Why I Write Fairy Tales: Wee Folk and Wise

March 6, 2017 / Nicola @ Thoughts on Fantasy / 6 Comments

Wee Folk and Wise: A Faerie Anthology

This guest post is brought to you by Deby Fredericks, whose blog Wyrmflight has taught me many an interesting dragon-related fact and myth. She recently edited an anthology of fairy and folk tale-inspired stories called Wee Folk and Wise, and has shared some reflections from Matthew Timmins, one of the collection’s contributors, on the age-old appeal of fairy tales: Continue reading →

6 Famous Fairy Tale Writers and Collectors

October 10, 2016January 10, 2018 / Nicola @ Thoughts on Fantasy / 22 Comments

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Illustrated Cover

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Illustrated Hard Cover. Photo by Nicola Alter (CC BY SA 4.0)

Most of us know a few fairy and folk tales, and have grown up seeing multiple renditions and retellings of these stories. But less of us are familiar with the collections that popularised them, or the writers that penned the versions we know today. So I thought I’d have a look at 6 fairy tale collectors and writers that have given us some of our most beloved fairy tales: Continue reading →