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“Flashy” Fairy Tales

Princess and the Pea illustration by Edmund Dulac Melissa Mead, whose awesome fairy tale fiction fills the pages of Daily Science Fiction, shares some thoughts on writing fairy tale flash fic: Have you...

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Broomsticks and Wolves

A review of Wolves and Witches at Twice Upon A Time. In her review, Kristina Wojtaszek writes: “The tales are twisted– and knotted and French braided.  But even more entertaining than the unexpected is...

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From Telling Fairy Tales to Writing Them Down

Charles Folkard’s 1911 illustration of “Bearskin” Heather Talty writes on where all the fairy tales have gone: So here is the thing about fairy tales — they’re stories, we know that, told in various...

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Opal and Her Strange Ancestors

Warwick Goble’s 1913 illustration of Snow White. Kristina Wojtaszek, author of Opal a novella that retwists the classic Snow White tale, writes: Snow White is one of the most stunning fairy tales.  It...

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Three Things a Fairy Tale Retelling Should Do

Amanda C. Davis, co-author of the fairy tale collection Wolves and Witches, shares why one of her favorite fairy-tale retellings works so darn well: I’m sure Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s classic...

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Praise for Wolves and Witches

Witches have stories too. So do mermaids, millers’ daughters, princes (charming or otherwise), even big bad wolves. “Once I began to read this collection, I couldn’t stop. Just as with those secretive...

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A ‘Beyond the Glass Slipper’ Enchanted Conversation Writing Contest

Over at Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine, Editor and Publisher Kate Wolford is holding a very special writing contest: the submissions must be inspired by one of the ten fairy tales found...

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Where Are the Fairies of Fairy Tales?

Have you ever noticed that, despite the name, there is often a conspicuous absence of fairies in fairy tales? So begins the description of editor Rhonda Parrish’s newest project, Fae, an anthology of...

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FAE Anthology Open to Submissions

We’ve been talking about it for weeks, but the time to submit your fairy short story has arrived! And remember we’re looking for many different incarnations of fairy — good fairies, evil fairies, tiny...

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Update from the Slush Pile: Fae Anthology

Editor and Anthologist Rhonda Parrish gives us an update on the progress of the anthology Fae and some insights on what she hopes to see before the November 30, 2013 deadline: We opened up to...

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Fae Anthology: Editor’s Update from the Slush Pile

By Rhonda Parrish. Oh my. Have you looked at the calendar lately? We’re getting awfully close to the November 30 deadline for Fae submissions which means it’s time for another update from the slush...

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Last Minute Gift Giving Ideas

Books make great gifts: they’re easy to wrap, they show up on your doorstep in a few days, no assembly required. Add to that the fact that children who read for pleasure for 20+ minutes each day score...

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Out now! New Release: The Devil in Midwinter

World Weaver Press is pleased to announce The Devil in Midwinter by Elise Forier Edie, a new paranormal romance novella, and previously featured in A Winter’s Enchantment, is available in trade...

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Fairy tales, folklore, Mexican myths and legends, and a young woman, about to...

By Elise Forier Edie. I am so excited about the release of The Devil in Midwinter, my new paranormal romance novella, published by World Weaver Press. It mashes up fairy tales, folklore, Mexican myths...

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