Fairy Tale Review Archive
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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
Pins & Needles No. 53: Christopher Citro
Often what may appear bizarre is to me simply the result of describing something as straightforwardly as possible.
The Weeping Woman
In Ancient Greece, it was women’s responsibility to grieve. They lead the prothesis, chanting funeral dirges and pulling at their hair.
The Story of the Moon
Once, night, unchallenged, extended its dark grace
across the sky. To the credit of the town, the stars
at night had been enough, though sometimes
the townspeople went about bumping their heads
in sleep.
The Emerald Issue of Fairy Tale Review Is Now Available
We’re delighted to announce that our tenth-anniversary issue—The Emerald Issue—is now available for purchase at Wayne State University Press....
Pins & Needles No. 4: Timothy Schaffert
"Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 4: Timothy Schaffert Hot air balloons,...
Fairy Tale Review at AWP Seattle 2014
Where can you pick up the latest issue of Fairy Tale Review -- the ground-breaking, breath-taking, tenth-anniversary Emerald Issue -- featuring new...
Pins & Needles No. 3: Emily Carr
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 3: Emily Carr Which elements of fairy...
Pushcart Nominations from The Yellow Issue
We're thrilled to announce that Fairy Tale Review has nominated the following stories and poems for the 2013 Pushcart Prize. It was extremely...
xo Orpheus Released
Kate Bernheimer's new anthology, xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths, is now available from Penguin Books. The anthology features new myths from Aimee...
Night of Fairy Tales: A Very Grimm Reading
On February 28, 2013, the University of Arizona's College of Humanities hosted A Night of Fairy Tales: A Very Grimm Reading. Kate Bernheimer...
Pins & Needles No. 2: Joshua R. Helms
“Which path are you going to take,” asked the wolf, “the path of needles or the path of pins?” No. 2: Joshua R. Helms How has your conception...
Evening Will Come: Buch Märchen Issue
A Monthly Journal of Poetics (Issue 30, June 2013—Buch Märchen Issue) The fairy way is a non-representational way; it is a short cut between...
Pins & Needles No. 1: Don Mee Choi
"Which path are you going to take," asked the wolf, "the path of needles or the path of pins?" No. 1: Don Mee Choi Who is your favorite...
Fairy Tale Review is OPEN for Submissions
Submission period: March 1, 2013–August 1, 2013.
Submit to: http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/fairytalereview/
Kate Bernheimer and Cate Fricke Talk Fairy Tales
From the Oz books to David Lynch to Tolkein's eucatastrophes, Cate Fricke and Fairy Tale Review founder Kate Bernheimer cover the fairy way of...
