AFTS

Fairy tale enthusiasts will gather in Brisbane, Qld, this October for 'Au Fairy Tales: Flesh or Fossil?' Registrations live (until Sept 18): australianfairytalesociety.org/2022-brisbane-…

#afts2022brisbane congratulates Jo Henwood, our 2022 Award winner. Heartfelt thanks to finalists Spike Deane and Sophie Masson too!

Dual US-Australian citizen Laura Fulton on how an adopted person may address issues of identity, origin and belonging through fairy tales. Laura is joining us at #afts2022brisbane on October 1-2. youtu.be/BzaEzcLrBJM

GU animation student Bernard Hobson will be at #afts2022brisbane. Keen to hear how his travel (and kitty piano) influence his work!

Just one week to #afts2022brisbane and we're thrilled to welcome fantasy illustrator Olivia Rea! Thank you too to GU Film School for supporting our conference.

@GillianPolack Dear Gillian, an earlier android phone used to auto-change 'thankyou' (without a space) to 'rhinitis'; and 'pre-recorded interview' to 'pre-deceased interview'. Such is auto-incorrect.

Dear Spellcheck I know and you know I'm having a bit of a day. That's no excuse for suggesting 'concussion' instead of 'conclusion'. I begin to think you dislike academic papers.

@TarkabarkaHolgy Thanks. I do know that Michael Ende wasn't happy with the first movie.

Candice Lemon-Scott is the author of the Jake in Space, Eco Rangers and Ocean Warriors series for children - and is now a Uni Newcastle PhD candidate exploring non-binary gender representation in Australian middle-grade fantasy literature. #afts2022 youtube.com/watch?v=dJmoeb…

Meet Liz Locksley - environmental consultant and storyteller - in conversation with Anne E Stewart. Meet both in Brisbane #afts2022brisbane youtube.com/watch?v=fktnwB…

"So all the outcasts and all those people that traditionally society demonises are ultimately the heroes of my books. The more conventional, good-looking types tend to be the ones who are grey.”scroll.in/reel/1033066/s… via @TheReel_in

The irrationality of fairy tales and their possibilities, rather than facts, appeal to Pam Blamey, who explains why fairy tales go beyond 'happily ever after' to nourish the soul. #afts2022brisbane youtube.com/watch?v=yifIqv…

Diaspora and Fairy Tales will feature at our 2022 AFTS conference. Meet two of the presenters - June Perkins and Roselle Tenefrancia - as they chat with Anne E Stewart. youtube.com/watch?v=xT7ML2…

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE SEPT 18. We'd love you to join us as Kathleen Jennings is on our Keynote Panel: 'Australian Fairy Tales: Flesh or Fossil?' on October 2. #afts2022brisbane bit.ly/3CCWDJn

My week: editing 'The Maiden Made of Blossoms & Other Tales of Transformations' - it contains seven little-known fairy tales, retold by me, illustrated by @Lorena_C Check out the other books in our #longlostfairytales serenitypress.org/authors/kate-f… #fairytales #farytaleretelling

“Fairy Tale” is a multiverse-traversing, genre-hopping intertextual mash-up, with plenty of Easter eggs for regular King devotees. nytimes.com/2022/09/01/boo…

Sue Robin will be among our six storytellers with tales that fit the theme: 'Australian Fairy Tales: Flesh or Fossil?' on Sat October 1. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. To join us, register by September 18: bit.ly/3CCWDJn

Good night, dear magical Twitter folks. Tonight I will leave you with "The Moon Child" by Arlene Graston.

YA author Melaina Faranda asks: What is it to be non-Indigenous, reared on imported stories, with a need to respectfully express our own fairy tale connections with the landscape? Hear her answers in Bne. Regos close Sept 18: bit.ly/3CCWDJn

Hear fairy tales told live by six fabulous storytellers, including Anne E Stewart, Liz Locksley, Em Chandler, Sue Robin, Les Davidson and Alexandra McCallum. Brisbane has so many treats in store! Join us! Just 10 days left to register! bit.ly/3CCWDJn

Au Fairy Tales: Flesh or Fossil? - Keynote with Bettina Nissen, Alan Parsons, @tanaudel, Jo Henwood - Thnx @qldwriters sponsor; meet us in Bne. Regos close 18.09 bit.ly/3CCWDJn