The Fairy Tale Magazine

13/06/2025

Kelly Jarvis, our contributing Writer who has been with Fairy Tale Magazine for several wonderful years, shares her inspiration for creating her own Sleeping Beauty tale, "The Tapestry." She shares how rich the narrative is and how inspiring to be part of this rich narrative legacy with such wonderful poets and storytellers. Be sure to download the free PDF (https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/post/briar-thorn-is-here) and read Kelly's story along with her non-fiction piece about the Sleeping Beauty story itself AND her interview with the wonderful and cherished Jane Yolen.

12/06/2025

Get your fairy tale fix with 13 new feminist stories in Tish Black’s Ebony, Blood, and Snow! 🖤🩸❄️ Review posted at The Fairy Tale Magazine today!

And check out Fairy Tale Voices on The Fairy Tale Magazine’s Youtube Channel for an interview with Tish! 🖤 https://youtu.be/zO8z7zQp-LM

Ebony, Blood, and Snow is a stunning collection of short stories inspired by traditional fairy tales. Writing in the tradition of artists like Angela Carter, Emma Donoghue, and Anne Sexton, Tish Black presents readers with feminist retellings designed to empower women and smash the patriarchy. Black...

11/06/2025

We interviewed Silvatiicus Riddle on his Rhysling shortlisted poem “Medicine for the Ailing Mortal, as Told in Seven Stories”—originally published in Fairy Tale Magazine—which has been shortlisted for the 2025 Rhysling Award by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association! ✨

This poem reads like a fairy tale spellbook through seven luminous vignettes. We’re honored to have published it and beyond proud to see it shortlisted.

Read our conversation with Silvatiicus on our blog. Then revisit the poem! Congratulations, Silvatiicus!

Today's interviewee for our Enchanted Creators series is the exceptional poet and writer Silvatiicus Riddle (He/They). He is a Rhysling-Nominated Dark Fantasy & Speculative Fiction Writer who lives on the borderlands of New York City. Riddle's work has appeared in Abyss & Apex, Dreams & Nightmares,....

10/06/2025

Donna DeBeasi, our new Art Director, shares about her work finding images to inspire and support each story and poem in Briar and Thorn. She talks about the palette and aesthetic she used to create a cohesive and gorgeously inspiring issue in her new role. Download the issue (PDF)(free) to read. https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/post/briar-thorn-is-here

09/06/2025

Our Guest Poetry Editor, Sally Rosen Kindred, shares her wishes for readers of Briar and Thorn, The Sleeping Beauty Issue. She shares a celebration for the culminating poem in the issue and what startling figurative imagery the poet Yukti Narang accomplishes in it. Celebrate Sleeping Beauty again by downloading the PDF issue (free). https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/post/briar-thorn-is-here

06/06/2025

Madeline Mertz, our new Managing Editor spills the tea on what it took for our team to create Briar and Thorn, The Sleeping Beauty Issue, and how she thought the theme brought wonderful new elements to the storytelling. We are committed to retelling tales, and doing our best to keep the fairy tale storytelling tradition alive and ever-evolving. https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/post/briar-thorn-is-here

05/06/2025

“In this captivating new fantasy story from professor and scholar Dr. Jack Zipes, two young witches named Anja and Zack set out to save the world.”

You can read our review of Jack Zipes’ “The Wrath of Peace or How the Wellikans Saved the World” at the link below, and follow The Fairy Tale Magazine’s YouTube Channel for an exclusive interview with Jack Zipes coming soon! 📚

In this captivating new fantasy story from professor and scholar Dr. Jack Zipes, two young witches named Anja and Zack set out to save the world from the technological power of an evil dictator named Nexus. Zack and Anja are sixteen-year-old twins with the power to shapeshift into the form of birds....

04/06/2025

For my debut issue as Editor in Chief of The Fairy Tale Magazine, I chose Sleeping Beauty as the theme. Read about my inspiration to choose that theme and what made me proudest as we worked on the issue. Then, be sure to read the whole issue (free PDF) at https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/post/briar-thorn-is-here

03/06/2025

For our poets and writers who are looking ahead--our next submission period will be August 15-21 and our theme is trolls. Visit our submission guidelines page and scroll down for ideas / prompts designed to spark your imagination and get the creative juices flowing about trolls. Happy writing!

Our Fairy Tale Prose & Poetry Contest (fee based) is open May 15 - 31 (midnight to midnight EST). No specific theme requirements but must be fairy tale related.

02/06/2025

In which Kate offers her advice to all the beauties who may need a little extra help with their sleep 🖤💤

It would have been sensible and coherent if I had done a sleep series during the many months FTM’s focus was on “Sleeping Beauty,” this year. Sadly, I’m occasionally neither sensible nor coherent, so I’m doing it now. Note: It’s not too late to enjoy our fantastic “Sleeping Beauty” i...