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
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.
The Woman Who Eats Soil
What can the unfortunate insect do
if it is found wanting in weight?
A pill-bug rolls into a bead of silent news.
Fairy-Tale Files: The Six Swans
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. In this...
Fairy-Tale Files: The Robber Bridegroom
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Chad...
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...
