Marauders Monster Mash 2024

blog graphics by @ecstarry

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We are proud to announce the Marauders Monster Mash! 

What is the monster mash?

A fest for Marauders fans who love the ‘unlovable’ to come and write the characters they enjoy doing the same.

How does this fest work?

You can choose to write any pairing from the Marauders era, then choose one (or both) of them to be a monster! Completed fics will be added to the fest collection on Ao3 to be revealed once the deadline has been reached. 

What is the timeline?

Sign ups: April 14th- April 27th

Monster approval: May 12th

Posting day: June 30th

All deadlines will close at midnight PST

What are the rules

The rules can be found here.

Who can participate?

You must be 18 or older, have access to Discord, and have at least one fic posted to ao3.

Any more questions?

Please feel free to reach out to the mods! @regscupid @siriusblackfamilytrauma @theapocryphaofantares

Sign Ups!!

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Is there any dead dove limits? (Ex] incest, necro, ect)

While we do allow dead dove fics, the mods are not comfortable with fest members writing their fest fics on the topics of incest or non-consensual acts [necrophilia, pedophilia, or sexual assault]. We do appreciate the ask!

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Is doing a werewolf story cheating? Or does that still count as a monster?

If you're doing werewolves we do ask that there is a strong monster component and that they aren't just a human most of the time. We do encourage the exploration of other monsters but we are not going to turn down a werewolf fic either!

[maraudersmonstermash]

We are proud to announce the Marauders Monster Mash! 

What is the monster mash?

A fest for Marauders fans who love the ‘unlovable’ to come and write the characters they enjoy doing the same.

How does this fest work?

You can choose to write any pairing from the Marauders era, then choose one (or both) of them to be a monster! Completed fics will be added to the fest collection on Ao3 to be revealed once the deadline has been reached. 

What is the timeline?

Sign ups: April 14th- April 27th

Monster approval: May 12th

Posting day: June 30th

All deadlines will close at midnight PST

What are the rules

The rules can be found here.

Who can participate?

You must be 18 or older, have access to Discord, and have at least one fic posted to ao3.

Any more questions?

Please feel free to reach out to the mods! @regscupid @siriusblackfamilytrauma @theapocryphaofantares

Sign Ups!!

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For anyone on the fence about it we encourage you to reach out to us and ask questions or talk to us about it!! We would love to talk to y'all :)

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How narrowly is Marauders Era defined for this fest?

Can works be focused on characters from the same generation but several years older than the Marauders (e.g., the Black sisters)? Or just ones close to their age?

If works are set in the canon universe, do they need to take place during the Marauders' school years/the first war? Or is it okay to write something outside that time period, but focused on characters from the Marauders Era?

We are absolutely okay with the Black sisters, or any other characters from that general generation!

As for the time period, in-universe fics do not have to take place in the marauders era, they can take place whenever. We would love to see what you might come up with!!

-The mods :)

[ecstarry]

monster mash moodboard

moodboard for the graphics I did for the @maraudersmonstermash. i was so so honored when they asked me to do the branding and got even more excited when they shared their vintage horror inspo for it <3

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Marauders Monster Mash Questions

Hello everyone!! We invite you all to ask any questions you may have about the fest! We would love to respond to them and hear any thoughts or questions you may have!!!

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hello friends, just popping in to say i love you very much and you guys are killing it with this fest set up! the blog looks stunning and i am very very excited to get started <3

Renn we all love and adore you and are so so glad you joined! We are so excited to see what you write. This message made the whole mod team really really happy and we appreciate it deeply!

-Kit, Kolowv, and Echo

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Rules for Sign Ups

This fest is for those 18 years or older.

You should be able to join the discord server.

You must have at least one fic posted on Ao3.

This fest requires a minimum of 1k words. There is no maximum word count, but keep in mind the deadline when planning.

Multi-chapter fics are allowed. They will be posted in their entirety at the deadline.

Monsters will be approved by mods on May 12th

The deadline will be 2 months after sign ups close (June 30rd).

Collaborations between authors are allowed.

Beta-readers are also allowed, we just ask that you credit them.

Explicit and dead dove fics are allowed, but they must be tagged correctly. (no topics of incest or non-consensual acts)

No ship bashing!!

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

Sign up!!