Fairy Tale Review Archive
Browse submissions from past editions, web exclusive content, author Q&A, and more.
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
Monster, a Meaning
Monstrum: a sign, a portent,
From the Latin, monere: to warm, from
the root men to think.
Salamandrine, My Kid
The twittering machine lies in its crib, rehabilitating its connections.
Garden
Now that night she said we had to go dancing, but first we had to put on dresses.
Miscellany: The Dido Galleries
Beautiful and brainy, Queen Dido would have been a talk show favorite. Her brother Pygmalion seized the throne the siblings shared and murdered her...
Fairy-Tale Files: Circle of Salt
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors (or, in this case,...
Pins & Needles No. 46: Elizabeth Frankie Rollins
No. 46: Elizabeth Frankie Rollins Q. What made you decide to submit this particular section from “Seeking Rubilio” to Fairy Tale Review, and not...
Fairy-Tale Files: The Tallow Candle
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. Discovered in...
Pins & Needles No. 45: Alicia Rebecca Myers
No. 45: Alicia Rebecca Myers Q. In your final line, “Dear Lord Dear Liege Dear Legs,” you use brilliant wordplay to liken legs to a ruler. Earlier...
Fairy-Tale Files: G’day for a Beast
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. The Aborigines have...
Pins & Needles No. 44: Tim Raymond
No. 44: Tim Raymond Q. Why do you think the “heroes are never parents” in stories? Does it relate back to the revelation that responsibility is just...
Fairy-Tale File: Beyond Rock, Paper, Scissors
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. What’s a legend...
Pins & Needles No. 43: Elizabeth Gross
No. 43: Elizabeth Gross Q. What drew you to include a fragment by Sappho, the famous Greek poet, who is known for writing about love and eroticism?...
Fairy-Tale Files: Dewey Decibel Systems
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. A wailing fairy cast...
Pins & Needles No. 42: Claire Cronin
No. 42: Claire Cronin Q. Fairy Tale Review is interested in non-Western fairy tales, although many of our entries have their basis in European or...
Fairy-Tale Files: Fear Over the Years
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. This illustration,...
