Fairy Tale Review Archive
Once upon a time …
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
Create Rupture: An Interview with Mai Der Vang
I sometimes feel like I have to pull from different parts of myself when I write an essay or a poem.
The Season of Daughters
The daughters wake for the first time on his front porch and he will never know where they come from.
Playfulness in a Monstrous World: Satoshi Iwai
I feel that he enjoys being a bystander while he is struggling. That suggests how I can live in this monstrous world playfully.
Night of Fairy Tales: A Wonderful Reading of Oz
Some of you may remember last year's debut Night of Fairy Tales: A Very Grimm Reading. This year, we're celebrating the 75th anniversary of The...
Pins & Needles No. 6: Andrea Baker
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 6: Andrea Baker How do everyday...
Fairy-Tale Files: Morpheus
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. In the...
Fairy-Tale Files: Godfather Death
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Damien...
Pins & Needles No. 5: Gabriel Thibodeau
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 5: Gabriel Thibodeau 1. What's your...
Fairy Tale Files: The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Separated...
Fairy-Tale Files: Beauty and the Beast
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors....
Fairy-Tale Files: The Boy Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Jim Henson...
Fairy-Tale Files: Tam Lin
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Anais...
Fairy-Tale Files: Baba Yaga
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. A student...
Fairy Tale Review's Tenth-Anniversary Oz-Stravaganza
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. #28 Shelly...
Fairy Tale Review’s Tenth-Anniversary Oz-Stravaganza
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. #25 The...
