Sometimes it's hard to know where to publish your stories. Ever since fanfiction.net stopped archiving NC17 fanfiction, new Harry Potter fanfiction archives have been cropping up all over the ‘net. While it’s great to have so much selection, authors have to sometimes use archives that don't host the full range of their work.

In order to get authors and archives in touch with each other, we asked two sets of questions about archives: from the reader's viewpoint, and from the author's viewpoint. We hope these reviews will help authors find a home for their stories.

:: General Archives
:: Specialty Archives
:: FAQ about the review
:: Review or submit a site

‡ General Archives ‡

General archives have no restriction on pairings, genres or subject matter. They are a good choice for authors that like to jump from pairing to pairing. They may have ratings and/or age restrictions, and have varying levels of selectivity. Click on an archive name to read their review.

:: AdultFanFiction.net

Ratings: R – NC17.

:: Bardlands

Ratings: R – NC17.

:: Diagon Alley

Ratings: All.

:: Fanfiction.net

Ratings: G – R.

:: Fiction Alley

Ratings: G – R.

:: Restricted Section

Ratings: Hard R – NC17.

:: Snitchfiction.net

Ratings: All.

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‡ Specialty Archives ‡

Specialty archives focus on a specific pairing or genre. These archives are good for writers that like to revisit the same themes or ideas. Like general archives, they allow different ratings from site to site, and have varying levels of selectivity. Click on an archive name to read the review.

:: A Family Affair

Incest amongst the Weasleys, all ratings.

:: Azkaban's Lair

Remus & Sirius shippers, all ratings.

:: Checkmated!

Ron & Hermione shippers, all ratings.

:: Gryffindor Tower

Harry & Ginny shippers (and other ships that do not contradict this pairing), all ratings.

:: Guns and Handcuffs

Harry & Draco shippers, all ratings.

*Site is currently not accepting submissions.

:: Ink Stained Fingers

Slash (m/m and f/f) pairings only, all ratings.

:: Into Raspberry Swirl

Femmeslash (lesbian) pairings only, all ratings.

:: Magical Theory

Draco & Ginny shippers, G – R only.

:: Memoirs of a Dream

Slash (m/m and f/f) pairings only, all ratings.

:: Nox et Lumos

Malfoycest and Slytherin-centric fics, all ratings.

:: Perfectly Flawed

Ron & Draco shippers, all ratings.

:: Portkey.org

Het archive — Harry & Hermione, Draco & Ginny, or James & Lily only.

:: Potter Slash Archive

Slash (m/m) stories with either Harry or James, all ratings.

:: Pure Magnetism

Harry & Draco shippers, all ratings.

:: Seamus & Dean Forever

Seamus & Dean, all ratings.

:: Severus Snape Fuh-Q Fest

Severus & anyone else (slash pairings), all ratings.

*Currently not accepting submissions.

:: Sugar Quill

Ron & Hermione shippers (and other ships that don't contradict this pairing), G – R only.

:: Walking the Plank

Snape & Harry, all ratings.

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‡ FAQ About the Review ‡

• Who can review an archive?
  Anyone can review! You may also review anonymously. You can even review your own site. (Although if you are reviewing your own site it would be sporting to let us know).
• That's great! Where do I review a site?
  You may find out how to review an archive here.
• Does it have to be a site that's already been reviewed?
  No, but it does have to be a site that accepts unsolicited Harry Potter fanfiction submissions. That is the only requirement to be included on this review.
• Actually, I just want to let you know about an archive but I don't want to review it myself...
  That's fine! You may email lightbringer (archive review editor), and she'll put that archive up for review.
• How did my site get on this review?
  Lightbringer tried to compile a list of archives that represented a wide range of ships. It might be that you were on the initial list, or that someone submitted your site later.
• What do you do to prevent flames?
  On the livejournal community, (where most reviews are submitted) anonymous comments are screened. This means that anyone who uses the option of anonymity will have their review double-checked before it is descreened. In addition, every review is verified against the archive before it is reprinted here.
• Oh, you made a button for my site! I don't like it. Can I send you a different one?
  Of course! Your banner just needs to be 88px wide by 33px high.
• I noticed that some archives had multiple reviewers. How did you decide which quote to use?
  Lightbringer only reviews a site if no one else did. She'd really prefer to not review any site since she's managing the reviews. Therefore she replaces her review if anyone comes along and reviews one she already did. If there is still more than one reviewer, and they are basically in agreement on a question, she selects the clearer answer. If there are conflicting opinions, she posts all of them. These decisions are made on a question-by-question basis.
• Whoops! There's incorrect information in one of your reviews!
  Sometimes archivists completely redo their site! That means that a link may be broken or there may be a significant policy change at a site. Email lightbringer and she'll correct the review after verifying the information.
• I don't want my archive listed here.
  We can remove your review, and change your status to "declined to be reviewed." Your basic information (address, name, etc.) will remain accessible to authors.
• That's not what I meant.
  That's so we avoid people spontaneously reviewing you in the future. ^_^

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‡ Submit or Review an archive ‡

If you just want to have us take a look at an archive, just email light and she'll post it to the group.

If you want to review an archive, go to our review page to find the full list of questions and the list of archives waiting for reviews. (Although you may review an archive we don’t already have.)

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