F*cked Up Fairy Tales
F*CKED UP FAIRY TALES is a compilation project for bloggers who wish to take up the challenge of writing their own spin on a classic fairy tale. Bloggers are invited to choose one of the tales below and leave their choice in the comments. Only one tale per blogger, please. I will update the list as soon as the choices roll in. Tales are assigned on a first come, first choose basis.
Each tale is to be no more than 5000 words in length, and can be as funny, sick, twisted, erotic or vanilla as you wish. Once your tale is finished feel free to email it back to me where I will run it in a feature post as well add it to this page. When all the tales are complete, I will work with a publishing company who is volunteering to publish the compilation of works in both ebook and paperback formats. All proceeds from the compiled works will be donated to a participating charity, with sales records made available to contributors annually.
OUR COMPLETE LIST OF FAIRY TALES AND CORRESPONDING CONTRIBUTORS:
- Aladdin – The Elite of Just Alright
- Ant and the Grasshopper – g00dg33kranting
- Beauty and the Beast – Tom Elias Writer
- Cinderella – Trailer Trash Deluxe
- Elves and the Shoemaker – Edward Hotspur
- Emperor’s New Clothes – Sparklebumps
- Gingerbread Man – HR Nightmare
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Viva Italia
- Hansel and Gretel – Madame Weebles
- Jack and the Bean Stalk – Talker96
- Little Mermaid – The Story of Alice
- Little Red Riding Hood – Rantonit
- Peter Pan – The Fog of Ward
- Pinocchio – The Fog of Ward
- Princess and the Pea – Jennifer the Writer
- Puss in Boots – El Guapo
- Rapunzel – Gingersnaap
- Red Shoes – Sparklebumps
- Rumpelstiltskin – Sightsnbytes
- Sleeping Beauty – Kayjai
- Snow Queen – Jennifer Vaughn
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Very Normal
- Three Billy Goat’s Gruff -VanillaMom
- Three Little Pigs – Pouringmyartout
- Thumbelina – Sandylikeabeach
- Tortoise and the Hare – Archon’s Den
- Ugly Duckling – Grafiklit
DEADLINE FOR STORIES IS APRIL 1, 2013
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I will take Rapunzel, please!
September 16, 2012 at 6:03 pm
You got it! Thanks!
September 16, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Interesting . . . Lay the Ugly Ducking on me! A spring 2013 deadline fits in perfectly with my procrastinating personality.
September 16, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Ugly Duckling it is! Thanks! As a fellow lover of all things dark and spooky, feel free to take this anywhere you want to go with it. I’m sincerely hoping at least one of these stories is all sick and twisted.
September 17, 2012 at 4:52 am
I already have an idea for the tale, and yeah, I think it’ll be twisted.
September 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm
PERFECT. The darker and more twisted, the better.
September 18, 2012 at 6:22 pm
I had a great little story about Goldilocks in my printed file, but I couldn’t find it quickly enough. Perhaps I’ll just post it on my site. Thanks for the heads-up about Canadica. I included the info in today’s post, and blamed you
September 17, 2012 at 2:17 am
I saw! I think I left the same comment on Sight’s blog. I need to hop over there and give him a link to this page. You should do Elves, Archon! I bet you could make it a timely allegory on the Canadian health care system. There’s a hidden Orwell in you, I know it!
September 17, 2012 at 4:54 am
with a name like my true name, Rumpelstiltskin is one I could definitely write about
September 17, 2012 at 6:34 am
Rumplestiltskin is all yours, buddy!
September 17, 2012 at 6:39 am
okay, now I have to re-read the original
September 18, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Since I am a tiny woman, I’ll take on Thumbelina, but not in a cage fight. I’ll simply retell her tale. I don’t know much about Thumbelina except that she was/is tiny. Wikipedia mentions cockchafers. I don’t know what they are either, but it sounds like the kind of made up word I might use.
September 17, 2012 at 11:08 am
COCKCHAFERS?!?! HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS WORD??? Yes, you are definitely down for Thumbelina!
September 17, 2012 at 11:35 am
I work with cockchafers. Your BatB is coming right up…
September 19, 2012 at 6:10 am
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Is “The Snow Queen” still available? If so, I’ll take it.
September 19, 2012 at 6:12 pm
THE SNOW QUEEN is yours!
September 19, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Oh…. lol. I misunderstood. Am I supposed to re-write the billy goats’ bluff? I’ll need to think about this…
September 19, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Yes, you write your own take on the story THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. It can be funny or sad or dark or whatever. I’d like to keep it at 5000 words or less, if possible. I am also shooting for an April 2013 deadline. Think it over. I bet you could have fun with it!
September 19, 2012 at 6:41 pm
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I need your email addy so I can send you what I have.
October 23, 2012 at 10:31 pm
heellisgoa@gmail.com
October 24, 2012 at 4:12 am
sent… thanks again.
October 24, 2012 at 10:18 pm
hi just found your blog via a blog friend…and might take on the challenge of 3 Billy goats gruff…what’s your deadline? I did a Rapunzel story last year (its on my blog in the pages under my header, should you choose to take a glance at it)….but no holds barred…? I love challenges like that!
nilla
November 11, 2012 at 10:09 am
My deadline is April 1, 2013 so I hope that’s enough time. Consider THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF yours! I’m heading to your blog now…
November 11, 2012 at 10:11 am
kewl! April is PLENTY of time! I’ll try to bang it out much sooner than that…*grin*…
nilla
November 11, 2012 at 10:20 am
Sweet.
November 11, 2012 at 11:12 am
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This sounds really cool. I read both Edward Hotspur and Doggy’s Style’s blogs and found you through them. This is a great project. So are you still taking submissions? I’ll have to see what fairy tales are left!
January 4, 2013 at 11:23 am
All the above fairy tales are taken, but I am sure there are either some that I missed or fables that can be twisted. I will do some looking and let you know. If you find one first just drop me a comment here!
January 4, 2013 at 5:57 pm
I have started.
Really.
I have a title, and it’s on the the page.
and…
it’s a start.
Next week I plan to sit and get to it…my muse will tell me when I’ve got it twisted right (wrong?!) in my head…but …I’ve not forgotten, and am actually pretty excited about it (the holidays really screwed with my time for writing!)
Happy New Year!
nilla
January 4, 2013 at 11:01 pm
Thanks so much! I know it will be amazing!
January 30, 2013 at 3:34 pm
This is your fault, you know. First line of the story, which certainly will punch my Fast Pass to Hell:
“Peter knew shit was getting out of hand even before Captain Hook tore off Tinker Bell’s G-string.”
January 29, 2013 at 2:37 pm
Join the club. I once wrote, “Genghis Khan is the deputy Reaper who violates Jesus’ shih-tzu.”
January 30, 2013 at 3:36 pm
mwhahahhahaha…fastpass to hell…that made me almost snort tea out my nose!
Mine is done, first draft, but I need it to sit and stew a day, and do my proofing, and then I’ll reread how to send it along to you. I really enjoyed working on the Three Gruff Sisters and the Troll…
nilla
(reallly looking forward to reading these…!)
January 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Oh dear Lord that’s going to be awesome…
January 30, 2013 at 3:37 pm
thanks! I’m hoping to proof this weekend when my kids are out of the house and I can think.
:0
nilla
February 1, 2013 at 11:52 am
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