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GLASS AND FEATHERS Wishes are Dangerous They can bring you a night out, a gown, even a pair of slippers. Or something you never should have wished for in the first place. After the royal wedding, the girl in the glass slippers has everything she ever wanted: an escape from a life of drudgery, an innate magical gift, and a devoted husband who looks at her like she is the only one in the room. But all wishes come with a price. To the people of the palace, she is an outsider, nothing more. Even her famous shoes cannot help her—the glass slippers no longer fit. Glass and Feathers is a continuation of the traditional Cinderella tale. It transforms "Happy Ever After" and soars beyond it. The Enchanted Press Presents: In Glass and Feathers, Sloan deftly examines the nature of “happily ever after,” crafting a world in which impulsive wishes wound as deeply as the shards of ill-fitting glass slippers—yet a world that also celebrates the power of fairy tales to heal. A compassionate and worthy successor to traditional Cinderella stories. —Shveta Thakrar, author of the Andre Norton Nebula Award finalist Star Daughter Previously published as a serial in The Fairy Tale Magazine, Lissa Sloan's debut novel Glass and Feathers will release March 26, 2024 in print and ebook. Mark "Want to Read" on Goodreads Preorders coming soon! Lissa Sloan’s fairy tale poems and short stories appear in The Fairy Tale Magazine , Niteblade Magazine , Corvid Queen , and anthologies from World Weaver Press. “Death in Winter,” her contribution to Frozen Fairy Tales , was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. To stay up to date with the giveaways, book swag, and an exclusive copy of the poem that began Glass and Feathers , sign up for Lissa's newsletter at lissasloan.com .

This is a site for fairy tale lovers, creators, and dreamers... If you love entering the imaginative world of Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, this is your place. If you love reimagining classic fairy tales and putting the results into stories, this is your place. If you want to write and read all-new fairy tales, this is your place. If you want reader-friendly analysis of fairy tales, this is your place. If you love Golden Age of Illustration art, this is your place. We hope you'll visit this site often & Let the enchantment begin! Meet The Team Founder & Publisher KATE WOLFORD I’m a fairy tale lover since the late 1960s, when I first read an Oz book (there are many). I was immediately hooked, and nowadays, I try to be something of a fairy godmother to 21st century fairy tale lovers. When I’m not immersed in the world of fairy tales, I’m a wife, mother, grandmother, gardener and music lover. I’m also a certified meditation teacher. Contributing Editor KELLY JARVIS Kelly's an editor and writer whose stories have appeared in Eternal Haunted Summer, Blue Heron Review, Forget-Me-Not Press, Mermaids Monthly, The Chamber Magazine, and Mothers of Enchantment: New Tales of Fairy Godmothers. She also teaches at Central Connecticut State University. Editorial Intern MADELINE MERTZ Madeline is a Truman State University student with literary journal experience. She will be working on getting FTM's presence on TikTok started. Tech Coordinator KIM MALINOWSKI Kim is a poet and writer who dabbles in archeology and historical literary research. She is a differently-abled advocate and her email is open to the public. She writes because the alternative is unthinkable. Check out her website: https://www.kimmalinowskipoet.com/

Recent Posts 7 hours ago 2 min Review by Lissa Sloan: Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise Wendy Darling clung to Neverland through it all. Her memories were the only things that allowed her to cope with her brothers forgetting,... 3 days ago 2 min Cinderella’s Hearth: Lissa Sloan Says, Give Market Wagon a Try! I love homegrown food. And I really love being the one doing the growing. Or the idea of it anyway. If you ask me which TV show I’d like... Jan 31 2 min Review by Kelly Jarvis: Geek Witch and the Treacherous Tome of Deadly Danger by Rebecca Buchanan Geek Witch and the Treacherous Tome of Deadly Danger by Rebecca Buchanan is a delightful new urban fantasy novelette. The story’s... Jan 28 2 min Cinderella’s Hearth: Rao’s Vodka Sauce for the Win! Until recently, I’d never tried Rao’s pasta sauce, largely due to cost. But our daughter and family gave us a big variety basket of Rao’s... Jan 26 3 min Kim Malinowski’s Robin Hood Poem Nominated We are so proud to announce that Kim Malinowski's poem, "Robin Hood's Larder's Torn Roots" has been nominated for the Science Fiction and... Jan 25 1 min Throwback Thursday: The Saint’s Serene Cure by Debasish Mishra Editor’s note: The idea that the saint in this poem is probably not that saintly intrigued me, as did the message that people want to... ALL POSTS "No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way." ​ ~ Catherynne M. Valente We Love Fairy Tales... This is a site for fairy tale lovers, creators, and dreamers. If you love entering the imaginative world of Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, this is your place. If you love reimagining classic fairy tales and putting the results into stories, this is your place. If you want to write and read all-new fairy tales, this is your place... Read More Mini Art Gallery

