2 June 2017 / AFTS / Leave a comment

“Sleeping Beauty”, fourth issue of Australian Fairy Tale Society’s Ezine, is awakening. Here is her Teaser/Preview, with exquisite design by Gypsy Thornton:

Press Release – Australian Fairy Tale Society’s Annual Conference

24 May 201727 May 2017 / AFTS / Leave a comment

Herewith our announcement to media & arts promoters, presenting our 4th Annual Conference. There are two versions, for your convenience:

Simple format for easy copy-pasting: AFTS 2017 Plain Text Press Release
Whimsy, for those with a penchant for fey revelry: Curious ElvesAustralian Fairy Tale SocietyMay-June 2017Press Release

Do feel free to download them for sharing hither and thither. Perhaps you live near a library or university campus? A bookshop, gallery or performance cafe? Let your community know about us, and hey… if you haven’t yet joined or renewed your membership, or registered for this event, now is a great time to do so!

Bursary invitation!

6 May 2017 / AFTS / 1 Comment

The Australian Fairy Tale Society is offering a bursary for attendance at our 2017 Conference, ‘So Many Mattresses: Truth, Reality, Fiction on a European Bed’, to be held at Glen Eira Town Hall, Melbourne on Saturday 24 June. This bursary will cover:

Conference registration
Transport up to $250
Accommodation up to $100 per night for 2 nights
A “fairy godmother/father” as conference mentor.

Here are two ways you can submit the form: Bursary Application Form

(1) print, fill by hand, scan & email to us; or (2) ask Jo or I to email you the word doc as an attachment, so you can type into it, and return that to us: austfairytales@gmail.com

We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible this year!

Fey regards – from your dedicated committee.

Australian Fairy Tale Society 2017 Conference Programme – Overview

28 April 2017 / AFTS / Leave a comment

AFTS Conference Programme

Keynote, MC, Presenters, Activities

“So Many Mattresses: Truth, Reality, Fiction, On A European Bed”

What lies beneath?

storytelling, academic papers, discussion panel, workshop, multi-media,

art displays, writing, cuisine, music & more.

Explore the manifold layers of Australian fairy tale

from lotus petals to swags; brumbies, bunyips, bilbies, gumnuts & provocative peas…

Announcing Our 2017 Conference!

4 February 20178 February 2017 / AFTS / 1 Comment

. . .

The Australian Fairy Tale Society

. . .

Invites you to attend our 4th Annual Conference

. . .

.Our theme this year is:

“So Many Mattresses: Truth, Reality, Fiction On A European Bed”

Would we recognise an Australian fairy tale if it came to our doorstep, lacking robes of “once upon a time”, looking a little bedraggled? How do we sort truths from transplants?

Many “mattresses” have unrolled in Australia – historical, cultural, interpretative, creative – and more await stimulation by that provocative pea (or gumnut), inducing dreams and imaginings.

Awaken to the kiss of curiosity! What lies beneath? How might you respond, or create your own?

Learn! Create! Meet! Explore! Discuss! Enjoy!

Join us as we venture into layers of possibility…

What: Australian Fairy Tale Society 4th Annual Conference, as part of the 2017 Glen Eira Storytelling Festival

When: Saturday 24th June 2017, 8:30am registration, 9am commencement, 5pm closing

Where: Glen Eira Town Hall, Caulfield, Victoria

Who: All adults welcome. We are a national, intercultural, intergenerational, interdisciplinary non-profit group, also a registered charity. We focus on collecting, preserving, discussing, sharing and creating Australian fairy tales. Our aim is to encourage academics, writers, artists, performers and enthusiasts from around the country to network and share all things fairy tale through a national website, annual conferences and local fairy tale rings.

Cost:

$65 members of the Australian Fairy Tale Society ($25 to join)
$85 students & Glen Eira council residents
$95 full price

REGISTER NOW BY CLICKING HERE

Enquiries:

austfairytales@gmail.com

ABN: 31539717636

[Note – Image: “Exotic” © Kathleen Jennings, used with permission]

2017 AFTS Conference: Call for Presentations

12 December 2016 / AFTS / Leave a comment

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Fairy Tale Installation by Member Debra Phillips Now On Display

7 September 20167 September 2016 / AFTS / 1 Comment

As announced in our “Upcoming Events” section of the first ezine, our own Debra Phillips (Founding Member, artist, writer, PhD candidate, pillar of the Sydney Fairy Tale Ring and all round wonderful human being) has created an installation in the garden of the Don Bank Museum garden, as part of a festival for a combined North Sydney/ Australian Catholic University event.

As someone who enjoys exploring fairy tale themes in many different mediums, Debra “deliberately designed it with a fairy tale quality for us and to be in harmony with the oldy-worldy interior of the cottage”.

The display will remain in place until the end of September, and she will be there in person, this Saturday, September 10th, 2016.

If you’re in the area, come check it out. You’ll love it.

You can learn more about Debra and her eye-catching public installations HERE.

SNEAK PEEK: AFTS Ezine, Issue #1

14 August 2016 / AFTS / 1 Comment

It is with great pleasure, excitement and anticipation that I can FINALLY announce that we have been cooking up (in our cauldrons) an online ezine (electronic magazine) exclusively for our members!

A small yet extremely talented team have been putting together the magazine that will be exclusively for our members, published every other month and aligned with the fairy ring tale. We wanted to create something that was an expansion of the newsletter, so that we can feature content created by our members in order to celebrate their talents and achievements.

Here’s a sneak peek of the first edition’s cover! Doesn’t it look amazing??

Time to get renewing those memberships, or sign up!

Catherine

(AFTS President)

AFTS Ezine Cover Only Preview

Member Creations: Fairy Tale Watercolours

6 July 2016 / AFTS / 3 Comments

At the Australian Fairy Tale Society, we LOVE to celebrate the achievements and creations of our members. The following watercolours were created as presenter gifts at the recent AFTS Annual Conference by one of our founding members, Debra Phillips. They have clear links to fairy tale and present a magical perspective in watercolour. We are so grateful to Debra for providing the artwork to be given as gifts to our presenters. Wonderful work, Debra!