Five Enchanted Roses by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Gonna be real, this got long, so with this setup it’ll be easy for you to skip around to the things that interest you, if you so desire. I’m going to categorize them between the well-known ones, the sorta known, and the totally obscure. I’m not just going to be listing my favorite fairy tales, but talking about which ones I’d love to retell AND giving you some retelling recommendations of any fairy tale I mention that I’ve actually, ya know, read a retelling of.īasically, this’ll be a big ol’ celebration post of my favorite fairy tale things! There’s more! (I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.)

And this doubles as celebrating fairy tales and fantasy, so win-win!īUT WAIT.

I’ve actually been wanting to do a post listing some of my favorite fairy tales for a while, and at last a perfect opportunity has arrived. Us FTC girls wanted to spread the fairy tale love over to our personal blogs as well. (A giveaway may also be involved here too. Isn't that gorgeous? This cover illustration was rendered by Julia Popova, “ForestGirl.Secondly, and the main point of this post: Over on Fairy Tale Central instead of featuring a specific fairy tale this month like normal, we’re celebrating ALL things fairy tales! We’ve got so many fun posts coming that involves not just one fairy tale, but many! So for all my fellow fairy tale fanatics, do check out the site to see what all goodness we have in store for you this month. Do grab yourself a copy and see what these talented writers have done with the timeless “Cinderella” tale! Anne Elisabeth has been sharing about the authors over on her blog and I am super excited to read these amazing-sounding stories.Īnd now, without further ado, the cover reveal for this newest collection:

Rooglewood Press’s first collection, Five Glass Slippers, is available for pre-order nowand will be released on June 14. Just click HERE and you will go right to the page. Perhaps your name will be one of the five displayed on this cover?Īll the contest rules and information (how to enter, story details, deadline etc.) may be found on the Rooglewood Press website. Rooglewood Press will be selecting five winners to be published in the Five Enchanted Roses collection, which will be packaged up with the gorgeous cover you see displayed here. Make certain your story is recognizably “Beauty and the Beast,” but have fun with it as well. The challenge is to write a retelling of the beloved fairy tale in any genre or setting you like. Rooglewood Press is delighted to introduce their second fairy tale novella contest-Ī collection of “Beauty and the Beast” stories So many fun things I'm getting to participate in all of a sudden! I am so excited to share about Anne Elisabeth Stengl and Rooglewood Press's new fairy tale writing contest with you.

Five Enchanted Roses by Anne Elisabeth Stengl