Australian fairy tale society explained

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] [3]

History

The AFTS began with a Facebook conversation between co-founders Reilly McCarron and Jo Henwood in July 2013.[4] A Pozible crowd funding campaign,[5] 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.[6] [7]

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. There are no paid positions within the Society.[8]

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 fairy tale works.[9] [10] [11]

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.[12] [13] Notable winners have been Kate Forsyth in 2018, Lorena Carrington in 2020,[14] and Louisa John-Krol in 2021. [15]

Fairy Tale Rings, meeting in online or local groups around Australia, discuss five featured tales a year, according to the story'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.[16] [17]

The Society hosts annual conferences,[18] a YouTube channel, including a podcast series, and a webseries about the French Salonnieres,[19] and a Redbubble merchandise shop[20] of member artists' work.

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 November 2023 . Australian Fairy Tale Society . 3 January 2024 . Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
  2. Web site: Mission . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  3. Morris . Linda . 10 June 2015 . Spinning Australian fairytales from straw . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: Byatt . Mitch . 10 June 2014 . Jo Henwood Talks Australian Fairy Tales to 2ser . 3 Jan 2024 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: 3 July 201 . You made it Pozible. Thank you! . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  6. McGee . Danielle . 2022 . The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment . Marvels & Tales . 36 . 1 . 106–107 . 10.1353/mat.2022.0038 . 257484733 . DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  7. Web site: Morris . Kylie . 19 Sep 2022 . Fairytale tales . 3 Jan 2024 . ABC Listen.
  8. Web site: July 2023 . The AFTS Leadership . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  9. Web site: Mission . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  10. Web site: August 2022 . National Cultural Policy Submission: Australian Fairy Tale Society . 3 Jan 2024 . Office for the Arts.
  11. Wood, Danielle. "Renegotiating ‘Once Upon a Time’: Fairy tales in contemporary Australian writing." The Fairy Tale World. Routledge, 2019, p 378
  12. Web site: 8 May 2018. AFTS Award . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  13. McGee . Danielle . 2022 . The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment . Marvels & Tales . 36 . 1 . 107 . 10.1353/mat.2022.0038 . 257484733 . DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  14. Carrington . Lorena . 2022 . Five Fairy-Tale Images . Marvels & Tales . 36 . 1 . 100-104 . Project MUSE.
  15. Web site: AFTS Award . 24 January 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  16. Web site: Fairy Tale Rings . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society. 7 August 2015 .
  17. Book: Conneeley, Serene . The Swan Maiden: An Australian Faery Tale . Blessed Bee Books . 2020 . 978-0-648-4016-3-6 . Newtown, NSW, Australia . 153 . en.
  18. Web site: AFTS Conferences . 24 January 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  19. Web site: Australian Fairy Tale Society . 24 January 2024 . YouTube.
  20. Web site: Australian Fairy Tale Society . 24 January 2024 . Redbubble.
  21. Book: South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century . Australian Fairy Tale Society and Serenity Press . 2021 . 978-0-6450807-1-1 . Australia . en.
  22. Web site: 2021 . South of the Sun . 3 Jan 2024 . South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century.
  23. McGee . Danielle . 2022 . The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment . Marvels & Tales . 36 . 1 . 108–109 . 10.1353/mat.2022.0038 . 257484733 . DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  24. Web site: Gossow . Kathryn . 2019 . Australian Fairy Tales: Anthology . 3 Jan 2024 . Pozible.
  25. Web site: 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.
  26. Web site: 21 December 2021. eZines . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.
  27. McGee . Danielle . 2022 . The Australian Fairy Tale Society: Celebrating Eight Years of Enchantment . Marvels & Tales . 36 . 1 . 108 . 10.1353/mat.2022.0038 . 257484733 . DigitalCommons@WayneState.
  28. Web site: 23 December 2021. 2018 Short Story Fairy Tale Competition . 3 Jan 2024 . Australian Fairy Tale Society.

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