you are creating a work that would also benefit from a sensitivity reader and need help finding one, please let us know!
If you are looking for an alpha, beta, or sensitivity reader in a public forum, please keep the information provided to a minimum as this is an anonymous fest.
Creations must be complete works. Please do not submit a draft for a fic that has not been completed (or single chapters of a multi-chaptered work).
All creations must be individual works, and cannot be part of a series, or a prequel/sequel to an existing work.
All creations must be in English or include an English translation.
Submission of translations as a creation may be in any language, but must be linked back to the original English work via the AO3 “Inspired By” function.
All creations are posted anonymously. However, we allow artists to include signatures/watermarks on their creations if they wish, and podficcers are allowed to state their name in the podfic recording itself.
⚡ Once you have completed your work, it’s time to submit! Submissions are due 16 August, but if you are finished before this date, you are welcome to submit early.
You are required to add drizzle_mod as co-creator when uploading your creation. This is primarily so that we can change the posting date, and add in the standard fest end note and the tag for HP Drizzle 2026. We will not make any other changes to your work, and we will remove the mod account after reveals.
Add your fic to the Drizzle collection. All works must be posted directly to the AO3 collection here.
Podfics and translations should be linked to the original work using the AO3 function: “This work is a remix, a translation, a podfic, or was inspired by another work” and pasting the URL of the original fic.
Please state the title, author, rating and any major archive warnings in the audio intro of the podfic.
Any art or images used for cover art should be copyright-free or have the consent of the artist. Any music or sounds used within the podfic should be copyright-free.
Works must be tagged appropriately and extensively, and include all appropriate warnings. If you have any questions about tagging, please refer to this list of potential triggers, tags and squicks or ask the mods.
We ask that you do not gift the creation to the prompter if you are not taking their squicks into consideration.
Please include your prompt in the creation notes at the beginning of the work to share the inspiration for your work.
Complete your submission header form when you submit your fic. This will be sent directly to participants via email. If, at any point, you decide to change your header after submission, please make sure to send the mods your updated version.
The mods will proof all fics and podfics and inform you if there are any additional requirements. 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 - mods will update the posting date when your creation is revealed!
Please contact the mods via email if you have any issues with/when posting your work.
If you need an extension, or have to drop out, please let us know by email ASAP!
We are happy to work with you to set an extended submission date if you need more time - you just need to communicate clearly with us so we can make it happen!
The mods will post your creation, and creations will be shared via the fest Tumblr.
We will do our best to provide a posting schedule for creators, but the schedule may be subject to change!
For general questions about the fest, don’t hesitate to contact the mods at [email protected] or drop us an ask on Tumblr (@hpdrizzle). We will aim to respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Your rays of sunshine ☀️,
@nightfalltwen, @enbyguously & @laughingatthestorm
