What is Fairytalez.com?
We are Fairytalez – the Fairy Tale Authority. We love fairy tales and our mission is to share these wonderful stories with the rest of the world! Fairytalez.com is the world’s largest online collection of fairy tales, fables and folk tales. Discover more than 2,300 classic fairy tales plus user tales, new stories written by our very own ‘Fairy Tellers’. We also publish exciting collections of fairy tales from around the world on Amazon. Visit our Author Page!
What can I do on Fairytalez.com?
- Read fairy tales, folk tales and fables from all over the world, plus user tales written by our very own ‘Fairy Tellers’
- Join our newsletter and get a weekly fairy tale
- Become a member of our ‘Fairy Teller’ network: submit your own user tales, comment on other people´s stories, and get feedback on your own stories.
- Join our writing competitions and win great prizes
- Read our blog, and dive into the magical world of fairy tales trivia
How can I become a ‘Fairy Teller’ and submit my own user tales?
- Register: First, create your free account on Fairytalez.com. Don’t forget to customize it with images, website links and more. There are no fees associated with our website.
- Upload: Upload your story, and place it under an appropriate category. You are advised to copy and paste your story from a word processor or Google Docs, so that you still have a back-up copy.
- Make sure you write your title in sentence case and not in all caps. Once Upon a Time, and not ONCE UPON A TIME.
- Please submit your story as one post, not Part 1, Part 2. etc. There’s no word limit for story submissions that aren’t in a competition.
- Be sure you’re submitting a story that can be considered a fairy tale, folk tale, or fable. Some tips on writing these can be found in How to Write a Fairy Tale: Writing Magical Stories.
How can I enter the writing competitions?
- Register: First, create your free account on Fairytalez.com. Don’t forget to customize it with images, website links and more. There are no fees associated with our website.
- Upload: Upload your story to the self-publishing platform, and place it under an appropriate category. Please be sure you write your story in a separate word document such as Word, OpenOffice or another word processing program — or else it may be lost if written entirely in the form should you accidentally close the window.
- Submit: Submit your story once the competition is live. The stories must be a minimum of 300 words and maximum of 5000 words.
- Share: Share your fairy tale link on social media with your friends and family. You need at least 5 likes in able to qualify for the writing competitions.
What type of stories are not allowed to be published/submitted?
- Non-stories (lists, polls, previews, challenges, author notes etc.)
- Adult content (sex, self-harm, graphic violence)
- Discriminatory & Offensive Speech
- Stories in unintelligible language or in languages other than English
- Stories that cannot be considered a fairy tale, folk tale, fable, or folklore
- Any content plagiarized from an author or existing work
If you need help determining if you’re submitting a fairy tale, folk tale, read our guide on How to Write a Fairy Tale: Writing Magical Stories.
Please contact us if you have any further questions!
