Angela Carter and Tanith Lee

In which I proffer tickets to explore and celebrate the works of Carter and Lee, recommend an article on fairy paintings, exhibit newly available art by Terri, and introduce Carmine Hazelwood

This is the newsletter for readers of Terri Windling's Myth & Moor blog — as well as for all who are interest in myth, folklore, fantasy, and the potent magics of creativity, community, and the more-than-human world. I'm Lunar Hine, Terri's editorial assistant/studio elf, bringing you Myth & Moor updates; writing and art by Terri; news and details of upcoming events; and exceptional work by other artists and writers in the mythic arts field.

A few readers have written to us to express concern that we have moved from Tinyletter to the Substack platform. Here's the situation: We had to move from TinyLetter as that platform is closing down in February. We chose Substack for two reasons. First, because it was easy to move between the two platforms and to import our large TinyLetter archive. Second, because many of our fantasy/mythic arts colleagues are on Substack. We made the leap before we learned that using this platform is controversial. We are taking stock of the situation, consulting with colleagues, and don’t yet know if we’re staying or going. But for the moment we’re here, and if/when we move again we’ll give due warning.

Two exciting events are coming up.

The first is TOMORROW - 18TH JANUARY. It’s a discussion of Angela Carter and the Re-invention of the Fairy Tale, and the line-up is dreamy. Terri says:

Here's the last of the events I'm doing for the British Library's fantasy exhibition, and I'm ridiculously excited about it: talking with three of my favourite women about my favourite subject: Angela Carter and fairy tales.

Tickets are available (for £3.25 or £6.50) here. It’s all online and you can watch for 48 hours afterwards too. (We have a limited number of tickets for those who cannot pay. Please email: bumblehillstudio@gmail.com if you need one.)

The second event is a celebration of the work of Tanith Lee, on Sunday 21st January. Terri says:

Here's another online talk I'm involved with this month: a roundtable discussion in honour of Tanith Lee, a writer who (like Angela Carter) played a primary role in the modern renaissance of adult fairy tale literature, as well publishing many other fine books in other genres.

Tanith wrote a number of deliciously subversive short stories for the adult fairy series of anthologies Ellen Datlow and I co-edited ("Snow White, Blood Red," etc.), and a dark fairy tale novel, "White as Snow," for my Fairy Tales series from Tor Books -- but her primary work of adult fairy tale fiction was "Red as Blood: Tales from the Sisters Grimmer," published by Daw Books in 1983. This was a book as influential among fairy tale writers in the fantasy field as Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber. I am very happy to participate in a discussion that gives Tanith recognition for the ground-breaking author she was.

The talk is on Sunday, 21 January, at 7 pm UK time (which is 2 pm Eastern Standard Time and 11 am Pacific Standard Time). Tickets are free, but you need to register. You'll find more information here: https://tanithleestoryteller.com/roundtable/

The event is sponsored by Essential Dreams Press and the Outer Dark Collective, moderated by Julie C. Day. Please come join us.

Terri’s enthusiasm for Tanith Lee’s work made me want to read more. I went to my local library and discovered they had not one book of hers! This has often been the case when I’ve looked for genre fiction. However, I have also learned that if you make a request that your library purchases a book, they will at least log that request. (This is in the UK; I’m assuming a similar sysyem will operate elsewhere.) Obviously, the more requests libraries receive, the more likely they are to buy the book. So one thing we can all do is to ask our libraries to purchase for stock the fiction we would like to read - and now would be a great time for us all to start with the work of Tanith Lee.

The British Library has more excellent talks throughout January and February. Information and tickets are available here.

Terri says:

The Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction has just shared a terrific article on 19th century fairy art by Jennifer Higgie. Higgie's new book, The Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World, is immediately going on my Reading List.

That article is here: On the Serious Business of 19th-Century Fairy Paintings .

Two more of Terri’s artworks are now in her RedBubble shop, professionally printed onto a world of lovely and useful things:

And They Lived Happily Ever After

Bunny Blessing

Patron’s Corner - Your chance to enjoy, and support, the work of the Myth & Moor community:

Carmine Hazelwood

Carmine says:

Carmine (CAR-min, short “i") Hazelwood

I was born and live in the ancestral homeland of the Dakota, near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Seeking out the myriad expressions of this sacred earth inspires my travels to wild lands near and far. For me, the wild in and around us is the great source of all myth, resonant with voice and mystery. Through writings and photos, my blog, Wildspell, explores my connection with the natural world, the wheel of the year, and what it means to tend to my spirit as an elder woman finding my pagan path.

A lover of mythic tales and fantasy of all sorts, I read Terri’s The Wood Wife when it was first published. Eventually, I found my way to Myth & Moor, and have followed it for many years. Terri and the Bumblehill community offer such a welcoming space to all and kind support and encouragement to each other as artists and humans. I can’t even begin to guess at all the times and ways I have been inspired by this support, as well as by the ongoing stream of wisdom, beauty and creativity so generously shared there.

This is the link to Carmine’s blog, Wildspell. That still carries a substantial archive, but is no longer active. Carmine is now on Substack as A dryad’s tale, which is free to read.

Carmine also has an Instagram account with some beautiful nature photography.

To become more involved in the mythic arts community, you can join in the conversation below each post on Myth & Moor, Terri's blog about folklore and mythology, the magical landscape of Dartmoor, England and life in the studio. (Please note that the blog has been on hiatus longer than expected due to Terri’s recent heart operation, but new posts will be available again as soon as she is fully back on her feet. In the meantime, there are years of archives to peruse.)

Terri's Patreon page is an opportunity to support her work from $1 per month and gain access to patron-only videos, Q&As and behind-the-scenes news, plus extra rewards for those able to contribute a little more.

Terri's art is available, on prints and dozens of gifty and practical things, in the MythandMoor Redbubble shop. I curate the shop, so if there is anything you'd like to see there, contact me.

Terri's latest ebook, The Color of Angels, is out now on Amazon. The UK link is here and the US link is here. This is a 1300-word story about myth, magic, disability and creativity. Largely set on Dartmoor, it is loosely connected to The Wood Wife (but also easily read on its own). She has also contributed an essay to Realms of Imagination, an excellent book on fantasy published by the British Library. (The library’s shop ships internationally.)

UK book lovers: For shelves of books to peruse, go to the Myth & Moor bookshop page on uk.Bookshop.org - an organisation that supports independent bookshops. Everything you see is a Myth & Moor recommendation. We’re limited to books available on the site, but they are adding more all the time and so are we. You can also search for any book at all from the Myth & Moor page, and both Myth & Moor Press and our local independent bookshop get a few pennies each time you buy something. Browsers welcome.

You can find Terri on Bluesky, Twitter, and Facebook. (Terri has hit the maximum number of Facebook friends, but you can still follow her.) There are also Myth & Moor pages on Instagram and Pinterest curated by me.