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Simon Young makes a very welcome return to Gramarye with a look at the ‘Kinder Mermaid’ and other lake-dwelling ladies around England and Wales. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Simon Young makes a very welcome return to Gramarye with a look at the ‘Kinder Mermaid’ and other lake-dwelling ladies around England and Wales. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
Our followers might enjoy the new Substack from Simon Young -
Welcome to the British dreamtime - the mythology of Britain's supernatural generations, the long nineteenth century, from 1765-1918. Fairies to ghosts, witchcraft to priestcraft, angels to devils....
britishmythology.substack.com
Welcome to the British dreamtime - the mythology of Britain's supernatural generations, the long nineteenth century, from 1765-1918. Fairies to ghosts, witchcraft to priestcraft, angels to devils....
britishmythology.substack.com
Simon’s British Mythology Substack | simon young | Substack
Welcome to the British dreamtime. A valiant attempt to recreate the mythology of Britain's best documented supernatural generations, the long nineteenth century, from 1765-1918. Fairies to ghosts,…
britishmythology.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our followers might enjoy the new Substack from Simon Young -
Welcome to the British dreamtime - the mythology of Britain's supernatural generations, the long nineteenth century, from 1765-1918. Fairies to ghosts, witchcraft to priestcraft, angels to devils....
britishmythology.substack.com
Welcome to the British dreamtime - the mythology of Britain's supernatural generations, the long nineteenth century, from 1765-1918. Fairies to ghosts, witchcraft to priestcraft, angels to devils....
britishmythology.substack.com
Our next issue of Gramarye, the journal of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy, is proudly sponsored by the Writing Equipment Society! Their support helps us continue sharing folklore and fantasy research and creative work. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our next issue of Gramarye, the journal of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy, is proudly sponsored by the Writing Equipment Society! Their support helps us continue sharing folklore and fantasy research and creative work. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
Why Jim Henson should be recognised as one of the foremost creators of fairytales on screen theconversation.com/why-jim-hens...
Why Jim Henson should be recognised as one of the foremost creators of fairytales on screen
Fairytales are an important – and often overlooked – part of Henson’s legacy.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Why Jim Henson should be recognised as one of the foremost creators of fairytales on screen theconversation.com/why-jim-hens...
Tomorrow 7-8 p.m. UTC, free online event: Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder
Free online event: Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder - The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill Tuesday 4 November 2025, 7–8 p.m., online (Teams) Join Cristina
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tomorrow 7-8 p.m. UTC, free online event: Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder
Late at Tate Britain Hidden Folklore. Fri, 7 Nov 2025 from 6 p.m. www.timeout.com/london/thing...
Late at Tate Britain Hidden Folklore | Tate Britain | Things to do in London
The Tate Britain is going all Wicker Man for its next late, which is a deep dive into folklore. The East Anglian Folklore Centre will be in attendance, showin
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October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Late at Tate Britain Hidden Folklore. Fri, 7 Nov 2025 from 6 p.m. www.timeout.com/london/thing...
Gramarye issue 28 is now available to pre-order from our online store. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
Gramarye 28 - The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
Gramarye issue 28 is now available to order from our online store. This issue’s contents include: ‘The Kinder Mermaid and the English and Welsh Lake
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October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Gramarye issue 28 is now available to pre-order from our online store. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction's journal Gramarye issue 28 is now available to preorder! store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction's journal Gramarye issue 28 is now available to preorder! store.chi.ac.uk/product-cata...
Free online event Tues 4 Nov: Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/2025/10/16/f...
Free online event: Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder - The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill Tuesday 4 November 2025, 7–8 p.m., online (Teams) Join Cristina
www.sussexfolktalecentre.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Free online event Tues 4 Nov: Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/2025/10/16/f...
Viktor Wynd on the dark fairytales of Suffolk folklore www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/su...
Viktor Wynd: The dark storyteller of Suffolk
Sharing gruesome fairy tales, meeting cannibals and collecting rare oddities – it’s all in a day’s work for local man Viktor Wynd
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October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Viktor Wynd on the dark fairytales of Suffolk folklore www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/su...
