Hi!

With this message, I would like to thank all of you who answered my questionnaire at http://fanfiction.frontexperts.com (see the original message below) and have given me helpful feedback. Many of you who sent me emails with comments let me know that my questionnaire did not fully embrace your experience with fan fiction. Because a survey is a highly standardized research instrument, there was no way of avoiding this problem but I decided to broaden my research design according to the concerns conveyed to me. Thus, I would like to conduct a group discussion with fan fiction authors where they will have the opportunity to freely talk about their experience without being bound by narrow questions like in the survey.

Therefore, I am looking for Harry Potter fan fiction authors who will attend the LeakyCon 2009 from May 21st-24th in Boston and who would be willing to get together for an hour or two as a group to discuss their experience with me and the other fan fiction authors. As far as I can tell from the LeakyCon schedule, Saturday morning would probably work best to meet for the discussion. Also, it would give us a chance to get to know each other on Thursday or Friday. I will provide a space at the hotel where we will be undisturbed and make sure we have drinks and snacks. A group of 8-12 people would work best but if there are too few people for a group discussion, I would be happy to meet with any of you informally at LeakyCon to talk about your experience as a fan fiction author.

By participating in a group discussion, you would make an immense contribution to the quality and accuracy of my research. I am looking forward to meeting you in person and hearing about your life in Harry Potter fan fiction. If you want to participate please let me know until May 19th by replying to this message or at fanfictions@ gmx.net or petra.baumann@edu.uni-graz.at.

Thank you so much for your repeated help!
Best,
Petra

Hello!
I hope it's OK that I'm posting this message here. I do not have any financial interest whatsoever, this message regards academic research only!

My name is Petra Baumann and I’m doing research for my master’s thesis in sociology on Harry Potter fan fiction at the University of Graz, Austria. As a sociologist, I am especially interested in the social background of fan fiction authors: where they come from, how old they are, etc. Through my research I found that, many studies on fan fiction are done in the fields of literary studies, women studies, or cultural studies but there are very little sociological data available, especially on the Harry Potter fan fiction community.

In order to gather sociological data on Harry Potter fan fiction authors, I developed a short online questionnaire. If you are an author of Harry Potter fan fiction you would immensely help me with my research if you could answer this questionnaire at
http://fanfiction.frontexperts.com

The questions will take about 10 minutes to answer and there will be no spam or advertising when you click the link. The evaluation is done anonymously and the data will be used solely for academic research. If you have any questions regarding the questionnaire or my research please feel free to contact me at fanfictions@gmx.net or visit my LifeJournal.

Thank you!
Best,
Petra

Hey all!

Despite the success of years past, 2007 was not to be - I only received one submission this year. A million thanks to everyone who has expressed interest in the project, and double kudos to anyone who planned on submitting (or did - A++ to you!).

Happy Valentine's Day.

//Britt

Yikes, is it 2007 already? Time flies! Once again, it's the Harry Potter Valentine Project, seven years running!

For those new to the game, the HPVP is just that - Valentines. Why send the usual e-cards when you can send those themed with Harry Potter goodness, created by the fans themselves? It makes for a much better time, says I, and from years past, a lot of other people seem to agree. It's a unique project filled with creativity and dozens of submissions. Let's make this year rock!

All you have to do is come up with an idea for a Valentine. It can be anything - A comic, a cute picture, canon pairings, fanon pairings, slash pairings, best buddies, etc. Create it, send it in, and it'll appear on the Internet ready to be sent to friends and family! Impressive, eh?

Rules and Guidelines

Anything else you may need to know is at the website. Otherwise, just ask! I'm a wealth of useless information!

Let's see what the new year brings!

//Britt

*creeps in*

Um, I was just wondering if there's going to be hpvalentines for this coming February? *is hopeful* :)

Send Valentines!

The submissions this year are lovely as always! I didn't get mine in due to time constraints, but as always, fantastic all of you and thanks for taking part. Late Valentines will still be accepted!

I didn't mean for it to take so long to get this all up, but my Internet was dead at the worst time imaginable. Lousy! Still, better late than never?

Thanks again and Happy Valentine's Day! Let me know if you've any questions/comments/concerns!

Since other people are posting i decided to be a lemming and join in ;)
Here's my ron + Hermione Valentine.

( Be mine )

Cards from Glockgal and Priscellie: The Black Sisters and their boys!

( Clicky! )

Submissions will be going online tomorrow! Sincere apologies for the delay! They're all wonderful.

Thanks!

//Britt

EDIT: Please don't get too stressed over late submissions. I've Monday off and will be able to keep updating! Get them in when you can and you'll be loved forever!

Hey look, submissions!

Half Blood Prince, meet the Prince of All Cosmos.

( Da na na na na na na... )

And now, for everyone's favorite bushy haired lady geek.

( Geek love! )

Enjoy!

Hey! I actually remembered this year! Did anybody else? *pokes*

( Alternate Title: I love you. We're both really hairy. )

Should I post them now, or wait until Sunday when it's deadline time?

ETA: Okay, now.

( Behind the cut, there be three. Harry Potter fan arts full of lovey dovey. )

Submit Valentines!

I'll leave the rest to you! Questions or concerns? Leave a comment!

Most importantly, plug the project!

(I'd write something more eloquent but I need to go to bed. The point is that the site is up!)

Time for another year! Please watch the community, as I'll have everything up and running soon!

//Britt

P.S. I posted this in my own journal. Twice. Smart!

     
Click on the pencils to see the full color version!

Clap your hands, stomp your feet and SEND A VALENTINE!

If there's any incorrect information on there, let me know! If you've got a last minute submission, send it! I'll do my darndest to stick it up (no, really. My weekend plans are nil).

The artwork sent in this year is absolutely stunning, and I'm honoured to have been a part of it, and feel like a real douche for not finishing my own submission. You're all too amazing for words, and the effort you put in to this sort of thing boggles the brain and makes myself (and others), very happy campers.

I'm certainly willing to call it success!

Next year, yes?

Get sending! Spread the love!

//Britt
Most Unworthy

I have not done anything on my own this year, just collabs. A very NOT WORKSAFE one with my lineart and priscellie's CG has been posted earlier. Here are the ones that I CGd.

( James and Lily )

( Percy and Moaning Myrtle )

Hi there, I'm totally new to this (which I'm banging my head against the wall for) and had a question. I drew a pic and emailed it to the mod, but are we supposed to post it here too?

Thanks for putting up with me and for such hosting such a fun project!

My collab with the illustrious glockgal! *smooch*

Cross-posted in my journal.

Characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Luna
Rating: G
Link: ( Follow the fake LJ cut )

Collab with the inimitable swussian!

SO not appropriate for the kidlets. Yet Tanja did the line art in the middle of the crowded Kids' Science Museum in Queens. *facepalm* This is why we love her.

Characters: Lupin and Tonks
Rating: R

( NOT WORKSAFE AND NOT FOR THE EYES OF ANYONE BELOW THE AGE OF 30. )