Salt & Pepper Fest 2024: Rules & FAQs

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Timeline:

Submission of prompts: November 6 - 16

Sign-ups and claiming of prompts: Begins November 17

Creations are due: February 18, 2024

Posting starts: March 1, 2024


Please read the rules and comment below or email us (hpgoldenage @ gmail.com) with any questions.

Rules:

- The fest will be hosted at our Dreamwidth community. Fest entries will be posted here and on AO3.

- All entries must adhere to the community rules as found in our profile.

- Anyone can leave a prompt regardless of whether or not you're planning on claiming one. Submitting a prompt doesn't commit you to anything.

- Prompts can be claimed twice: once for fic and once for art. We will indicate if a prompt has been claimed and strike it through once it is no longer available.

- Claiming by proxy is allowed if you are unable to be in front of the computer when claiming takes place.

- While we highly encourage selecting a prompt, you may create an entry from your own concept.

- Each participant may claim one prompt initially. Once an entry is submitted, you may then claim an additional prompt.

- Entries created for the fest are not gifts. You don't need to feel obligated to incorporate specific requests into your submission although you are certainly free to do so.

- We accept all ratings from G - NC-17.

- The minimum word count for fics is 1,000. There is no maximum.

- All fics should be beta-read or at the very least SPaG (Spelling Punctuation and Grammar) proofed.

- For fic, your story should be submitted in fully post-ready form. That means that we should be able to copy and paste from your document right into a Dreamwidth/AO3 html posting window without making changes. It is a good idea to test your coding by making a private-locked post before submitting.

- Submit your fic as .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .txt. No gdocs and please turn off "curly quotes".

- Fics must include basic HTML tags for bold, italics, etc. If you are unfamiliar with HTML coding, phoenixacid has posted a Beginner's Guide to HTML Coding.

- Creations must be complete and original.

- Artwork must be created by hand/digital rather than photo manipulation.

- No AI works will be permitted.

- Creations are posted anon.

- You may not post your creations elsewhere until after reveals.

- Email your creations and any questions you may have to hpgoldenage @ gmail.com

- Please include your AO3 name when submitting your piece, especially if it is different than your Dreamwidth user name.

- Please use one of the following headers:

For Art:

<b>Title:</b> <b>Artist:</b> <b>Characters/Pairings:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Media:</b> <b>Content/Warning(s):</b> <b>Summary/Prompt:</b> <b>A/N:</b>

For fic:

<b>Title:</b> <b>Author:</b> <b>Characters/Pairings:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Word Count:</b> <b>Content/Warning(s):</b> <b>Summary/Prompt:</b> <b>A/N:</b>

- All entries are due February 18, 2024.

- With nearly three months creation time, extensions will be limited. Please plan accordingly.

- If you need to drop out for any reason, there is no penalty. However, we do ask that you let us know.

Questions or comments about the are welcome here or you can email us at hpgoldenage @ gmail.com

We can't wait to get started! :)

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The prompt collection post will be up shortly!