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In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Goutam Bhattacharyya's 'A Pair of Sandals and a Coat' takes us to the foothills of the Himalayas, where stories must “put on their travelling clothes and go out into the world”. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Mark Budman's delightful 'A Mound of Silence: After a Russian folk tale' follows Kolobok's triumph through that a timeless Trickster truth: sometimes being clever is the greatest power of all. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, David Blumenfeld's gently comic 'Schlemiel and the Puzzle of His Socks (in the manner of Yiddish Folktales)' riffs on the wisdom and kindness of rabbis helping with the challenges of everyday life. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Elizabeth Wu's 'Lament for Oisín' reimagines the fairy Niamh as she refuses to return with her husband to a land that has 'banished your druids' and 'exiled your wise women'. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

What if waking up isn't a happy ending? In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Sebile Ali's exquisitely painful 'Waking Beauty' explores the uneasy choice between patriarchal reality and magical dreamlands. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Simon MacCulloch extracts intimations of the manosphere from the still-seductive work of Edgar Allen Poe in his tense poem ‘Pulling Teeth’. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Nicolo Salmaso explores Kyoko Kishida's bold 1978 reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, transforming it into a powerful challenge to the conservative social and cultural values of postwar Japan. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Damien Spiccia explores Emilie Blichfeldt's 2025 film The Ugly Stepsister, arguing that its visceral body horror is not gratuitous, but essential. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

In Gramarye 29, Swiss-based Belarusian writer Anton Francišak Bryl presents a new version of the legend of St Dunstan and the devil while reflecting on his approach to translating this quintessentially Sussex story. Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

What can a Russo-Ukrainian Gothic tale from 1829 tell us about the present day? In our forthcoming issue of Gramarye, Bryan Brown explores the striking contemporary resonances of Anthony Pogorelsky's The Black Hen (1829). Pre-order your copy here: store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam exhibition 25 July - 25 October 2026 The highly original works of Victorian artist Richard Dadd, best known for his fairy paintings, draw upon literature, legend and memory. www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/r...

Richard Dadd | Royal Academy of Arts

The highly original works of Victorian artist Richard Dadd, best known for his fairy paintings, draw upon literature, legend and memory to portray elaborate worlds that radiate imaginative power.

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Every child in Year 6 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and P6 in Scotland, will be given Katherine Rundell's fantasy book Impossible Creatures this Christmas, to coincide with the end of the National Year of Reading. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

Every year 6 student to be given Katherine Rundell book for Christmas

More than 800,000 copies of Impossible Creatures will be distributed to year 6 and P6 children through The Queen’s Christmas Present initiative

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Queer Ecology and the Supernatural Symposium and Exhibition 18 September 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm Fearon Hall Community Centre, Rectory Road, Loughborough A symposium on queerness, feminism, identity, folklore, the supernatural, ecology, natural history and their artistic and cultural manifestations.

The Tolkien Conference Switzerland will take place on 13 March 2027 in the Swiss city of Lucerne, titled 'Maps & Landscapes in Tolkien's Middle-earth' www.elfenomeno.com/en/info/ver/...

The Tolkien Conference Switzerland 2027 will explore the maps and landscapes of Middle-earth with John Garth and Martin Simonson among its speakers

The organisation of the Tolkien Conference Switzerland has announced the 2027 edition, which will take place on 13 March 2027 in the Swiss city of Luc...

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Only These 4 Books Have Won Both The Hugo And Nebula Award screenrant.com/fantasy-ever...

Only These 4 Books Have Won Both The Hugo And Nebula Award

Fantasy's few Hugo and Nebula winners.

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Daniel Radcliffe, Ali Wong, Stephanie Hsu, and Amanda Seyfried to play characters in Netflix's upcoming animated feature Steps. uk.movies.yahoo.com/daniel-radcl...

Daniel Radcliffe lands Netflix fairy tale role playing a Prince ‘unlike any you’ve seen before’

The Harry Potter star has joined the voice cast of Netflix’s animated feature Steps, leading a fresh retelling of the Cinderella story alongside an ensemble of award-winning actors.

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Books, letters and notes documenting the friendship between writer JRR Tolkien and a profoundly deaf fan have sold at auction for more than £100,000 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

JRR Tolkien fan letters sell at auction for £103k

The letters, books and notes document the friendship between the writer and a profoundly deaf fan.

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Issue 29 of Gramarye, the journal of the Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction, is available to pre-order now www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...

Gramarye 29 - The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction

Gramarye 29 is due out soon.

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Gramarye is open again to submissions - deadline 21 September 2026: www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/2026/07/09/c...

Call for Gramarye submissions: deadline 21 September 2026 - The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction

The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction seeks articles relating to literary and historical approaches to fairy tales, fantasy, Gothic, magic realism,

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Bollan bane was worn as protection against the harm the fairies might cause if someone fell out of favour with them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why do Manx people pin mugwort to their chest on Tynwald Day?

The tradition of wearing bollan bane is thought to protect individuals from fairies.

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We're really enjoying these modern fairy tales - a futuristic 'The Elves and the Shoemaker', a Wonderland-esque Rip Van Winkle, and a beautifully sad Little Mermaid on Lindisfarne, a Yoruba tale with hints of Jack and the Beanstalk, and more to come. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

BBC Sounds - Once Upon a Time... - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Once Upon a Time... on BBC Sounds.

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Women's Hour looked at how fairy tales have been reshaped by women (from 41 mins 30) with two of our favourites, Kirsti Logan and Sharon Blackie. Part of Radio 4's Once Upon a Time week. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Woman's Hour - Helen George, Wimbledon, Met Police and VAWG - BBC Sounds

Actor Helen George explains why musical theatre was always her first love.

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Obituary: Jane Yolen wrote more than 400 books for adults and children and was praised for her inventive retellings of fairytales www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

Jane Yolen obituary

Author who wrote more than 400 books for adults and children and was praised for her inventive retellings of fairytales

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Sarah Jane Coleman AKA Inky Mole has illustrated nearly 100 fairies, monsters and other fae creatures for Dr Elizabeth Dearnley's upcoming book The Fairy Spotter's Guide. www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...

Fairies exist! Otherwise, how could there be this book about them… Huh?

Sarah Jane Coleman AKA Inky Mole has illustrated nearly 100 fairies, monsters and other fae creatures for Dr Elizabeth Dearnley's upcoming book The Fairy Spotte...

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Bournemouth’s literary heritage to be commemorated in a new sculpture celebrating the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/news-hub/new...

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The five best fantasy novels of all time according to Naomi Ishiguro inews.co.uk/culture/book...

The five best fantasy novels of all time according to Naomi Ishiguro

As she publishes the first in a beguiling new series of novels, the author reveals the books that inspired it

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See David Hockney’s odd and lovely illustrations for his favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales. lithub.com/see-david-ho...

See David Hockney’s odd and lovely illustrations for his favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, is celebrated for his vibrant paintings, his innovative techniques, and his joyful kookiness. He also, like many visio…

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