Fairy Tale Review Archive
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The practice of retelling fairy tales in the form of literary fiction is, if not quite hallowed, certainly established. The great Angela Carter’s revelatory 1979 story collection, “The Bloody Chamber” — a brocaded work of heady sensuality, intelligence and violence — remains the benchmark, but Kate Bernheimer’s Fairy Tale Review and the several excellent Bernheimer-edited anthologies spun off from it carry the standard forward. Those are just some of the more overt homages; Western literature owes as much to fairy tales as it does to Greek myth and the Bible.
-The New York Times
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Meet the Editors! Part One
With submission season close at hand, we thought it a good time to give you all a little glimpse into the people behind the curtain.
Juniper
The dream collectors’ truck stopped at each house on our street. There was a system: Mondays recycling, Tuesdays dreams, Wednesdays general trash.
Fairy-Tale Files: The Boy Who Drew Cats
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.In the Japanese fairy...
Pins & Needles No. 19: Beth Steidle
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 19: Beth SteidleQ. This essay is called “From the...
Fairy-Tale Files: Robo-Pops
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.The Syfy Channel’s...
Our 2015 Pushcart Prize Nominations
The editorial staff behind Fairy Tale Review is pleased to announce our nominations for the 2015 Pushcart Prize. All of these works can be found in...
Pins & Needles No. 18: Su-Yee Lin
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 17: Su-Yee LinQ. “How names change depending on...
Fairy-Tale File: Beauty Gone to Freezers, Planes and Nails
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.Trouble for the Grimm...
Fairy-Tale Files: The Nunda, Eater of People
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.In the Swahili fairy...
Pins & Needles No. 17: Jaydn DeWald
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 17: Jaydn DeWaldQ. “American Fairy Tale” could be...
Fairy-Tale Files: Three Little Revelations
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.Differing...
Pins & Needles No. 16: Emma Sovich
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 16: Emma SovichYou blog at...
Fairy-Tale Files: The Pied Piper
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.The famous story...
Pins & Needles No. 15: Michael Hurley
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 15: Michael HurleyQ. “Uses for Birds 1” features...
