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Throwback Thursday: The Stone Sister, by Betty Stanton
A very long time ago a huntsman and his young wife lived in a small cottage by the forest. The huntsman and his wife wanted to have a...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 18, 20244 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
“It wasn’t that she didn’t like people. It was that she liked books more.” With this quotation from The Spellshop, Sarah Beth Durst won...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 17, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: Why You Should Watch ‘America’s Sweethearts,’ by Kate Wolford
I am aware that this may seem like the wrong space to be advocating for a TV show, but “Cinderella’s Hearth” is about the home. And most...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Throwback Thursday: Faerie Godmother as Kitchen Witch, by Deborah Sage
Editor’s note: Here’s a throwback from 2021, from one of our favorite poets! She comes to my cottage, adorned in Cinders and ash,...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Review by Lissa Sloan: Princess of Air by Natalie Cammaratta
Arabella is no ordinary girl. She’s not even an ordinary princess. True, as the second-born, she won’t inherit her mother’s throne but...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: 76 Days Until Autumn
As of this writing, it’s 76 days until the most wonderful time of the year: the Autumn Equinox, but I’ll be calling it “fall,” because it...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 8, 20242 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
Whale Fall is a stunning, debut novel that takes place on a fictional, remote island off the coast of Wales. Although it is 1938, the...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 3, 20243 min read


Poetry and Prose Contest Ends July 31
This year’s poetry and prose contest and fundraiser window will be open from July 1 at 12 AM, EST, through July 31, at 11:59 PM, EST. It...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jun 29, 20242 min read


Throwback Thursday: Love Conquers All, by Laura Theis
Editor’s note: This little fairy tale flash of a story ran in 2018, and I really enjoy it! (KW) The dragon was a problem. And he did not...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Review by Lissa Sloan: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Though her mother died when she was born, Sorcha spent her early years safe, loved, and cared for. She had an education and a purpose and...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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