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The Fairy Tale Magazine

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About

This is a site for fairy tale lovers, creators, and dreamers...

If you love entering the imaginative world of Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, this is your place. If you love reimagining classic fairy tales and putting the results into stories, this is your place. If you want to write and read all-new fairy tales, this is your place. If you want reader-friendly analysis of fairy tales, this is your place. If you love Golden Age of Illustration art, this is your place.

We hope you'll visit often & let the enchantment begin!

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2007

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication
Published 2 x per year

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 August 2025 12:00 AM EDT (in 28 days) through 21 August 2025.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, All nationalities. Excluding: Children.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 900 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Folklore/Mythology: Fairy tales, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Trolls (22 Aug 2025 03:59 UTC)

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Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Closed

This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 August 2025 12:00 AM EDT (in 28 days) through 21 August 2025.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, All nationalities. Excluding: Children.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Folklore/Mythology: Fairy tales, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Trolls (22 Aug 2025 03:59 UTC)

3

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Closed

This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.

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The Fairy Tale Magazine Submission Statistics Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

Accuracy:
We have received 20 reports from 19 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported:
37 min | 107.8 mean avg | 45.0 median | 423 max days (171.1 std dev)
Responses
80.00 %
Acceptances:
15.00 % of submissions accepted (38.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 15.79 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
65.00 % (87.4 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 46.2 % form, 53.9 % unspecified
Non-Responses
20.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
10.00 % (279.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals:
10.00 % (171.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
1 response is pending (181 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 Jul 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 21 Jan 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 May 2025
Last Audited: 14 May 2025
Date Added: 02 Oct 2009

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.