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Welcome to Hermione’s Personal Library Drabble Writing Challenge! This event is exclusively for the members of Hermione’s Haven.

This Drabble Challenge will be a test of a restricted word count and pairing to work with. Participants will be given a list of pairings to choose from which will be the pairing for the story.

The prompted pairing must be ENDGAME. All pairings will be Hermione Centric because this is being hosted by Hermione’s Haven. All entries will be read by a member of the admin team to ensure that all participants have followed this rule. Should your story not meet this guideline, you will be given twenty-four hours to fix the problem or withdraw from the event.

Failure to fix the issue or withdraw from the event will result in your story being disqualified.

Each round has a quote from a famous story that will be used as the inspiration for your story. The pairing and the theme are the only mandated pieces of your story. All else is fair game. You must include any and all trigger warnings that effect your story.

All communication will be done via EMAIL. ([email protected])

Admin will not be participating in the writing of this event, but they will be encouraged to participate in the reading and voting portion.

Round 1 - “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be." - J.K. Rowling
Word Minimum: 500 words
Word Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from July 4 to July 17

Round 2 - “And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." - John Steinbeck
Word Minimum: 800 words
Word Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from July 18 to July 31

Round 3 - “Forgiving isn't something you do for someone else, it's something you do for yourself. It's saying 'You're not important enough to have a stronghold on me.' It's saying 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of the future.'" - Jodi Picoult
Word Minimum & Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from August 1 to August 15

***We will be very strict about word count. We know that AO3 has a tendency to have a different word count than what other processors do, however you are expected to plan and adjust accordingly. ***

Schedule:
Sign Ups: July 1 - July 3
Round 1: Claiming- July 4
Round 1: Writing - July 4 - July 10
Round 1: Reading/Voting - July 11 - July 17
Eliminations/Claiming Round 2: July 18
Round 2: Writing - July 18 - July 24
Round 2: Reading/Voting - July 25 - July 31
Eliminations/Claiming Round 3: August 1
Round 3: Writing - August 1 - August 7
Round 3: Reading/Voting - August 8 - August 14
Selection Announced: August 15

SELECTING A PROMPT:

-We have a total of 6 pairings for the first round.

-You will submit a form with your top 4 choices and an admin will be monitoring the claim form.

-Please submit quickly as this is a first come/first claim.

-If all four of your choices have previously been claimed, then the Admin will help select a pairing to write.

- You will receive an email with your assigned pairing prior to 9 pm EST on July 4th so that you may begin writing.

***Please ask for clarification before claiming begins if you do not understand this by sending an email to [email protected] ***

Writing Your Story:

-You will have ONE week to write your story per round.

-Your prompt pairing can be the only MAIN pairing the story.

- The quote cannot just appear in your drabble. It must be used to inspire the story rather than take an active part.

-You may rate your story however you would like.

-If you include triggers of any kind, make sure to tag them when submitting.

-Please DO NOT include an aesthetic in your story. This could allow readers to identify whom it was written by.

-Your story must be between the minimum and maximum for the round. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Round 1 - “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be." - J.K. Rowling
Word Minimum: 500 words
Word Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from July 4 to July 17

Round 2 - “And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." - John Steinbeck
Word Minimum: 800 words
Word Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from July 18 to July 31

Round 3 - “Forgiving isn't something you do for someone else, it's something you do for yourself. It's saying 'You're not important enough to have a stronghold on me.' It's saying 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of the future.'" - Jodi Picoult
Word Minimum & Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from August 1 to August 15

-We recommend submitting your story early to make sure that all the rules have been followed.

I've written my story. How do I submit?

-Stories are due to the Archive for approval by July 10th at 9 pm EST (NO EXCEPTIONS)

-When you are ready, please make sure to add your story to the collection on Ao3 when uploading. The collection is called PersonalLibrary. Once you hit upload/submit, your story will be added to the collection for approval. An admin will check to ensure that your fic is complete and follows guidelines before approving. If you have difficulties with this process, please contact us immediately.

