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Susana Montañés-Llera’s 'Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art' reviews the exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2024. www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Anil Balan discusses that most contested English folklore figure: the Green Man and his connection with other figures, including Herne the Hunter and Green Noah, the demonic tree from Lucy Boston’s The Children of Green Knowe www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Natalie Hagar’s fascinating article traces the Pooka across Ireland and discusses its ongoing place in Irish cultural memory and everyday life in Gramarye issue 28 www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/portfolio/gr...
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
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
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 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
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.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
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
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

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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…
www.wallpaper.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 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...
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…
www.theskinny.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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...
Autumn exhibition inspired by birds and folklore
A NEW exhibition has opened exploring the enduring allure of birds and folklore.
www.gazetteherald.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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
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/...
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
"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
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.
www.goodhousekeeping.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
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/
Folklore Society Events
23 September 2025 19:00 - 20:30
www.folklore-society.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM