Ready for a new story? We all know the classic fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and The Little Mermaid. Now it’s time to put a new twist on stories like these by changing the gender roles with a gender swap fairy tale. Will a merman fall in love with a princess? Does the king save the queen? Fairytalez wants to hear your reverse take on some beloved stories!
Write a new version of a classic fairy tale or folk tale and change the gender roles within, plus add other elements if you like. You can feel free to explore our archive of stories for ideas, as we have over 2,500 stories in our classic tale library.
Let’s hear those gender swap fairy tales!
This writing competition ran from February 26, 2018 to April 6, 2018. The winner was Ash, or Gowns from a Tree by Elizabeth Hopkinson, a new twist on the old favorite Cinderella about a boy, Ash, who dreams of going to the ball. The finalists were the following stories:
The Winner received:
- Active promotion across all Fairytalez’s social networks
- A digital winner badge published with your story and on your profile page
- A digital winner badge for your blog or website
- A $200 gift certificate to Amazon.com
The Four finalists received:
- Active promotion across all of Fairytalez’s social networks
- A digital runner-up badge published with your story and on your profile page
- A digital runner-up badge for your blog or website
How to Get Started with Fairytalez’ Writing Competitions
- Register: First, create a profile at Fairytalez.com. Don’t forget to customize it with images, website links and more. There are no fees associated with creating an account nor is there a fee to enter the competitions.
- Upload: Upload your story and put it in the appropriate category.
- Submit: Submit your story (or stories) below for consideration in the writing competition. Stories must be a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 5000 words. You may submit up to 3 stories.
- Share: Share your story link with all of your friends and family! Stories are eligible once they’ve received 5 likes.
Find even more fairy tales when you read about our previous writing competitions.
Enter the Competition
Submit your story, once uploaded, here. Paste the story URL in the box below.
Entries in Competition
- The Adventures of Poppy - Pinocchio Retold , Mojca Petaros
- The Tale of Snow White and Rowan Red , Sue Strain
- Ms Schumacher's Grubby Little Friends , Owen Townend
- Forever and More , Sam Chowdhury
- Little Red , Jan Lister
- The Quest for a Name , Michaela Doyle
- Sebastian , Sam Evans
- Albert and the Cheshire Dragon , Rae Leigh
- The Beast and her Handsome Saviour , Vidushi Singh Baghel
- Indigo's Keys , E. Paulowna
- The Man in the Tower , Thalia Bell
- Brian Rose , Mia Connolly
- Snow White with a twist , Mia Connolly
- Empress , Cheryl Byrne
- The Cat with the Silver Tongue , Wyn E. Owens
- Ember , Tay LaRoi
- The Beast's Real Name , Metaxia Tzimoulis
- The Sword and the Lady , Tom Fallows
- The Princely Proof , Mel Reuter
- Thumbelini , Erica Rose
- The Thief and The Knight Retold , Charlotte Williams
- Hearts with Eyes , Elizabeth Reed
- The Wee Mermannie , Ricky Monahan Brown
- Rampion , Spencer Pinkus
- The most magnificent beard , Will McCreath
- The Piper's Song , Grace Howarth
- Siren's Song , Lyssa Bivens
- The Princess and the Parsnips , Helen Lavelle
- Ridley and the Three Magic Birds , Michelle Valk
- What Once Was Mine , Michaela Doyle
- Princess Charming , Matt Taylor
- Handsome and the Hag , Onyechi Audu
- Tangled Feelings , Natalie Hayden
- Rex in Reeboks , David Batteiger
- A Dream of Heroes , Hx Rx
- How the Brewess's boy became a Duke , Denver Garcia
- The Boy And His Wolf , Taylor Heard
- Three Women and a Wolf , Charlotte Dance
- The Frog Prince , Hazel Humphreys
- Winter's Kiss , David Batteiger
- Darla the Dolt , Michaela Doyle
- Eric Cinder , Anon Writer
- The Prince & The Peanut , Anon Writer
- La Belle et la Bête , Elizabeth Train-Brown
- Barry and the Bears , Margot Ogilvie
- How the Fairy Godfather Got Cinderella to the Ball , Tim Hayes
- The Fox and the Puzzle Hall , Abigail Maskill
- Grand Cheval , Izabel Colton
- Only the Wind , Rebeka Borshevsky
- Summer Blue , Tay LaRoi
- Of Jewels and Snakes , Danielle McDougal
- Changing the Narrative , Rose James
- Beau and the Hag , Chloe Gilholy
- Ash, or the Gowns from a Tree , Elizabeth Hopkinson
- From the Lion's Mouth , Zimri A. Z. Zoran
- A Backwards Fairytale , D.A. Mandel
- Rider Capote and The Carver , D.A. Mandel
- The Ballad of Sir Vivian and Emmy the Scary , Victoria Rivas
