3rd Annual Fairy Tale Fortnight Main Page & Schedule!

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Fairy Tale Fortnight!!  If you've followed me on Twitter, Youtube, Facebook or right here on the blog for any length of time, you've heard me talk about Fairy Tale Fortnight - you may have even participated last year or the year before.  But if you're new to the whole game, basically Fairy Tale Fortnight (or FTF) is a 2 week-long celebration of all things fairy tale and fairy tale-esque.  Every day you can expect to find numerous fairy tale goodies, ranging from reviews and discussions to giveaways, interviews, guest posts and vlogs!  And probably some other things, too!

FTF is created by me (go me!) and hosted by myself and Bonnie from A Backwards Story, and we both have a lot of things to share with you. But everyone is welcome to get involved and jump in on the fun! On each post, you'll see something like this:

Click here to go back to the Fairy Tale Fortnight Main Page,
where you can access the schedule or find out more!

When you see this, you can click the picture or the text that says "click here" to return to the FTF Main Page where you can access the schedule, navigate to posts that have already gone up, see what's coming next, and find out how you can get involved!  Also, feel free to snag the button or banner (both above) to share on your sidebars, or in your own fairy tale posts! (Both are fully resizable.)

And speaking of the lovely button, Bonnie and I owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to a few awesome deviants whose unbelievable stock I used to make this year's button and banner (as well as the blog hop crop!). Seriously, there are some truly amazingly talented, generous people out there, and they deserve ALL TEH CREDITS:

• Faestock, for the "Ariel" image, and for all of her amazing photography stock (there were so many I wanted to turn into buttons for this!)
• AshenSorrow for the castle background
• MysticBubblezs for the rocks Ariel is sitting on 

You are all awesome for making such great stock available!

Now, I think that's all you really need to know to get you started - if you're curious and want more feel free to browse through last year's event, or the first year's event. This year's schedule is located below, and will be updated daily to show you what's coming next. There will be all kinds of giveaways, too, so make sure you register to win, and then enter away!  We've even partnered with Kathy from I Am a Reader, Not a Writer to organize a HUGE fairy tale giveaway blog hop, so make sure to check that out on Tuesday!
And comment, comment, comment! I can't wait to discuss with all of you and see what all you have to say!

Happy reading and enjoy!

~ Misty

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THE SCHEDULE

*Please note: sometimes things will have links that aren't active yet, but will go active at some point that day; my goal is to slightly stagger the posts a bit, and have them linked and ready for you when they go live. =)

~ Sunday, March 24th ~

• Intro & Schedule - you are here!
• Participation Linky
• Giveaway Registration Form
• Book Chat: Genre Pushing (Fairy Tales, duh!)
• Fairy Tale Steals to Get You Started! 
• In Case You Missed It - highlights from the last year!
• and going on at A Backwards Story today, we have a round-up of Bonnie's past fairy tale reviews, a discussion of her life-long obsession with fairy tales, and more!

~ Monday, March 25th ~

• "After Ever After: a Disney parody" (ie this hilarious, amazing video I found)
• "Ten Fairy Tale What-Ifs" ~ from Danya @ A Tapestry of Words
• "What Makes Fairy Tale Retellings So Popular?" ~ from Angie @ Angela's Anxious Life
• Create-A-Cover Redux!
• Review: The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
• and at A Backwards Story today, we have a review of The Fairytale Keeper to go along with a special sale, a guest post from author Jocelyn Koehler about why Jasmine is the toughest princess, some Once Upon a Time talk, and more!

~ Tuesday, March 26th ~

• Fairy Tale Fortnight Official Giveaway Hop!
• Beauty and The Brave: How Romantic Fairytales Perpetuate Gender Expressions  ~ from Nafiza @ Bibliophilic Monologues
• Interview & Giveaway: Merrie Haskell, author of The Princess Curse!
• "Fairest of All" ~ guest review from Stephanie
• Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Fairy Tales I think everyone should have on their shelves
• And at A Backwards Story today, Bonnie's also spotlighting her Top Ten fairy tales, paying tribute to Bridget Zinn and her book Poison, and hosting a guest review of Entwined!

~ Wednesday, March 27th ~

to be revealed...

• Top 10 Enchanted Places ~ from Heather @ Buried in Books
• "Princesses Who Love Other Princesses - A Spotlight on Queer Retellings" ~ guest piece from Jessie Quinn 
• "Once Upon a Time" ~ guest piece from Rob
• Fairytale Fashions: ARIEL Lookbook!
• and at A Backwards Story today, Bonnie will be sharing an interview with Strands of Bronze & Gold author Jane Nickerson, a piece on Anne Sexton's "Transformations" from author Sophie Weeks, a Grimm Chronicles tour stop, and more!

~ Thursday, March 28th ~

to be revealed...

