#winterknights

[winterknights]

It’s beginning to look a lot like… it might be time to sign up for Winter knights!

SIGN UPS FOR WINTERKNIGHTS 2025 are NOW OPEN!

What is WinterKnights?

WinterKnights is a BBC Merlin Fandom prompt-based fest for the winter holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Traditional Yule, Winter Solstice, or New Years celebrations are all welcome!

What are the requirements?

❄  All submissions must have a theme of winter and/or any holiday held during December ❄  Submissions can be any rating, any pairing/moresome, and any genre ❄  All content is allowed, providing it is properly warned for. ❄  Fic submissions must be at least 500 words long with no maximum word limit. We do not accept AI generated fics. ❄  Art can be any of the following: Traditional art (pencil, painting, digital etc.), photo manipulations, graphics or handmade crafts e.g Christmas tree ornaments. AI generated art is not accepted for this fest. We also welcome podfic, fanmixes, and more. If you have a question about what is allowed, please just ask! ❄ Can't think of an idea? Why not peruse our archive of prompts from over the years, either in gallery format or grid format to see if you can find any ideas that whet your appetite and get you in the holiday mood!

Sounds good! What’s the schedule?

❄ Signups: OPEN NOW - SIGN UP HERE ❄ Check-in/Drafts Due: Between November 24th - November 30th ❄ Posting Starts: December 2nd This might be the most easy-going fest of the year, so join us and have some festive fun!

[thesongistheriver]

My WinterKnights fic for this year just got revealed! Let Your Heart Be Light with Me

All Arthur wanted was to celebrate a real Christmas, for once. He wasn't expecting Merlin. Or for it all to be a little big magic.

Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Prompt: none/vaguely Hallmark-movie inspired Word Count: 14,465 words Rating: E (for a little smut at the end)

[tracionn]

It's the first winter with their little one and after a year of hope and battle, they couldn't be happier, nor prouder.

Created for the Winterknights fest 2020 Check out the AO3 collection here!

[shut-up-merlin]

@winterknights may or may not be the reason I’m listening to Christmas music in the middle of September... 

Fanfic writing mode: on.

[albaamazonica]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Aithusa (Merlin) Additional Tags: Christmas, Christmas Fluff, Snow Summary:

Snow on Christmas Eve is perfect timing. Aithusa has never seen snow so Arthur and Merlin take her outside to play – and the snow works its Christmas magic on them, too.

[merlinsdeheune]

Gwen nearly stumbled, causing Merlin to throw a concerned glance at her. Seasoned skater that she was, she hadn’t fumbled on the ice in years. Gwen just shrugged and continued making her rounds, while surreptitiously trying to look at the (breathtakingly beautiful) woman who had just walked onto the mat at the entrance to the rink.

Continue reading ‘I get knocked down’ on AO3

Winterknights 2017

[merlinsfests]

winterknights is a prompt based holiday fest for the Merlin fandom! Use any winter or holiday themed idea to create fic, traditional art (pencil, painting, digital etc.), photo manipulations, graphics, handmade crafts, podfic, fanmixes, and more!

2017 Timeline Prompting Opens: September 18 Signups: September 25 Check-in/Drafts Due: November 25 Posting Starts: December 1 ❄ Fest Info ❄

[lao-pendragon]

Submissions for Merlin WinterKnights Event 2016 Merthur in a box // decorating for christmas – you’re doing it wrong

It was so much fun, I hope I can join again next year! To everyone who asked for Merthur-christmaspresent – I send them to your place but you weren’t at home, so Santa brought them back to me. I’ll try again next year ;D