- Link to collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/PersonalLibrary/profile

-When tagging your story, make sure to use the Archive Warning options. We will not approve your story if you tag it as 'Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings.' You must make sure to tag any and all trigger warnings, etc.

-Complete the form that will be attached in the email regarding your prompt collection.

-An Admin will then moderate and post your submission.

*Please note that we will not approve your story unless you have filled out the form giving the admin in charge the information required.*

How does voting work?

-You will have 1 week to read and vote. All stories are 1000 words or less which means they are quick reads.

-Members and authors will vote by rating stories in three categories on a scale of 1 to 5, giving each story a score out of 15.

-1 being your least favorite and 5 being your most favorite in each category.

- The categories that will be voted on are: Spelling & Grammar, Interpretation of the Quote Prompt, and Overall Quality of the drabble.

-You MUST rate each story fairly.

-ALL participating authors are expected to vote. If you do not vote, then your story will be removed from the challenge, forfeiting your participation banner.

-The ratings given by the readers for each story will be summed together. The stories will be placed in a ranking order of 1 to the total number of entries. The top 13 will be listed in the group and those authors will be notified when to claim a new prompt.

-If you vote one story a 5 in all categories and all other votes a 1, your votes will be removed and you will be asked to vote again. If it happens a second time, your vote will just be deleted.

-If you share the link to vote and an admin is made aware of the situation either by scrolling through another group or from the votes received, your story and votes will be immediately disqualified.

-You are encouraged to leave kudos and comments on the works that you enjoy as you are reading. Just remember, what you view as constructive criticism may not be the same as what someone else views it as. All of these people volunteered to participate because this is their hobby and they enjoy writing.

**** Email collection is turned on to eliminate the padding of votes ****

-Only members of the Hermione’s Haven will be permitted to participate. Once reading and voting starts, the group will be on lockdown from adding any new members to the group.

- All rules listed in the pinned post for Hermione’s Haven will be in affect. This includes the fact that all participants must have read and agreed to the rules prior to signing up for the event. If you have not agreed to the rules, you will receive an email from a member of the admin team and will have 24 hours to read the document.

- If for some reason you have to withdraw from the event, you must email the [email protected] as soon as possible with the details as to why you must withdraw. We also ask that you inform us of this prior to 24 hours before the fics are due for the round so that we are not waiting around twiddling our thumbs as we wait for a fic that is not going to be submitted.

-Your story must be between the minimum and maximum for the round. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Round 1 - “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be." - J.K. Rowling
Word Minimum: 500 words
Word Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from July 4 to July 17

Round 2 - “And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." - John Steinbeck
Word Minimum: 800 words
Word Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from July 18 to July 31

Round 3 - “Forgiving isn't something you do for someone else, it's something you do for yourself. It's saying 'You're not important enough to have a stronghold on me.' It's saying 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of the future.'" - Jodi Picoult
Word Minimum & Maximum: 1000 words
Runs from August 1 to August 15

-Your prompt pairing can be the only pairing in the story.

-You may only submit ONE story for this competition in each round that participate in.

-Stories for Round 1 are due July 10th by 9 pm EST to the collection. (See below how to submit your story.) Voting will open July 11th at 9 am EST.

-This difference in time is to give the admin team a chance to read through the fics to make sure that all rules have been followed. We recommend that you get your stories in early in case there is something that goes against our rules, you then have time to rewrite pieces of your story. (Yes we know this is strict, but the rules are in place for a reason.)

-This is anonymous so that when Hermione has made her selection at the end of Round 3, it will be a surprise to everyone.

-This means that if you have been eliminated in Round 1, you cannot reveal your story until the competition comes to a close. There are 3 rounds.

-Absolutely no aesthetics can be added to your work until after the challenge is over. In addition, we ask that you wait until the end of the competition comes around

-ALL communication will be done VIA email only.

***Please ask for clarification if you do not understand something by emailing [email protected] ***