The Australian Fairy Tale Society[1] is a society of academics, artists, storytellers, musicians, writers and fairy tale lovers that has been operating since 2013, for the purpose of exploring fairy tales through an Australian perspective.[2]

History

The AFTS began with a Facebook conversation between co-founders Reilly McCarron and Jo Henwood in July 2013.[3] A Pozible crowd funding campaign,[4] and initial enthusiasm expressed through a Founding Membership including fairy tale scholars Jack Zipes and Maria Tatar, led to an inaugural conference in Sydney in June 2014.  The first committee was elected at the conference on Monday 9 June 2014, with Reilly McCarron as president, Julie Mundy-Taylor as vice president, Pam Blamey as Secretary, Danuta Raine as Treasurer, and Jo Henwood (co-founder), Belinda Calderone, and Thang D. Luong as committee members.[5][6]

Structure

The Society is an Unincorporated Entity, and registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, having voluntarily revoked its legal status as an incorporation in 2019 when it was not possible to fill the office bearer positions at which time the present Constitution was adapted.[1] There are no paid positions within the Society.[7]

Objectives

The goals of the organisation are to collect, organise and catalogue original Australian fairy tales, adaptations and interpretations, and criticism and to discuss, analyse and encourage the create of Australian fairytale works.[6][8][9][10]

Activities

The Australian Fairy Tale Society Award is given each year to someone who has contributed significantly to the field of fairy tales in Australia judged according to a body of work that has enduring significance. The nominee does not have to be a member of the AFTS but both the nominations and voting are only available to members.[11][12] Notable winners have been Kate Forsyth in 2018, Juliet Marillier in 2021 and Louisa John-Krol in 2021.

Fairy Tale Rings, meeting in local or online groups, discuss the featured tale's history and variants, meanings, and Australian perspective, and can feature storytelling, displays, and a chance to find out what is happening in the Fairy Tale world today.[13][12][14]

Publications

  • South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century [15] is an anthology of contemporary, original Australian fairy tales and art, produced by the Australian Fairy Tale Society in partnership with Serenity Press in 2021.[16][17][18][19]
  • The Australian Fairy Tale Society Ezine has been produced irregularly since 2016 for members, composed of contributions (stories, art, reviews etc.) by AFTS members.[20][21][22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Australian Fairy Tale Society". Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mission". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  3. ↑ Byatt, Mitch (10 June 2014). "Jo Henwood Talks Australian Fairy Tales to 2ser". YouTube. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  4. ↑ "You made it Pozible. Thank you!". Australian Fairy Tale Society. 3 July 201.
  5. ↑ McGee, Danielle (2022). "The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment". Marvels & Tales. 36 (1): 106–107 – via DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  6. 1 2 Morris, Kylie (19 Sep 2022). "Fairytale tales". ABC Listen. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  7. ↑ "The AFTS Leadership". Australian Fairy Tale Society. July 2023. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mission". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  9. ↑ "National Cultural Policy Submission: Australian Fairy Tale Society" (PDF). Office for the Arts. August 2022. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  10. ↑ Wood, Danielle. "Renegotiating ‘Once Upon a Time’: Fairy tales in contemporary Australian writing." The Fairy Tale World. Routledge, 2019, p 378
  11. ↑ "AFTS Award". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  12. 1 2 McGee, Danielle (2022). "The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment". Marvels & Tales. 36 (1): 107 – via DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  13. ↑ "Fairy Tale Rings". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  14. ↑ Conneeley, Serene (2020). The Swan Maiden: An Australian Faery Tale. Newtown, NSW, Australia: Blessed Bee Books. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-648-4016-3-6.
  15. ↑ South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century. Australia: Australian Fairy Tale Society and Serenity Press. 2021. ISBN 978-0-6450807-1-1.
  16. ↑ "South of the Sun". South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century. 2021. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  17. ↑ McGee, Danielle (2022). "The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment". Marvels & Tales. 36 (1): 108–109 – via DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  18. ↑ Gossow, Kathryn (2019). "Australian Fairy Tales: Anthology". Pozible. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  19. ↑ Arts Law Centre of Australia (2020). "Arts Law assists the Australian Fairy Tale Society with agreements for its historic anthology'". Arts Law Centre of Australia.
  20. ↑ "eZines". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
  21. ↑ McGee, Danielle (2022). "The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment". Marvels & Tales. 36 (1): 108 – via DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  22. ↑ "2018 Short Story Fairy Tale Competition". Australian Fairy Tale Society. Retrieved 3 Jan 2024.
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