I’d never written a retelling of a fairy tale before. (Thanks to Esther The Pen of a Ready Writer for sparking some of these ruminations!) So today I’m going to share with you the lessons I’ve learned. I have since entered all four fairy tale contests hosted by Rooglewood Press, and each one has played an important part in my writing journey. This young writer, with twelfth grade studies on her plate and writing speedometer typically set somewhere around tortoise mode, decided to give it a go. I’ve written a novel much longer than that.” Accepted story length: 5,000 to 20,000 words. Apparently, the contest had been announced back in June, and the deadline was December 31st. Curious, I investigated and found that entrants were to write creative retellings of Cinderella, five of which would be published in an anthology together. Lo and behold, there was a whole Tales of Goldstone Wood series! Not only that, but Anne Elisabeth had a blog full of interesting archives–and her most recent posts talked about a writing contest called Five Glass Slippers, held by Rooglewood Press. I don’t think I’d even finished the book before I Googled its author, curious to see who she was and what else she’d written. Heartless was an instant favorite, oddly-named Aethelbald and all. Not since beloved favorites like Chronicles of Narnia or Bryan Davis’s Dragons in Our Midst had I been so captivated with a perfect elixir of wonder, magic, tension, and heart-wrenching hope. The opening tale of young Una and Felix’s adventures–the bridge, the sibling dynamics, the talking cat–drew me in so fully I couldn’t help but twist around in my seat as we drove along and read funny excerpts to my siblings.
It was a snowy November Sunday when I first cracked that book open. This cover illustration was rendered by Julia Popova, “ForestGirl.Very good indeed, I soon found. Do grab yourself a copy and see what these talented writers have done with the timeless “Cinderella” tale! Rooglewood Press’s first collection, Five Glass Slippers, is available for pre-order now and will be released on June 14. The contest has ended, but you can buy a copy of Five Enchanted Roses here. Perhaps your name will be one of the five displayed on this cover? Rooglewood Press will be selecting five winners to be published in the Five Enchanted Roses collection, which will be packaged up with the gorgeous cover you see displayed here. Make certain your story is recognizably “Beauty and the Beast,” but have fun with it as well. The challenge is to write a retelling of the beloved fairy tale in any genre or setting you like. Rooglewood Press is delighted to introduce their second fairy tale novella contest- Five Enchanted RosesĪ collection of “Beauty and the Beast” stories
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