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Winners for 2024 Writing Contest
We are pleased to announce the winners of our annual writing contest. In poetry, they are: Lauren Reynolds: “Find Your Voice,” first...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 1, 20241 min read


Throwback Thursday: The Changelings, by Aliza Faber
There once was a child with golden hair, Who grew up strange and wild and free, In the hands of the fairy queen's tender care, Where...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Adventures of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection by Rebecca Buchanan
Fans of detective stories and faerie fiction can rejoice because Rebecca Buchanan has effectively joined these two classic modes in her...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 28, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: Summer Gazpacho Salad, by Lissa Sloan
Summer’s really not my favorite time of year, but one thing I do love about it is proper summer tomatoes. You know, the kind you get from...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 26, 20242 min read


Throwback Thursday: The History of Our Survival, By Kiyomi Appleton Gaines
Editor’s Note: This is a dark and powerful story for a hot summer’s day or a cold winter’s night. It was first published in 2019 . This...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 22, 20246 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Bookstore Wedding by Alice Hoffman
The Bookstore Wedding is the second short story in Alice Hoffman’s The Once Upon a Time Bookshop series (following The Bookstore...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 21, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: The Aquarius Moon Tonight, by Kate Wolford
What I know about astrology could fit into Thumbelina’s thimble. It’s not for lack of interest, but when you don’t know the exact time...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 19, 20242 min read


Throwback Thursday: How Beautiful She Is, by Mary Meriam
She climbs the flights of palace stairs Her gold and silver gown a charm Whispering gone all troubles and cares Worries and woes that...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 15, 20241 min read


Review by Lissa Sloan: Flemish Folktales by Signe Maene
Did you know that in Flanders, the Devil drives a black coach drawn by four fine black horses? Or that magpies, hares, or cats may be...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: A Bit of British Reading
Editor’s Note: August is a great month for reading. You can feel the tiniest breath of cozy coolness sneaking into the early morning, and...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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