• "Daughter of the Forest" ~ guest review from Nadine @ SFF Book Reviews
• "Princesses and Chambermaids" ~ guest piece from Sophie Weeks, author of Outside the Spotlight
• Interview: Zoë Marriott, author of The Swan Kingdom
• "Moving 'Bluebeard' to Dixieland..." ~ guest piece from Jane Nickerson, author of Strands of Bronze and Gold
• Review: Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
• And on A Backwards Story today, Bonnie is reviewing Liz DeJesus' First Frost, chatting with Alethea Kontis, spotlighting the Grimm Diaries, and vlogging about Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimms!

~ Friday, March 29th ~

• Video Review: Godmother by Carolyn Turgeon
• Friday Face Off: Snow White vs. Sleeping Beauty
• Interview: Nancy Ohlin, author of Beauty
• Modern Minstrels - Fairy Tales in Music
• Review: Strands of Bronze & Gold by Jane Nickerson
• And at  A Backwards Story today, Bonnie is showcasing two books by J.A.Kazimer, interviewing Cherie Schmidt, reviewing Fair Maiden, and showing off some awesome fairy tale nail art!

~ Saturday, March 30th ~

• The Lunar Chronicles ~ guest review from Liz @ Consumed By Books
• Titan Magic Excerpt & Giveaway from Jodi Lamm
• Pullman's Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm ~ guest review from author Joceyln Koehler
• Beastly by Alex Flinn (Book & Movie) ~ guest review from Leela @ My World in English
• Review: The Swan Kingdom by Zoë Marriott
• and on A Backwards Story today, Bonnie has interviews with Stacey Jay and KC Hilton, and a spotlight on Of Beast and Beauty!

~ Sunday, March 31st ~

• Interview & Giveaway with Rachel Morgan, author of The Faerie Guardian
• The Cover Crop Game & Giveaway: fairy tale edition
• Excerpt & Giveaway: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
• Interview with Sophie Masson, author of Moonlight & Ashes ~ contributed by Renee!
• And on A Backwards Story today, Bonnie will be interviewing Jenni James and Michelle Davidson Argyle, and reviewing Jenni's fairy tale books, as well as having a guest post on fairy tales & colorimetry!

~ Monday, April 1st ~

• Excerpt: Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day Geroge
• Nadine's Fairy Tale Recommendations
• Excerpt: The Faerie Guardian by Rachel Morgan
• Snow White & The Huntsman ~ guest review from Ketutar
• Interview: Jodi Lamm, author of Titan Magic
• and at A Backwards Story, Bonnie is helping Alethea Kontis prank y'all, interviewing Kate Danley, reviewing Woodcutter, and more!

~ Tuesday, April 2nd ~

• Interview with Mette Ivie Harrison, author of The Rose Throne
• Spotlight: Fractured Fairy Tales" cartoon
• "Kings and Soldiers-of-Fortune" ~ from Lex of Once Upon a Quill
• "Armored Hearts" ~ guest piece & giveaway from author Pauline Creeden
• and today at A Backwards Story, Bonnie is celebrating Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, hosting guest posts from authors Carolyn Turgeon and Caitlin Rubino-Bradway, and spotlighting Fairest of Them All!

~ Wednesday, April 3rd ~

• "Young Haikor": an exclusive unveiling of a prelude to The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison
• "Fairy Tale 2.0 - Modernizing Your Favorite Tales" ~ from Jessica Grey, author of Awake & Views from the Tower
• Beauty and the Beast meets The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (aka best mashup ever)
• "Snow Day Stories" guest post & giveaway from Megan Engelhardt
• Fairy Tale Fashions - Snow White lookbook!
• and today at A Backwards Story, Bonnie interviews Christopher Healy & has a giveaway of The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle, reviews Rump and Frogged, and has a guest post on using fairy tales with your children!

~ Thursday, April 4th ~

• Interview with Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens ~ from Renee of Nehomas2
• The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle Excerpt & Artwork Reveal + GIVEAWAY
• Random Fairy Tale Funtime
• Interview & Giveaway: Liz DeJesus, author of First Frost
• Review: The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison
• Giveaway: The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison
• and today on A Backwards Story, Bonnie interviews Sarah Cross and talks about Kill Me Softly and After the Ball, interviews Pauline Creeden,  and more!

~ Friday, April 5th ~

• Video review of Entwined by Heather Dixon
• Friday Face Off: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
• Interview & Giveaway: Chloe Jacobs, author of Greta and the Goblin King
• Review: Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
• Spotlight on Karen Hallion's Fairy Tale Art
• Review: Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
• And today on A Backwards Story, there's a 2nd chance to win a signed art print from Storming the Castle, along with an excerpt,  another excerpt of First Frost, a review of Strands of Bronze and Gold, an interview with Sophie Masson, and a vlog about Bonnie's favorite anthologies.

~ Saturday, April 6th ~

• Spotlight on Upcoming Fairy Tale Retellings
• Review: First Frost by Liz DeJesus
• Vlog: Misty's favorite weird tales
• "Grimm Diaries" - guest review from Random Jordan
• and on A Backwards Story, Bonnie interviews Jessica Grey, reviews  Awake, features some fairy tale crafts, and more!
• Final Round Up of events + Thank Yous + WINNERS!

~ The End ~