Fairy-Tale Files: Plight of the Coyote

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, interns, or past contributors. In the folklore of the Tohono O’odham, who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and...

Pins & Needles No. 32: Traci Brimhall

No. 32: Traci Brimhall Q. I really enjoyed how your piece builds a world without exposition, relying on the riotous and grief-filled actions of the “little” citizens to create this vivid tumultuous scene. What advice do you have for other writers on world building,...

Fairy-Tale Files: Artemis and Actaeon

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, interns, or past contributors. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is perhaps one of the most well known of the Greek deities. In Callimachus’s...

Pins & Needles No. 31: Emily Temple

No. 31: Emily Temple Q. Do you see Olive as a resident of fairyland while also living in our world, or do you see Olive as a normal resident of a fairyland that looks much like our world? In other words, is the fairy tale in Olive’s head, or in the world around...

Fairy-Tale Files: Orpheus and Eurydice

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors, interns, or past contributors. In the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the greatest of all musicians descends to the Underworld to retrieve his...