#hdowlpost2024

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August has come and gone and before you know it – THE OWLS ARE BACK!!!! We are announcing the @hdowlpost Winter Fest 2024!

♥ Did not make it into @hd-erised? ♥ Looking for a low-key and fun Harry/Draco winter holiday fest? ♥ Not a writer and not an artist but still would love to give and receive holiday gifts? ♥ Can't wait to meet Erol, Romeo, Hedwig and Snapey again? ♥

Timeline: Choose Your Owl + Post Your Wish List = Sign-ups: Friday, August 30 through Friday, September 13, 2024 Gift Assignments sent out: by September 25 Assignment Reminders sent out: October 27 Submission Date of Gifts to the Owlery: November 22, 2024 Owlpost Gift Delivery | Fest Posting: December 1 until 31; or until we run out of gifts Call for Pinch-hitters: December 1 Late gifts are accepted until: December 22 (all gifts which arrive at the Owlery after this date will be gifted to the pinch-hitters) Reveal of Gift Makers: January 12, 2025

Rules The Basics:

Every participant choses an Owl and creates a Wish List with their wishes and the kind of gifts they are willing to create. *Here is the Wish List Template*.

If you don't have a LiveJournal account, you can sign up with Open ID or by commenting anonymously on the sign-up post. You can also mail your Wish List to the mods at hdowlpostmaster@gmail.com, and we will post your Sign-up | Wish List for you.

We accept any kind of Drarry themed gift that can be sent by Owl (i.e. posted to AO3). Accepted gifts include fics, drabbles, art works, gif sets, story banners, vids, podfics, manips, beta readings, squeeful and/or in-depth comments, icons, poems, recipes, playlists – in short, whatever somebody offers to create.

The mods assign three gifters for each participant. This is an anon exchange - you will not know who created your gifts until the Reveal. Every participant will receive at least three gifts. They may be small gifts and they may not be exactly what you wished for but they will be made with love and enthusiasm. ♥

Gifts are due November 22, 2024!

In December the Owls are delivered (i.e. posted). Each day of December another participant will be presented with their gifts for as long until the Owlery is empty and all Owls have been sent. Gifts will be revealed on AO3, and linked to from LJ, Discord and tumblr.

The Long and Elaborate Fest Guide: *Fest Guide and Fest Rules*

Your very excited Owl Postmasters - @kittymiaomeow and @vaysh11

and the Owls:

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Sign-ups for @hdowlpost 2024 are open.

You can sign up for the fest until Friday, September 13.

Read the Fest Guide.

Grab your Owl.

Sign-up here on LiveJournal.

Any questions? Mail hdowlpostmaster@gmail.com

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This is Errol.

He’s a Great Grey postal owl, delivering gifts for the @hdowlpost Winter Fest. Errol originally belonged to the Weasley family but chose to spend his retirement in the Owlpost Owlery and deliver gifts for the holidays.

5 Wish Lists so far

Sign-ups are open at the @hdowlpost Winter Fest!

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How To Submit Your Gifts

We had people ask about submitting the H/D Owlpost gifts and the header templates. :)

So here comes the Submission Info for Your Gifts! First things first: If you have any problems, concerns, or questions about your gifts or giftees, please email us at hdowlpostmaster@gmail.com.

You still have almost four weeks until November 22 when submissions are due! We cleared off all the mice droppings and pumpkin seeds gift wrappings and ribbons from last year's fest, and the Owlery is spic & span, waiting for all your sparkly gifts to arrive. The AO3 Collection for H/D Owlpost 2024 is open.

If you haven't confirmed your Assignment yet, please do so now.

We will send out Check-in mails in the next days. Please reply to them so we know that you are on track with your Owlpost gifts. A short "All well" is perfectly fine. Or tell us how we can help you!

Don't wait with your submission until you've created all your gifts: It's best for us when you send us each gift as soon as you've finished it, one after the other.

SUBMISSION INFO:

• Please post your gift fics, podfics, art, pictures of craft gifts, recipes etc. to the Harry/Draco Owlpost 2024 Collection! The Collection is moderated and unrevealed, so gifts will not be revealed before the posting date. You as the creator will remain anonymous until we de-anon the Collection for the Big Reveal on January 12, 2025.

• After having posted your gift to AO3, please fill out the header template below and send it to the mod email: hdowlpostmaster@gmail.com We will use this header for posting your gift at LiveJournal, tumblr and the Owlpost Discord.

• When sending your email, include your username in the subject line as well as the name of your recipient. EXAMPLE: "Username - Gift for X") --> "Owl_Saviour - Gift for Blond_Git"

• Please send the header for each of your gifts in a separate email. It makes our job so much easier.

• If you want us to post your fic to A03, let us know and we'll happily post it for you.

Gift Header

Here's the template for the header.

Gift from: Title: Summary: Word Count OR Art Medium OR Podfic Length: Rating: Contains: Notes:

( TITLE )

FOR PODFIC GIFTS, please add: Podfic cover: add here who created the podfic cover, you or someone else Podfic length: add the length of your podfic Podfic gifts are not anonymous.

