There’s a chill in the air and frost on the windows which only means one thing: winter is here. The season has inspired many beloved fairy tales and folktales such as The Little Match Girl, The Cat on the Dovrefjell, The Elves and the Shoemaker and The Snow Queen. Winter is a time that’s perfect for cozying up by the fire and telling stories so we want you to tell winter stories for this writing competition. After all, the Brothers Grimm’s books were first published in the dead of winter in December 1812 and were a popular Christmas present!
Write a fairy tale or folk tale themed around winter and its elements, such as snow, ice, frost, blizzards, etc. If you’re in need of inspiration, you may want to read some of our popular winter tales or even pick up a copy of Fairytalez Christmas Tales: The Night Before Christmas and 21 Other Illustrated Stories.
Submitted entries must be a minimum of 300 words and no more than 5,000 words.
This writing competition ran December 11, 2018 to January 22, 2019. The winner was Talvi and the Stars by E.C. Hibbs, an enchanting story that explained the origin of the Northern Lights.
The finalists were the following stories:
The Fairy Snow Princess and Her Fantastical Quest for Meaning
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 will receive:
- 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.
Our competition form is now closed.
Entries in Competition
- Two Strangers and a Princess , Mags Turbyfield
- The Fire in the Frost , Mavis George
- Holly Bushes , Ireland Covey
- Queen Winter's Reign , Terri Headington
- The Winter Fair , Jayne Jabore
- A Winter Wonderland , Aven Elder
- The Snow Bunny , Nina Adinou
- The White Unicorn , Carolyn Greco
- The Dwarf and The Bear , Thomas Woodland
- Tumbletoes , Florence Wong
- Release , Daniella Southin
- The Girl of Ice , Alexander Denton
- Snow Angels , Aimee Rutherford
- The New Queen , Sami Koval
- The woods during winter , Amirah Nabilah Ab Malek
- The Little Thief , Susan Bartholomew
- The song that saved the day , Martin Østergaard
- New Year’s surprise for the bear , Diana Mefodeva
- Iced over , Christabella Barac
- Mark and his faithful friend , Artem Pedenkov
- A Koala in Russia , Ulyana Safonova
- Rass and his Wonderful Winter Adventure , Anne Atzlinger
- Destiny plays it's move.... , Gurkirandeep Kaur
- A Fleeting Warmth , Lizzie Logemann
- The Warmth of Winter’s Heart , Maddie Logemann
- Winter's Bugle , Owen Townend
- The Happy Snowman , Athena Constantinou
- Behind the Post , Ko Ra
- Rachel's Woodland Adventure , Conor Walsh
- Frost , Jaimee Blanco
- Wolf Moon , Alice Nuttall
- Constellations , Caroline McHardy
- The Tale of The Lost Angels. , Alfred Roy
- The Curtain , Takouhi Minassian
- The Black Cat and The Faerie Queen , Vanessa Calouro
- The Second Case: Beauty and the Beast , Kiara Maharaj
- The little chess player , Takouhi Minassian
- With the 'Golden Eagle' to Siberia , Takouhi Minassian
- Midwinter's Fire , Grace Moreton
- Snow Black , Kate Bramhall
- A Tale Of Fairies and Fireflies , Ashwini U Nambiar
- Snowy Trolls , Alexis Matz
- The Sudden Wind and How Carl Saved the Day , Jen Skates
- The magic cream of the dreams , Sonia Salzano
- Gerda's Tale , Morna Sullivan
- Somewhere Sings About the Sky , Joseph Pravda
- Sailing from Redoubt to Vineland , Joseph Pravda
- The Aria and the Ivy , Jemma Hathaway
- The Ice Princess , Jutta Rawcliffe
- Christmas Confusion , Kerry Underdown-Preto
- The Red Boots , Mila Lotchkey
- Winter is a Strange Time , Milly Woodward
- The Immortal Boy of Winter , Min Young E Kim
- The Piggy, the Owl and Moonbeams , Jan Cole
- The Gamekeeper , Adam Crabbe
- Winter's Mirror , James Kingston
- Eric and the owl , Barry Carter
- Winter Sprites , David Loader
- The Miracle of Christmas , Laura Hovakimyan
- Ice Medusa , Anon Writer
- The Lady of Lavernum , Mark Simpson
- The Wind Still Blows , Jamie Yen
- Talvi and the Stars , E. C. Hibbs
- The Ice Heart , Violatte Sanders
- Hope Harboured. , Bryony Reid
- The Fairy Snow Princess and her Fantastical Quest for Meaning , Martin Østergaard
- A Christmas Smile , Ren (No Last Name)
- Alyssum's Wish , Danielle McDougal
- A Heart Warming Winter , Kartik Aggarwal
- Women and Wolves , Ren Green
- Figure Friend , Carter Kinzie
- Icy Blood , Marisa Szoradi
- Not All Ghosts Are bad , Ashley McIntyre
- Two friends , Pawel Markiewicz
- The misty Woods , Akanksha Ganguly
