You might have heard something like this: "I don't want my daughter reading fairy tales!" or "Fairy tales are so sexist. All these girls needing a prince to save them!"...
Hey everyone! We are so excited to announce that our book club pick for March is KIN S FUR by Dr. Margaret Yocom, our mentor and dear friend... who will...
Whether they’re called fairy tales or something else, fantastical stories are found the world over. Like their Western fairy tale counterpart, Japan’s fantastical stories—otogi-banashi—are part of the body of stories...
Hi all! Here is the info for our April Fairy-Tale Salon! Date: April 12th at 7PM ET Prompt: Mythic Fiction Quest: We love what's typically called "mythic fiction" (aka 'fiction...
We are *thrilled* to let you know that our book club pick for April is The Dream Runners by one of our best friends, Shveta Thakrar! Like Dr. Yocom last...
Hello all! Here is the info for our May Fairy-Tale Salon! Date: May 16th at 7PM ET Prompt: Fairy Tales & Burnout Quest: We've been thinking a lot about burnout...
Our Book Club pick for the month of May is Threadneedle by Cari Thomas!! This one was recommended to us by one of our students, and we really enjoyed the...
We are so excited to be presenting at the conference Norm and Transgression in the Fairy-Tale Tradition: (Non)Normative Identities, Forms, and Writings at Brown University! Our paper - "'Our Beloved...
Fairy tales have a reputation for being conventional, and many of the most famous fairy tales appear, on the surface at least, to be just that. Tales like Cinderella and...
Hi everyone! Our book club pick for June is Joy McCullough's Enter the Body - yep, we're giving you just a tiny bit more Shakespeare, but this time it's in...
Hi all! Here is the info for our RESCHEDULED June Fairy-Tale Salon! Date: June 15th 26th, 2023 at 7PM ET! Prompt: Your Favorite Local, Magical Place Quest: Your quest this...
Hello everyone! Here is all the information for our July Fairy-Tale Salon - Date: July 11th, 2023 at 7PM ET! Prompt: Funny Folklore-y Stuff! Quest: This month, we're looking for...