ABOUT BETA GIFTS: If you are gifting a beta reading, please contact your giftee and offer your beta services. For beta-reading gifts, anonymity is waived between gifter and giftee. But please do not tell other people or post about the beta gift you are giving. The beta reader should still be anon for fandom at large. The betaed fic does not have to be Drarry or even a Harry Potter fic. It can be any story that is agreed upon between the beta and author. Beta-readings should be completed by the submission deadline of @hdowlpost Fest (November 22, 2024). Once you have finished the beta, please send us an email and tell us which story you betaed. Thank you! ♥

ABOUT COMMENT/REVIEW GIFTS: Please use this alternative header.

Gift from: Review/Comment of: TITLE OF FIC Summary of Fic: Word Count of Fic: Rating of Fic: Commenter's Notes:

Last and final things: Email us if you have any problems. We are very generous with extensions and we totally understand that people may need an extension. So don't hesitate to ask for for one. We try to make Owlpost work for everyone and have as little stress as possible. ♥ If you need to drop out of the fest, please email and tell us. We swear that we understand; life happens, no judgement. But we need to know so we can find pinch-hitters. ♥ ♥

Your Owl Postmasters @kittymiaomeow and @vaysh11 & the Owls

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OWL GIFT for the H/D OWLPOST COMMUNITY: Owl Banner 2024

Best Holiday Family Photo Ever Summary: Harry wanted to have a memorable holiday photo. Draco had an idea - a really tacky and hilarious idea. Art Medium: digital Rating: general Contains: awkwardness, a really pissed off owl Notes: I was asked to do the banner for next year’s Owlfest! Hope you all enjoy (and find it as stupid/funny as I do) This will be the artwork for the @hdowlpost banner for 2024!

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A Note to this year's H/D Owlpost Participants about Matching

Here we are again to give you the chance to say, "HEY! I CAN TOTALLY CREATE SOMETHING FOR THEM!"

This is NOT an official claiming. However, if you've had a look at THE SIGNUP POST and there is someone whose requests match your gifting preferences, this is your chance: if you see someone's sign-up info and you think 'I could create something amazing for them', we'd love to hear about it. ♥

Please comment on the POST on LIVEJOURNAL with your name and a small list of participants who you think you'd be a great match. Comments are screened so only the mods know your suggestions and requests. :)

Or email us at hdowlpostmaster[at]gmail[dot]com.

In addition, if you're interested in being part of a collaboration and/or round robin as part of your gift giving, please let us know that as well, and we'll try to get you matched up!

This is all completely optional, but if you want to have a little more say in your matching, here's your chance.

We can't make promises and there is no guarantee that we can match you with your suggested giftee(s). We of course will try to take your requests into consideration, but at the end of the day, we still need to match everyone, and therefore we cannot promise anyone that they will get exactly who they ask for — only that we'll try!

You have until Sunday, September 22, to leave your comments and requests here.

Thank you!

Your Owl Postmasters, @kittymiaomeow and @vaysh11

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Sign-ups for

the @hdowlpost Winter Fest

end tonight!

Hurry over to LiveJournal or send your Wishlist/Sign-up to hdowlpostmaster@gmail.com and we post it for you.

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This is Hedwig.

She is a snowy postal owl, delivering gifts for the @hdowlpost Winter Fest. Hedwig is, of course, named for Harry’s owl companion, whose brave sacrifice remains unforgotten. *sniff*

6 Wish Lists so far.

Sign-ups are open at the @hdowlpost Winter Fest!

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This is Snapey.

He’s a Great Horned postal owl, delivering gifts for the @hdowlpost Winter Fest. Snapey is named for one Severus Snape, and he is just as stern and loyal as the brave professor.

2 Wish Lists so far

Sign-ups are open at the @hdowlpost Winter Fest!

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This is Romeo.

He’s a Boreal postal owl, delivering gifts for the @hdowlpost Winter Fest. Romeo became Harry’s owl after the war (what, this is totally canon) and during the holiday season he helps out in the Owlery.

3 Wish Lists so far.

Sign-ups are open at the @hdowlpostwlpost Winter Fest!

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Hi! I'm so sorry to bother you, but I commented on the post about matching and I have no idea if it went through because I can't see it (and I don't know how Livejournal works XD). I just wanted to make sure you got my response. If not, I can try commenting again!

Again, sorry to bother you!! <3

Hi Minty, your comment went through, thanks for sending your suggestions for matching. We'll get back to you in the next few days. 🥰

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H/D Owl Post Links and Info

Helpful Links: HD Owl Post on AO3 HD Owl Post on LJ HD Owl Post on Discord (for @hdowlpost participants only; if you cannot access the LiveJournal post, please send us an Ask) Owl Fest Guide & Rules Sign-Ups – open until Friday, September 13 Gift Ideas Matching Requests (not yet up) Wishlists of 2024 H/D Owl Post Participants (not yet up) How to Submit your Owl Gifts and Header Template

The Owl Postmaster (your mods) You can reach us at hdowlpostmaster@gmail.com

Kitty  @kittymiaomeow​ | LiveJournal | twitter Vaysh  @vaysh11 | Dreamwidth