Ursula K Le Guin, the late American author, best known for her science fiction novels, is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London, charting her whimsical maps, which bring her fantasy worlds alive
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
Ursula K Le Guin’s maps of imaginary worlds are charted in a new exhibition
Ursula K Le Guin, the late American author, best known for her science fiction novels, is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London, charting her whimsical maps, which…
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October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ursula K Le Guin, the late American author, best known for her science fiction novels, is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London, charting her whimsical maps, which bring her fantasy worlds alive
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
The 36th Scottish International Storytelling Festival looks to the folklore, myths and fairytales of the Nordic region, Scotland and Northern Europe www.theskinny.co.uk/books/featur...
True North: Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns
Lights of the North, the 36th edition of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, brings together the storytelling cultures of Scotland, Scandinavia and Germany for a 2025 programme full of…
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October 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The 36th Scottish International Storytelling Festival looks to the folklore, myths and fairytales of the Nordic region, Scotland and Northern Europe www.theskinny.co.uk/books/featur...
Ryedale Folk Museum's Charms and Murmuring, running until Sunday, November 2, invites visitors to explore the rich and often mysterious connections between birds, folklore, and the natural world.
www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/2548615...
www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/2548615...
Autumn exhibition inspired by birds and folklore
A NEW exhibition has opened exploring the enduring allure of birds and folklore.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ryedale Folk Museum's Charms and Murmuring, running until Sunday, November 2, invites visitors to explore the rich and often mysterious connections between birds, folklore, and the natural world.
www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/2548615...
www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/2548615...
Folklore meets art in an enchanting exhibition – Red Riding and The Brothers Grimm – of works by British artist Christopher P Wood at Scarborough Art Gallery (runs until February 2026) www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Fairy tale of an exhibition on show at Scarborough Art Gallery - prints, collage and paintings based on Grimms' stories
Folklore meets art in an enchanting exhibition – Red Riding and The Brothers Grimm – of works by British artist Christopher P Wood at Scarborough Art Gallery.
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Folklore meets art in an enchanting exhibition – Red Riding and The Brothers Grimm – of works by British artist Christopher P Wood at Scarborough Art Gallery (runs until February 2026) www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Nine Extremely Nerdy Books of Folklore and Mythology by Seamus Sullivan debutiful.net/2025/09/30/n...
Nine Extremely Nerdy Books of Folklore and Mythology by Seamus Sullivan
Whenever I’m struggling to write stories or even sentences, when the creative process or the world outside my window or both are in such a state of crisis that it feels impossible to articulate wha…
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October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Nine Extremely Nerdy Books of Folklore and Mythology by Seamus Sullivan debutiful.net/2025/09/30/n...
Coming soon to the British Library - a Fairy Tales exhibition! Explore enchanted lands, magical creatures, iconic characters and timeless tales, brought to life through books, theatre costumes, puppets, pop-ups, artwork and illustrations. March - August 2026.
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
Fairy Tales | British Library
Take your family on a magical adventure in a new interactive exhibition! Explore enchanted lands, magical creatures, iconic characters and timeless tales,
events.bl.uk
October 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Coming soon to the British Library - a Fairy Tales exhibition! Explore enchanted lands, magical creatures, iconic characters and timeless tales, brought to life through books, theatre costumes, puppets, pop-ups, artwork and illustrations. March - August 2026.
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
How Did Alice Become a Symbol of Surrealism and Feminist Reimagination?
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How Did Alice Become a Symbol of Surrealism and Feminist Reimagination? | TheCollector
Published in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland unleashed a nonsensical world that challenged Victorian norms and introduced readers to an enigmatic heroine: Alice.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How Did Alice Become a Symbol of Surrealism and Feminist Reimagination?
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www.thecollector.com/alice-symbol...
"Magic: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England" runs at Haddon Hall from September 20 – October 31. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/de...
A thought-provoking exhibition at Haddon Hall
Magic: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England runs from September 20 – October 31.
www.greatbritishlife.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Magic: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England" runs at Haddon Hall from September 20 – October 31. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/de...
Fairytale Detective is the Sherlock-like series with a literary spin www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...
Our detective drama dreams come true! Fairytale Detective is the Sherlock-like series with a literary spin
Sherlock meets Bookish in this exciting new series.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fairytale Detective is the Sherlock-like series with a literary spin www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...
