Rules & Guidelines
Schedule:
Prompting Opens: 11th June 2023 (Closes 23rd June)Â
Claiming Opens: 24th June 2023
Submissions due: 2nd September 2023
Posting Starts: 9th September 2023
About:
The Seasons of CaPri Captive Prince Fest is a fest to imagine and explore the seasons and festivals—whether it’s dreaming up in-world feasts and solstices, or throwing your faves into summer flings at the beach, or getting stuck in the snow in December! This year the theme is Cycles and Circles. Life and death; the waxing and waning of relationships; peace and war—or something else? How to interpret this is entirely up to you!
All ships are welcome, as well as all genres. All types of fanworks are eligible—fic, art, podfics, graphics, or moodboards. Collaborations welcome!
Rules:
All participants must be 18+, no exceptions. Please abide by your local laws when creating content.
Minimum word count is 500, no maximum.Â
All creators must have an AO3 account.Â
This is not an anonymous fest, so chatting about your creation is encouraged! But we do ask that all fanwork is new, complete, and created especially for the fest (so no WIPs, sequels/prequels, or previously-published works).Â
When you submit, your fic will be put into the fest collection and hidden until reveals—this way we can make sure every creation gets its own moment to shine and be celebrated!
Prompting:
Prompting opens 11th June 2023 at 1pm GMT (what time is that for me?).
You may submit as many prompts as you want. You do not have to be creating a work for the fest in order to post a prompt. Anyone can prompt!
You can either prompt anonymously or include your name with the prompt.
Prompt format will be as follows:Â
Prompter name:Â
Prompt:
Ship:
Special Requests/Squicks: (this is where you list any extra prompt details, or squicks you may have—make sure you specify which is which! Please be aware that the person claiming your prompt is not required to adhere to these)
Unless specified otherwise, we will assume all prompts are open to all ratings.
You can find the prompting form here. (The form will open at 1pm GMT)
Prompts are available to view here.
Prompting closes 23rd June 2023 (noon, GMT).Â
Self prompting is welcome, but you don’t need to send in a form - just put the details into a claiming email to us along with the same prompt info as above and we can add it to our records! We will be capping participants at 50, due to the fest workload we can reasonably manage, so knowing you’re self-prompting means we can include you in the total.
Claiming:
Claiming opens on 24th June 2023 at 1pm GMT (what time is that for me?)
Prompts will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
Each prompt can be claimed once for fic, once for art, and once for other fanworks (podfic, etc).
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) as they will be awarded in this order. You are not required to fill out all three prompt choices.
You can only claim one prompt at a time. If you finish your prompt, you may claim an additional prompt. If you have finished your first prompt, and wish to claim another, please email your header to [email protected]Â and let us know you wish to claim an additional prompt, before submitting another claim form.
If you claim a prompt and subsequently feel unable to complete the work, please inform us as soon as possible so that we can free the prompt up for another writer/artist. 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 2022.
Collaborations are welcome! Please include details for all claimants in one claim form.
Please find the claiming form here. The form will become active when claiming opens 1pm GMT(what time is that for me?).
You will receive an email within 24 hours confirming your successful claim. Please respond to this email within 72 hours to confirm your participation in Captive Prince Fest.
Creating:
For fics, there is a minimum word count of 500 words and no maximum.
Submissions must be completed works. If you want to have your work beta read but you are unable to find a beta please let us know. 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 new and complete.
Fics and art should use the prompt as inspiration, but feel free to interpret it in your own creative way.
We encourage you to be inspired by the prompters’ 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, but 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.
Submitting:
Once you have completed your fic, it’s time to submit!Â
Submissions are due on 2nd September 2023, but if you are finished before this date, you are welcome to submit then.
When your work is ready to be submitted, please fill out the following header and email it to [email protected]
Title:Â
Ship:
Creator/s:Â
Rating:Â
Word count (if applicable):Â
Art medium (if applicable):Â
Run time (if applicable):
Warnings/Tags:Â
Prompt #:Â
Summary:
All creations must be posted directly to the AO3 collection here.Â
You are required to add the fest mod account as Co-creator when uploading your submission. This is primarily so that we can change the posting date. We will not make changes to your fic, and will remove the mod account for reveals.
Be sure to include all appropriate warnings, and tag your work correctly.
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, or have to drop out, please let us know by email. Please do not be afraid to reach out about this, we are always happy to hear from you!
Posting:
The mods will post your creation on the scheduled day, and will make a Tumblr post for each. We do not release the posting schedule as this is subject to change.
Further information:
For general questions about the fest don’t hesitate to contact the mods. That’s what we are here for. But keep in mind that we’re operating in multiple time zones, and will be dealing with offline life as well as fandom! We won’t be available 24/7, but we always 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.
❤️ your mods
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