A talking, happy-go-lucky giraffe swaps places with Effie just before the 74th Hunger Games, Freaky-Friday style. Oblivious to Panem's way of life, she unknowingly interferes with the Games' events, then busts 4 tributes out of the arena. With the authorities looking for them, the giraffe must now get the tributes to safety—but first she'll have to help them trust each other.

After the 6th Quarter Quell was called off, the Capitol was thrown into chaos. Now, a new president and Games Committee have taken the stage, eager to prove themselves and show Panem that the Hunger Games are not going anywhere. The world will be watching, the stage is set, and the 151st Hunger Games are near... Part One of Ludi Funebres

The Hunger Games have been a beloved tradition for centuries, and have undergone immense transformation throughout that time. But what happened in each edition of the games to shape them into what they are today? Here are the stories of every Hunger Games ever enacted upon the citizens of Panem. This is 23 Cannons.

Haymitch Abernathy had lost all hope of another Victor in District 12 until Katniss Everdeen volunteers and Peeta Mellark is chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. He believes that after so many years of failure he has finally found a potential victor. While haunted by his past, Haymitch struggles to make sure that this time a tribute from District 12 gets to come home.

"I meant what I said before. You're my kill." Nova knows District 3 has some of the lowest odds of winning the games. It was why her reaping had filled her with nothing but nauseating dread. Her situation is only worsened when she unwillingly garners the attention of one of District 2's strongest tributes yet. (Cato/OC)

Two choices: Live and die in District 12 like her parents or Run and hide for the rest of her life, leaving everything she has known behind including her only friends. Carina chose a third option and became someone else, abandoning who she was and promising to herself to never return to 12. She took her brother's hand and ran as far as she could, leaving 12 behind.

Katniss believes herself to be cursed, as everyone she's loved is killed by King Snow. Until one day she's orphaned and she finds an old wizard who tells her she's the key to solving the mystery behind her father's disappearance and her unnatural second sight. King Snow wants her dead because he knows Katniss is the only one who can destroy him. Fantasy AU HG

La vida en el distrito seis no es sencilla, pero Renata y Toby están a punto de comprobar que todo puede ponerse peor.

"As a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors." Catching Fire from the perspective of the victors across the districts and a reflection on their centrality to the rebellion. There's more to the Hunger Games than Katniss Everdeen.

After the war ends, a group of rebuilders goes back to district twelve, and there's not enough liquor. Not enough condoms either. Thom and Delly's story post canon (we'll still get a few chapters of Peeta/Katniss, but Thom/Delly are the main pair). Prequel to "Letters from New Panem", but they can both be read on their own.

The woman was born in a world of velvety white. Her world was a finite thing. Four walls of padded fabric that was oh so soft under her fingertips, a cold hard floor and a ceiling too high to touch. It was silent in her world. (hayffie, effie centric, canon divergence)

Olive Wildwood already knew that she wasn't going to the Hunger Games, her and her sister had already planned it out. But everything is easier said than done and betrayals happen in the heat of the moment and Olive finds herself on a train headed straight to the Capitol. Will she be able to find the strength to win the Hunger Games, or will love for her newfound friends be her end?

In the arena, death is a dear friend. This is a lesson this year's 24 tributes will learn before their time is up. Will they emerge victorious? Or will they fall into her arms? [SYOT Open]

'If, whilst she was scrambling to get up, she realised that Cato's blue eyes met her black ones for a little longer than was usual, she didn't mention it. And if he noticed that Clove's breath hitched slightly when their faces became level with each other, then so be it. They were rivals, right? Nothing more, nothing less.' Or, a story about how opposites attract.

That's right. I took the author and put her in the story. Don't worry, I researched her bio and everything. You'll like it.

Katniss looks after Prim, it's what she's always done. But who looks out for Katniss? When Prim's name is drawn at the Reaping, Prim decides she can't let her sister die for her.

Resurrection Games for Tributes 15-18

"It feels like insanity. Perhaps, that's exactly what it is." The third installment of The Cut Verse (SYOC).

For all that glitters is not gold. Welcome to the 97th Hunger Games. SYOT closed, readers always welcome :)

Another year and another 24 lives to be bent against their own will, But who will be strong enough to survive the most brutal and vicious games yet? SYOT CLOSED

There's always more to the game than merely playing by the rules; that's why Career districts win the Hunger Games so often. Even for them, however, nothing is ever guaranteed.

Twenty-one years after Katniss Everdeen won the 74th Hunger Games alone, Panem is preparing for another yearly spectacle. And this year, the Reaping falls on the eighteenth birthday of a girl in District Three who honestly thought she was safe. Kori Aoki is no genius. But she's physically stronger than many in her position, and that will have to do. Let the Games begin.

Katniss and Peeta managed to convince the Districts—and Snow—that they are madly in love with one another. Although their families are now safe, they face new hardships and challenges as their lives as Victors are just getting started. Will they be able to navigate these challenges safely and successfully while also fostering a second spark meant to ignite a rebellion?

Toda historia tiene un pasado que en silencio fomenta el presente que nos narra, la de Katniss no es la excepción. Panem fue devastada por la guerra y el Capitolio se erige como el único vencedor. Su legado: Los Juegos del Hambre. En cada capítulo narraré un hecho ocurrido en cada una de esas 75 ediciones. [Inspirado en el reto de Alphabetta]

Here's a slightly different take on the events after "Mockingjay." A journalist from the Capitol's newspaper goes to District 12 to find out the real story - and come to terms with his own role in the Second Rebellion and his own lost love. Author's note: This story has become increasingly about the folks who fought the revolution and are building the post-war world.