Magic: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England runs from September 20 – October 31. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/de...
A thought-provoking exhibition at Haddon Hall
Magic: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England runs from September 20 – October 31.
www.greatbritishlife.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Magic: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England runs from September 20 – October 31. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/de...
Events coming up at the Folklore Society:
Online Talk: 50 Years of Plant-Lore Collecting
Online Talk: Artist Fee Greening in conversation: Katharine Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies
Online Talk: From a Cornfield to the Gothic: an Appreciation of the Scarecrow
etc. www.folklore-society.com/events/
Online Talk: 50 Years of Plant-Lore Collecting
Online Talk: Artist Fee Greening in conversation: Katharine Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies
Online Talk: From a Cornfield to the Gothic: an Appreciation of the Scarecrow
etc. www.folklore-society.com/events/
Folklore Society Events
23 September 2025 19:00 - 20:30
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September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Events coming up at the Folklore Society:
Online Talk: 50 Years of Plant-Lore Collecting
Online Talk: Artist Fee Greening in conversation: Katharine Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies
Online Talk: From a Cornfield to the Gothic: an Appreciation of the Scarecrow
etc. www.folklore-society.com/events/
Online Talk: 50 Years of Plant-Lore Collecting
Online Talk: Artist Fee Greening in conversation: Katharine Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies
Online Talk: From a Cornfield to the Gothic: an Appreciation of the Scarecrow
etc. www.folklore-society.com/events/
Don't forget, Gramarye readers are entitled to 20% off Scrivener software, the project management tool for writers. Just visit www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php and enter the coupon code ‘SUSSEXCENTRE’.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Don't forget, Gramarye readers are entitled to 20% off Scrivener software, the project management tool for writers. Just visit www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php and enter the coupon code ‘SUSSEXCENTRE’.
"Sometimes we do science, sometimes we do a river blessing. But it’s all about connection." Folklore will save us all, or at least the eels. www.goodnewsnetwork.org/activists-us...
Activists Use Folklore to Inspire Conservation Effort to Resurrect a Ghost of England's Past
The eels are direct connections to an older England, when they would swim into the tidal Somerset wetlands by the thousands.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Sometimes we do science, sometimes we do a river blessing. But it’s all about connection." Folklore will save us all, or at least the eels. www.goodnewsnetwork.org/activists-us...
Tonight at 8pm:
Freshwater Mermaids: The Last Ladies of the Lake - Dr Simon Young - Zoom
This talk recalls the folklore of these rare female water spirits—from Yorkshire to Herefordshire
Zoom Lecture
Sun 14th Sept 2025 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm £6 - £10
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/the-la...
Freshwater Mermaids: The Last Ladies of the Lake - Dr Simon Young - Zoom
This talk recalls the folklore of these rare female water spirits—from Yorkshire to Herefordshire
Zoom Lecture
Sun 14th Sept 2025 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm £6 - £10
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/the-la...
Freshwater Mermaids: The Last Ladies of the Lake - Dr Simon Young - Zoom - The Last Tuesday Society
Freshwater Mermaids: The Last Ladies of the Lake High on Kinder Scout in the Peak District sits a small, unassuming tarn known as the Mermaid’s Pool. Victorian locals would trek […]
thelasttuesdaysociety.org
September 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tonight at 8pm:
Freshwater Mermaids: The Last Ladies of the Lake - Dr Simon Young - Zoom
This talk recalls the folklore of these rare female water spirits—from Yorkshire to Herefordshire
Zoom Lecture
Sun 14th Sept 2025 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm £6 - £10
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/the-la...
Freshwater Mermaids: The Last Ladies of the Lake - Dr Simon Young - Zoom
This talk recalls the folklore of these rare female water spirits—from Yorkshire to Herefordshire
Zoom Lecture
Sun 14th Sept 2025 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm £6 - £10
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/the-la...
Celebrate Robert Louis Stevenson's 175th birthday on the site of his former home, where he wrote Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Bournemouth) www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/networking-e...
Networking events for writers
Our events, networking meetups and other activities to get writers together to foster our own writing community.
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Celebrate Robert Louis Stevenson's 175th birthday on the site of his former home, where he wrote Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Bournemouth) www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/networking-e...