Library Guides: FRNCH/WGS 3000F French Fairy Tale Princesses : Writing Your Own Tale

Resources for Writing Fairy Tales

How to Write a Fractured Fairy Tale by Nel Yomtov; Kathleen Petelinsek (Illustrator)
Call Number: Available online

ISBN: 1624312527

Publication Date: 2013-08-01

This book teaches readers how to plan and write fractured fairy tales. They will discover what a fractured fairy tale is, how to prepare a plot outline, develop characters, revise and edit the story, and write a final draft of the narrative. A variety of activities provide hints and tips along the way to support the development of characters, clear event sequences, plot elements, and the overall creative writing process.
Once upon a Time in the Twenty-First Century by Robin Behn
Call Number: Available online

ISBN: 0817392327

Publication Date: 2020-12-01

The chapter titled "Once upon a time in the twenty-first century: retelling fairy tales" is a helpful resource.

Fairy Tale Review

Journal - Fairy Tale Review
Founded in 2005 by Kate Bernheimer, Fairy Tale Review is an annual literary journal dedicated to publishing new fairy tales and to helping raise public awareness of fairy tales as a diverse, innovative art form. Work from Fairy Tale Review has been selected for inclusion in The O. Henry Prize Stories Anthology, Best New American Voices, Best American Fantasy, and listed as “Notable” in Best American Short Stories, among other honors. Fairy Tale Review is edited by MFA students enrolled in the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
This is an excellent resource for getting ideas for your fairy tale adaptations. Fairy Tale Review is electronically accessible via the ISU Library. (Due to an agreement with the publisher, the most recent four years are not made available electronically.)

The Mythcreants Podcast

Mythcreants is an online resource for people interested in writing in the areas of fantasy, speculative fiction, and fairy tales. The Mythcreants team produce a weekly podcast that highlight and discuss aspects of writing in these genres. There are a number of podcast episodes that focus on the writing of fairy tales, listed below.

Mythcreants also has some worthwhile articles on the topic: