#jilyromcom

[jilytoberfest]

We all know James and Lily live a long happy life together but do you know how they met? Was it on the Hogwarts Express where one accidentally bumped the overhead luggage and caused it to drop on the other? Or was it because Lily wanted to know who lets their dog pee on her lovely Petunia that she keeps next to her door and waits to yell at him as he went about his morning routine? Who knows? Who will tell? And just so everyone can know the different answers to the above question, this year’s theme for jilytober fest is…🥁🥁🥁🥁 ‘MEET CUTES/UGLIES!’

Disclaimer: this post is a lil’ long

Bittersweet

We all know honey gets sweeter when you stir it up, but can you make it bitter too? What happens when we give you a fluff prompt but ask you to give us angst? We get bittersweet jily, addictive and delicious. Oh and how about when you turn our angsty prompt into sweet nothings and sugar coated love declarations? Absolute delight! Come ask for your prompt and twist it to your flavour

The participants will be given a fluff prompt which should be interpreted as angst. And vice versa. Those interested in participating in this challenge can send an ask, and a prompt will be assigned to you! (Yes, both writers and artists can participate 🥰). There is no deadline to register for this event.

Masquerade challenge

Are you as good as a Marauder at detective work? Can you sniff an authors tells at the poker table? Can you sense the writer before the end of the story? Can you tell which James loves Lily the most? If you think you can come have a guess 😉

A few writers will write and anonymously submit their fics to the challenge collection (will be posted soon). Readers have to match the fics to the writers. The options for authors will be given via a tumblr poll. Everyone is encouraged to participate :)

To be a writer, send an ask saying that you wish to participate by the 20th of September (so that you get enough time to write)

Jily sprinkle moments!

At the beginning of each week, 5 one word prompts will be posted. They can all be connected together to make one fic, or as many as one wants. There is no limit! Go grab that jily moment and put it in <<101 words! (If inspiration strikes, feel free to go crazy) Everyone is encouraged to participate! (Artworks, fics, moodboards, playlists—anything can be made). Do tag this blog and @jilymicrofics so that your works can be reblogged

Readers Bingo!

We’ve been spoilt with so manyyyy jily fics this year, were you able to keep up?? If you were, you will rock the bingo weekends this year!

The official bingo templates will be posted every Friday at 12AM GMT and to win it, one would have to get a bingo by Monday 12 AM GMT. This year, we will have 4 bingos (🎉🎉) for each category— general audiences (6th-8th), teen and up(13th-15th), mature(20th-22nd), explicit(27th-29th). Every single person in the fandom is encouraged to participate :)

Whoever finishes the bingo first, each week, wins! They should also post a photo of their finished template on Tumblr and tag this blog. Each winner has the chance to win a bonus of eternal fame (in the author’s minds) and love ♥️♥️ if they have left a comment, as well as have read the fic :)

The JilyExpress - A collaborative fic writing event

All ready to start and head straight to Hogwarts is the Jily expressway 🚂🛤️🚇 so…

Get your ticket through this form before 20th September. Everybody is welcome! (All readers, artists, writers)

The fest mod will start a story on 1st October - It shall only be 1-3 (complete!) sentences and no more.

The next person on the list will continue the story the next day, 2nd October, by writing 1-3 more (complete!) sentences. This continues till the 31st of October when a complete fic, with all the authors credited, will be released on ao3. Based on the number of sign ups, the order and the number of times each author gets to write will be decided and announced in a later post

The writers are to post their lines as a reblog chain with proper tagging (the jily express and @jilytoberfest ) and numbering (date). In case you want your sentence to be anonymous, you can send an ask to this blog after the person before you has posted their sentence, and we would post yours!

First years and Heads of Houses (readers, artists and writers) all can get tickets (since it’s only max 3 sentences) so, hop on, enjoy the fun ride to make sure James and Lily arrive at their destination (happily ever after) safely

ROMCOM event

Ever wanted to combine your favourite rom com with your favourite couple? Here’s your chance, because James and Lily are just a boy and a girl standing in front of an audience asking them to write their love story

And that’s what we’ll do! If you have any romcom books/movies you’d like to recommend, please mention it in the comments of this post! A post with the entire list of movies/books will be released by the 5th! You can choose which movie/book to write as jily in the comments/reblogs of that post!

31Prompts!!

31 prompts for 31 days is back again this year with even more exciting prompts for all! P.S. we now also have lyrical prompts included in the list

The prompts will be posted tomorrow!

And lastly, for the very first time… SURPRISE EVENT!

I think most of you will love this one 🤞🏼🤞🏼. I’m hoping everyone participates in this (yes, readers included). The details will only be revealed on the 29th October, so stay tuned!

[jilytoberfest]

Our first romcom submission!!!!

Love Birds

Summary: James’ Potter thinks his life is perfectly fine the way it is until his girlfriend dumps him. But when an injured duck enters the picture, so does feisty veterinarian Lily Evans. Between the unlikely pair he James discovers love and his true place in the world. Based on the 2011 film Love Birds, starring Rhys Darby.

It's October 1st so I can finally submit my fic for the @jilytoberfest romcom event! I'm not participating in as much as I'd like to this year... but at least this is something.

Read it on AO3

[jilytoberfest]

ROM-COM EVENT

Kudos to all those who suggested these!! We appreciate it!

The only rule of this event: you HAVE to include a scene (or at least a quote) from the romcom that you’re choosing!

Note: Everyone is free to choose their own rom coms /have your readers vote for it, from the list. Les Possibilities are endless. There is no minimum word limit nor there are any maximum chapters limit. You don’t even have to be posting it in October (let’s be honest, life might interfere). And as always, do tag this blog when you post it!

Happy writing :)

[jilytoberfest]

ROMCOM event

So, for the romcom event, I thought it’d be best to let you all send the romcom movie/book recs in the comments of this post. And after a few days, I’ll make a separate post including all the options and you can choose the book/movie yourself in the comments/reblogs of that post! Do not hesitate to send an ask if you have any questions!

All writers and artists are encouraged to participate :)

[jilytoberfest]

Our first romcom submission!!!!

Love Birds

Summary: James’ Potter thinks his life is perfectly fine the way it is until his girlfriend dumps him. But when an injured duck enters the picture, so does feisty veterinarian Lily Evans. Between the unlikely pair he James discovers love and his true place in the world. Based on the 2011 film Love Birds, starring Rhys Darby.

It's October 1st so I can finally submit my fic for the @jilytoberfest romcom event! I'm not participating in as much as I'd like to this year... but at least this is something.

Read it on AO3

[annasghosts]

The immaculate vibes of this event!!!!!!

ROM-COM EVENT

Kudos to all those who suggested these!! We appreciate it!

The only rule of this event: you HAVE to include a scene (or at least a quote) from the romcom that you’re choosing!

Note: Everyone is free to choose their own rom coms /have your readers vote for it, from the list. Les Possibilities are endless. There is no minimum word limit nor there are any maximum chapters limit. You don’t even have to be posting it in October (let’s be honest, life might interfere). And as always, do tag this blog when you post it!

Happy writing :)