FictionAlley Hosts, Supports Events Surrounding Prisoner of Azkaban Release

(PRWEB) May 30, 2004

As FictionAlley.org approaches its third anniversary of providing a discussion forum and resource to Harry Potter fans around the world, the site is involved in hosting and promoting parties for moviegoers eager to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban surrounded by friends and fellow fans.

In New York City on June 5, the day after the movie's release, FictionAlley, along with The Leaky Cauldron (http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org), will host a sold-out showing of the movie, the third in the blockbuster Harry Potter series, at 3:30 in the afternoon at the IMAX theater at 1998 Broadway (Broadway & 68th Street) in New York City.

In under a month, the sites sold six hundred tickets to fans who are eager for a community experience. FictionAlley president Heidi Tandy says, "FictionAlley is always thrilled to see fans get together, virtually and in the real world; the Harry Potter community is dynamic, creative and incredibly participatory, so an event like this is a chance to dress up, share trivia and simply talk for hours about the books and films."

Also, FictionAlley is pleased to support the plans for line parties in over fifty cities around the world. The parties are being organized by The Witching Hour committee, who are planning a Harry Potter symposium in Salem, Mass. in October of 2005. (http://www.witchinghour.org or http://www.hp2005.org)

Prisoner of Azkaban is frequently ranked as the favorite Harry Potter book by FictionAlley's members, and expectations about the film have built to a fever pitch, especially as the initial reviews for the film have been unanimously strong.

ABOUT FICTIONALLEY

FictionAlley was founded in the summer of 2001 by a dozen Harry Potter fans - mostly fanfic writers and artists. FictionAlley was created to archive all Harry Potter fanfic, as long as the story met a reasonable standard for grammar and spelling, and did not merit an "adults only" rating. All of the founders desired a community in which no person would be unreasonably censored - a place where people could engage in spirited and thought-provoking debates, discussions, and analysis, and the site's policies are rooted in those of the American LIbrary Association's anti-censorship policies.

FictionAlley also hosts writing discussion boards, Harry Potter analysis and discussion boards and grammar education boards in FictionAlley Park. The Park hosts almost one million posts from over 50,000 registeres users on topics ranging from analysis of individual characters and scenes from the Harry Potter books and films to the development of original writing.

As of April 1, 2004, FictionAlley had almost 70,000 chapters and stories from over 6,000 authors.

ArtisticAlley links to over ten thousand thousand fan- and fantasy-art works, as well as videos and comic strips, from well over two thousand artists, as well as half a dozen message boards where artists discuss technique and creative issues.

In April, 2004, FictionAlley was nominated for a WEBBY Award for best community, and came in second in the Visitor's Choice competition, where ordinary internet users select the top site; LiveJournal.com, a site with over three million registered users, came in first.