
We publish two regular issues of The Fairy Tale Magazine annually,
and a bonus mini issue of stories and poems for our annual fairy tale prose and poetry contest.
(See our Submission Guidelines for details.)
We are both a lit mag and a fairy tale blog. We publish fairy tale articles on our blog
throughout the year that are designed to inspire wonder
and enchantment through the lens of fairy tale, folklore, mythology, and legend.
In addition, we have a thriving community that celebrates
(in the virtual world) and continues the tradition of telling fairy tales.
Our community, The Fairy Godparents Club, gathers regularly to share stories and poems,
and celebrate each other's writing and life.
Welcome to our vibrant and supportive online space.
Meet The Team

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Kristen Baum DeBeasi
Kristen was born a flower child (on the inside). In fact, she remembers communing with the flowers surrounding her PNW home as a young girl. It wasn’t until later in life when her inner flower child grew bold enough to emerge (on the outside). Kristen has loved faeries and fairy tales for as long as she can remember. She is a poet, writer, and composer with a M.M. in theory and composition. The marriage of storytelling and music guides her creative expression. Visit her at: https://www.kbdebeasi.com/

Art Director
Donna DeBeasi
Donna is an entrepreneur and artist with a fine arts background. Recently, she expanded her artistry by launching a freelance engraving business, specializing in custom designs on wood, glass, metal, and leather. When she’s not in her studio creating, she loves escaping in the pages of a good book, the calming embrace of the beach and singing, which brings her joy and fuels her creativity.
Visit her website at: www.ladyddesigns.net

Managing Editor
MADELINE MERTZ
Madeline is a graduate student at Truman State University in English and Education, having received her BA in Creative Writing. She works as a teacher, managing editor, and literary agent intern. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and eating anything with copious amounts of sugar in it. Her work has appeared in journals such Three Elements Literary Journal, Tomahawk Review, and The Fairy Tale Magazine.
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Founder & Fairy Godmother in Residence
KATE WOLFORD
Kate has been a fairy tale lover since the late 1960s, when she first read an Oz book (there are many). She was immediately hooked, and nowadays, she taken up the mantle of Fairy Godmother to 21st century fairy tale lovers--especially those in Fairy Tale Magazine's Fairy Godparents Club. When Kate's not immersed in the world of fairy tales, she's a wife, mother, grandmother, gardener and music lover. She's also a certified meditation teacher.

Contributing Writer
KELLY JARVIS
Kelly Jarvis, the author of Selkie Moon, works as the Contributing Writer for The Fairy Tale Magazine and teaches classes in literature and writing at Central Connecticut State University. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in A Moon of One’s Own, Baseball Bard, Blue Heron Review, Corvid Queen, Eternal Haunted Summer, Forget Me Not Press, Mermaids Monthly, The Chamber Magazine, The Magic of Us, and Mothers of Enchantment: New Tales of Fairy Godmothers. Visit Kelly online at kellyjarviswriter.com or connect with her on Facebook (Kelly Jarvis, Author), Instagram (@kellyjarviswriter), or Bluesky (@kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social).
Past Staff
Amanda Bergloff
Kim Malinowski
Lissa Sloan