Fairy Tale Review, The Green Issue

by Kate Bernheimer (Editor), Brian Baldi (Contributor), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (Contributor)

This title presents an annual journal devoted to fairy tales, contemporary and historical.Each issue of "Fairy Tale Review" contains poetry, fiction, and essays that either address the abiding influence of fairy tales on contemporary literature and culture, or are themselves contemporary fairy tales in prose or verse. It is, according to editor Kate Bernheimer, "a venue for all writers working with the aesthetics and motifs of fairy tales.""Fairy Tale Review's" first two issues ("The Blue Issue, 2005", and "The Green Issue, 2006") contain contributions from nationally recognized authors such as Donna Tartt, Francine Prose, Lydia Millet, Marina Warner, Jack Zipes, Aimee Bender, and Rikki Ducornet. Stories from the first two issues have been noted or chosen for republication in "Best New American Writers 2006" and "Best American Short Stories 2005". Seven stories and seven poems in all have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.The third volume, "The Violet Issue", contains work by Kim Addonizio, Don Mee Choi, Lucy Corin, Tracy Daugherty, Espido Freire, Toshiya Kamei, Sarah Hannah, Lily Hoang, Anna Maria Hong, Kim Hyesoon, Jeffrey Levine, Lisa Olstein, David Petruzelli, Natania Rosenfeld, Aurelie Sheehan, Richard Siken, Kieran Suckling, Lee Upton, and Julie Marie Wade.

Genres: Poetry, Short Stories

152 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2007

About the author

Kate Bernheimer is the author of three novels and the story collection Horse, Flower, Bird, as well as children's books. Among other books, she edited the World Fantasy Award winning My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales and the forthcoming xo Orpheus: 50 New Myths.

Reviews

[E.A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like this as much as I thought/hoped I would. The stories didn't capture my attention or speak to me. I want something different from my fairy tales, and I don't care enough about these stories to figure out what they're lacking.

[K LeMon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Compared to other issues of FTR, very few of the stories and poems wowed me. They were all okay/good. It was not a bad reading experience, but it left me wanting more

Favorites:
"The Predicament" by Wendy Brenner
"On the Palace Steps, She Pauses" by Kat Meads
"Walking Bird" by Lydia Millet

[Celeste · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is hard to rate or review litmags because the content varies so much. Overall I enjoyed reading Fairy Tale Review and would pick up other issues.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

great concept and some gems of poems in here. i hope future issues are better.