Information updated on 1/18/2024! The following is relevant to all submissions for 2024 for The Fairy Tale Magazine. Please read it in its entirety before considering submitting here. ​ Writing opportunities for 2024 include: New Fairy Tales: Fairy tales that are inspired by classic tales are what we are seeking. Mashups of classic fairy tales are welcome as well. Submissions must follow the theme below to be considered. Poetry: Poetry inspired by fairy tales and that follows the theme is also welcome. We are not seeking art or nonfiction. We are not hiring. Please do not send inquiries . ​ The theme for the year is simply classic fairy tales—more below. HERE IS HOW YOU SUBMIT AND FORMAT AND WHEN Only the kind of submissions outlined below will be accepted at The Fairy Tale Magazine (FTM) in 2024. Here are the submission periods for both stories and poems: ​ We will be opening the submissions window for the SPRING/SUMMER Issue on Jan. 22, 2024 at 12 AM, EST., and closing it on Jan. 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM., EST. ​ The FALL/WINTER submissions window will be June 17, 2024 at 12 AM, EST ., and closing on June 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM, EST. There will be two issues. ​ (There will be one contest this year, during the summer. Details will be announced later in the year.) No submissions will be considered or acknowledged if received outside of the windows stated above. You submit through email only. Please use this address only: thefairytalemagazine@gmail.com . That is for submissions only. ​ Your last name, the publication month you are submitting for, and the year should be in the subject line of the email of your submission. ​ You must be 18 years old or older, but may be from any country. Only works in English, please. You should try to use American English word forms and punctuation. ​ Do not send attachments. They will not be opened or considered. Paste your work in the body of an email. No fancy spacing or characters, please. Do not indent for new paragraphs. Just do an extra return between them. Please, single space between lines and after sentences. And please include a title. ​ A bio in the third person and no more than 50 words should be in the submission email below the story. Even if you have been published in our magazine before, we need a new third person bio every time. ​ You should include a word count below the story. ​ A Paypal address must be included. Without one, work will not be considered. (Please do not email or message anyone at FTM asking what PayPal is and how to use it.) ​ Only previously unpublished work, please. ​ Only one work per writer per submission period. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but once we have accepted a story or poem for publication, we expect authors to withdraw their submissions from other publications. ​ RIGHTS First and all electronic and digital rights are being sought, as are rights to use the work for promoting and to benefit FTM in perpetuity, although you will retain the right to withdraw consent for using your work in promotional efforts after one year from publication. We are also buying the first podcast, YouTube, and all potential digital media rights to your work. Media rights are not exclusive. ​ Once a work is published this FTM website, you are free to shop it elsewhere—meaning electronic and digital and electronic rights revert to you immediately after publishing, but The Fairy Tale Magazine will continue to sell or publish your work as part of the magazine’s mission, on media platforms such as YouTube and on podcasts platforms indefinitely. FTM is not published anywhere but on this site. THEME AND CONTENT The theme for 2024 is Classic Fairy Tales. You can take a lot of license with the work, but there must be a clear connection to a specific old fairy tale in the work. ​ We are also very open to the stories and poems focusing on seasonal holidays, like solstice celebrations, Halloween, Hanukkah, etc. ​ Stories must be PG in terms of content. A lot of young kids find our site, even though it’s not a kids publication. We have to bear that in mind. (See below.) ​ Remember, stories and poems must have the theme in them, even though it needn’t be a huge part of the story. Do bear in mind that all fairy tale related fiction and poetry needs an element of the supernatural—as well as transformation. The essence of classic fairy tales should be maintained when you write these stories and poems. Kate tends to prefer things to end happily, but it's not absolutely essential. ​ Absolutely none of the following for any submissions: Sci-fi, lengthy grossout descriptions of bodily functions or injuries, dystopian, descriptions of people’s bodies through the objectifying eyes of the protagonist, erotica, high fantasy, stage magic, excessive world building (a.k.a., info dumps) war or battle as a major plot device, time-travel, extreme horror/gore, futuristic, space travel, western, love triangles and any form of romance that is not between humans or human-like creatures like fairies. ​ Also, The Fairy Tale Magazine is NOT a young children's publication. Period. We see this as a 15 years of age and older publication. Yes, we know young children will see our work, but it’s definitely for teenagers and older. The Fairy Tale Magazine prefers “own voices.” Follow this link to learn more about what “own voices” means. It's essential that you read past stories, poems, and nonfiction to see what we will publish. We publish older stories or poems every week on Thursday. People who don’t bother reading our content have virtually no chance of being published. Just search for “Throwback Thursday” in the site search bar and you’ll find many examples of what we publish. ​ WORD COUNT Length of stories is 1,000 to 2,000 words. Poems must be no longer than 500 words. NOTIFICATION OF SUCCESS & PAYMENT Please read the following completely before submitting: You will receive a response telling you Kate has received your submission. You will not receive a notice of rejection. No editorial feedback of any kind will be provided. We will not justify editorial decisions either. We just do not have the time. We get well over one thousand submissions a year and are a tiny staff. ​ Only emails of acceptance will be sent. ​ Also, the chosen authors will be announced on the blog at fairytalemagazine.com. The authors whose work will be featured in the spring/summer issue should be announced on the site blog on or around March. 1, 2024. The authors whose work will be featured in the fall/winter issue should be announced on the site blog on or around July 24, 2024. If your work is not chosen and announced on the site, then FTM has no claim on it. ​ Payment for all works is $25--US dollars only. There will also be a contract for you to sign. A Paypal address must be included. Without one, work will not be considered. ​ All things being equal, authors who support The Fairy Tale Magazine will get greater consideration of their work. FTM depends on its fans, and deeply appreciates them. We are a community, not just a magazine. However, quality always takes precedence over all other considerations. ​ A great way to get started with supporting our site is to become a member of The Fairy Godparents Club. It costs $20. Each month, members will receive tips and insider information. We also will have at least four fun Zoom parties filled with giveaways! Contact Kate at katewolford1@gmail.com to ask about membership. We can only accept membership payment through PayPal. For questions only, but not for submissions, contact Kate at katewolford1@gmail. ​

Past Issues Sales for both individual copies and subscriptions for 2023 have ended. We’ll be announcing how we’ll be offering issues in 2024 in the very near future. The Fairy Godparents Club is also closed for 2023, but stay tuned for how to join in 2024. If you have any questions, just email Kate at katewolford1@gmail.com .