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pronunciation | \ “am-u-‘ran-THEn \ (am-uh-RAN-theen)
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Grimm’s Fairy Tales turn 200 — and they’re just as creepy today as they were in 1812
Grimm’s Fairy Tales — the fairly disturbing and ever-iconic “Children’s and Household” stories about cannibals, death’s messengers and a girl without hands — first rolled off the presses in Germany 200 years ago. And Germany is excited.
Like other Grimm tales, the version of Riding Hood best known to us isn’t the one that the Brothers Grimm originally penned. The brothers’ original tales were fables, yes, but they were meant to teach lessons and morals and often employed scare tactics to do so. For instance, in the Grimms’ original “Little Red Riding Hood” — also called “Red Cap” — the Big Bad Wolf eats both Riding Hood and her grandmother, and is cut open by a passing lumberjack. Some cleaned-up versions have the Wolf instead hiding Riding Hood and her grandmother in the closet.(We’ve already discussed the Pullman version here, but, you know, a reminder)
Hey guys and gals! It occurred to me that, if I’m looking to have a short story written for a specific prompt… well, tumblr might be a good place to ask. :)
What do you say? Want to see your 1500 - 2500 word short story published in the YA Magazine? Here’s the prompt!
“Valentine’s Day is approaching. Teen #1 encourages teen #2 to ask their crush to the upcoming dance. At the end of the short, the crush is revealed to be a transgendered/non-binary teen.”
It’s really important to me that teens have more positive representations of non-cis teens in their entertainment… especially when those teens are seen as desirable, intelligent, loving possible partners, boyfriends, and girlfriends. :) I hope you agree!
Submit your story and the best one may be chosen for publication in our February issue! (IMPORTANT: We retain the right to edit the story to fit our audience and needs! If no stories are submitted that fulfill the prompt enough, then no story shall be chosen rather than choosing “the next best thing”.)
Stories must be received by January 1st to be considered.
Thanks so much for taking a look at this! If you’re interested in the short story, please feel free to message us here!
How much do I love her? Let me count the ways.
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