rs_fireside_tales | Welcome to RS Fireside Tales!

"It was a dark and stormy night…"

This fest features Remus/Sirius in spooky, mysterious, uncanny, strange and atmospheric stories that you’d love to read (or be told) while sipping a warming beverage by a crackling fire. We're looking for things like strange apparitions, detectives, mist and fog, mysterious characters, mythical creatures, or just a general sense of unease...

This fest is non-anonymous. We'll provide the prompts, claiming will be anonymous, but not the posting.

Ratings restrictions: all ratings
Length restrictions: 500 word minimum, similar for art

Prompts published on/Claiming opens: September 24th 2018
Submissions Due: January 18th 2019
Posting Begins: February 11th

Rules & F.A.Q.s

What is the minimum length requirement for fic?
All fic entries must be at least 500 words in length. There is no maximum word count.

Is horror allowed?
If you must, we won’t stand in your way. Please bear in mind that the main focus of this fest is spine chilling mystery, rather than violence and gore.

Is poetry allowed?
Absolutely, don’t hold back.

Is fluff allowed?
Of course, as long as you also include a vague sense of foreboding, or something strange and otherworldly, or just a bit of an eerie atmosphere.

What ratings are allowed?
Anything from G to NC-17 is allowed.

Are other pairings allowed?
Yes - as long as Remus/Sirius is very much the main pairing.

I like more than one prompt, may I claim more than one?
Yes, but you’ll need to finish your first prompt before claiming a second.

How many times may a prompt be claimed?
While we would prefer that each prompt only be used once for art and once for fic, we realize that different authors/artists can have completely different takes on a prompt and we're hesitant to stifle anyone's creativity. So, we are allowing prompts to be used up to two times for either art or fic.

May I submit a story which is part of an existing series or a WIP?
No, we'd like brand new stories and art that are unique to this fest.

Are non-magical AUs allowed?
Yes! As long as the story is sufficiently creepy it doesn’t matter if the chills (or the solution) comes from magic or more mundane sources.

Do I have to use a fic beta?
Yes, please. We will put out a call for betas when the due date for entries draws near. The mods will be proofreading all entries and will return fic if there are a large amount of spelling/grammatical errors.

Do I have to use an art beta?
All artwork files should be of a good pixel size (at least 640x480 pixels). 2-dimensional art should be a clean work, more than a rough sketch, and scans of physical artworks should be clean and clear. If you have any questions about a piece or would like an art beta, please e-mail rsfiresidetales@gmail.com.

I finished my entry early. May I submit it early?
Please do! Once your entry is completed and beta'd, post it to our collection at RS Fireside Tales – it’ll be moderated and released by us when posting starts. Please remember to include all desired HTML markup (bold, italics, etc.).
Once your submission has been accepted, you're free to claim a second prompt if you'd like!

Will you grant extensions?
Of course! Life happens and this is meant to be fun, not stressful. We only want fear in the works, not the creators. If you find you need an extension, or even think you may need an extension, please e-mail us.

I need to drop out. What do I do?
Again, life happens. Don’t stress it. Just let us know as soon as you can. Even if you think you might need to drop out email us and we’ll see what we can do for you. As with extensions, this is meant to be fun, and if finishing it becomes stressful, or not possible, and is no longer fun than just let us know. However, participants who do not inform us in due time of their intention to drop out may not be allowed to participate in future fests.

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