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Little Red Riding Hood – Our Fairy Tale for December

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Little Red Riding Hood - J.W. Smith

Little Red Riding Hood – J.W. Smith

Good afternoon fairy tale enthusiasts!

Although our inaugural conference has been and gone for the year, the fairy tale conversations have continued with our Fairy Tale Rings. Our local branch discussion groups have brought fairy tale lovers together for some wonderful exchanges of ideas.

Our chosen fairy tale for December is beloved by many – “Little Red Riding Hood.” Even if you can’t manage to get to a Fairy Tale Ring, you are always welcome to send in stories or artwork inspired by the tale.

We’ve compiled a reading list to get the mental juices flowing! View it here: Little Red Riding Hood bibliography

For details of individual Fairy Tale Rings in your state, stay tuned to our Events page.

No Fairy Tale Ring in your state? Why not start your own? Contact us for more information.

May you all have an enchanting December… and feel free to stray from the path…

Belinda Calderone
Committee Member
Australian Fairy Tale Society

You made it Pozible. Thank you!

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In the lead up to our inaugural conference we had a successful crowd funding campaign with Pozible. We can’t thank our supporters enough! We couldn’t have done it without your help.

Here you are (minus a few anonymous pledgers). Your names were also displayed at the conference… right near the little enchanted forest.

Princes Witches Wolves Gnomes Pixie

Artworks by Regan Kubucek.

Welcome to the Australian Fairy Tale Society’s new website!

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The AFTS sparked to life over a casual Facebook conversation between co-founders Reilly McCarron and Jo Henwood in July 2013. Since then the foundations of the society have been soundly built, we have a strong Founding Membership including internationally renowned fairy tale scholars Jack Zipes and Maria Tatar, a successful crowd funding campaign, and a wonderful inaugural conference to set us on our path of enchantment.

Our very first committee was elected at the conference on Monday 9th June, 2014, and I’d like to formally welcome Julie Mundy-Taylor as Vice President, Pam Blamey as Secretary, Danuta Raine as Treasurer, and Jo Henwood (co-founder), Belinda Calderone, and Thang D. Luong as committee members.

This website is a platform for fairy tale lovers across Australia, and beyond, to gather together around the ether-hearth and share in the magic of Australian fairy tales. It belongs to all of us so please feel free to contribute your fairy tale folklore, events, news, reviews, and comments.

Thanks for your interest and support.

From the depths of the forest,

Reilly McCarron.

AFTS President