Fairy Tale Fortnight: Schedule of Events!

Check out the schedule of events for both
Don't miss a second of all the great stuff we have in store for you!
If you post about fairy tales online, share your link here!
Stop back for fun guest posts, exciting author visits, giveaways, reviews,
and more!

It's MIDNIGHT (EST, at least!), which means...
YOU GET A GLASS SLIPPER.

...Okay, but seriously.

...UM, YOU DO. Details on how to win a one-of-a-kind slipper are coming later today!

*ahem*

ANYWAY!

Today is a historical occasion. Not only is it the launch of the fifth annual Fairy Tale Fortnight, well...it's also the event's fifth anniversary We're five years old!!!

The event was conceived by the amazing Misty from The Book Rat, and I've had the pleasure of either participating in or co-hosting the event since it's beginning.

This year, Misty and I are CELEBRATING.
There will be confetti, cake, and birthday presents for all of you!

We're going to go back in time to bring new readers some classic Fairy Tale Fortnight moments and remind long-time fans of their beauty. We're going to have some crazy surprises. We're going to have giveaways. We're going to have author visits.

IT WILL BE EPIC!!! 

Misty and I have so many reviews, guest posts, author interviews, discussions, giveaways, and more for you.  I hope you have as much fun as us for the next two weeks!  Stop back every day to see something new!  


Don't forget to sign up on the Giveaway Form to enter your information in the event you win a great prize during the event!

On each post, you'll see something like this:

Check out the schedule of events for both
Don't miss a second of all the great stuff we have in store for you!
If you post about fairy tales online, share your link here!
Stop back for fun guest posts, exciting author visits, giveaways, reviews,
and more!
When you see this, you can click the text that says "A Backwards Story" or "The Book Rat" to return to the FTF Main Page on each blog, where you can access the schedule, navigate to posts that have already gone up, see what's coming next, and find out how you can get involved!  Also, feel free to snag the banner to share on your sidebars, or in your own fairy tale posts! 

Here is Misty's Official FTF Schedule, which will be updated daily!  There's also a Participation Linky for anyone posting about fairy tales during the next two weeks who wants to link up!

I'll continue updating my own schedule with what's going on at A Backwards Story right here on this post, because that's probably easier for some of you to keep up with, right?  So mark this post for the next two weeks!

Again, Don't forget to sign up on the Giveaway Form to enter your information in the event you win a great prize during the event!

Here's a round-up of the past four years of events 
if you want to play catch-up and embrace even MORE fairy tales!!!



And here comes the 2015 Schedule...!

Fairy Tale Fortnight Schedule of Events
at A Backwards Story

***Most days, posts at ABS will be live at 9 am EST,
but I'll post the links before they're live for you as I can!
So don't be alarmed if a link isn't working YET when you click it!***

To commemorate five years of FTF, Misty and I have a few little fun bits planned, and each day, we'll both be linking back to a post from previous years as an ICYMI (In Case You Missed It), so that we can relive these fun moments and experience these fanciful books all over again. Happy reading and hope you enjoy!

GIVEAWAYS:


*WIN A GLASS SLIPPER!!!
*SIGNED COPY!!! GATHERING FROST by Kaitlyn Davis
*THREE WINNERS!!! E-Book of Choice from Less Than Three Press
*5 SIGNED COPIES!!! RUMPLED by Lacey Louwagie
--And get a free Kindle copy TODAY for FTF!!!--
*TWO WINNERS!!! THE SILVER WITCH by Paula Brackston
*TWO WINNERS!!! E-Book Prize Pack Feat. THE ARTISANS by Julie Reece and CROWN OF ICE by Vicki L. Weavil! 
*THREE WINNERS!!! E-Book Copies of CURSED BEAUTY and AI OF THE MOUNTAIN by Dorian Tsukioka
*THE SURROGATE SEA by Danielle E. Shipley+Behind The Scenes Booklet+Signed Bookmarks
*HOLD ME LIKE A BREATH by Tiffany Schmidt
*MECHANICA by Betsy Cornwell
 *A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas

(Don't forget to fill out your information on the official Giveaway Registration Form!)

April 1st:

*Participation Linky (Where YOU can post about fairy tales on your own blogs and post the links so we can all come visit you!)
*Giveaway Form Sign-Up (Fill this out ONCE if you plan to enter any giveaway! That way we have your info on file to send you your prize!)
*Round-Up of All Previous Fairy Tale Reviews
*Fairy Tales: A Life-Long Obsession
*{ICYMI//Guest Post} Jocelyn Koehler: Battle Royale: Why Princess Jasmine will clean up in a Fairy Tale Fight

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 2nd:

*{Guest Post/Giveaway} "Five Ways My Sleeping Beauty Is Way Cooler Than The One We Grew Up With!" by Kaitlyn Davis
*{Review} THE CURSE GIRL by Kate Avery Ellison
*{ICYMI//Vlog} Discussing the Annotated Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and the Philip Pullman Brothers Grimm Compilation 
*WIN A GLASS SLIPPER!!!

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!


April 3rd:

*{Guest Post} "Fairy Tale Recommendations" by Jodi Meadows, Author of THE ORPHAN QUEEN and the INCARNATE Trilogy! 
*{Mad About Nails} Do-It-Yourself Snow White-Themed Nails
*{Alternative Free Fridays} THROUGH A TANGLED WOOD: Slightly Twisted Tales by Various Authors 
*{ICYMI//Vlog} Fractured Fairy Tales

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 4th:

*{Guest Post/Giveaway}"Ten Awesome Gay & Lesbian Fairy Tales by Author Megan Derr
*An in-depth look at Disney's new live-action movie "Cinderella," in theaters now!
*{Review} CINDER AND ELLA by Kelly Oram
*{ICYMI//Feature Post}Top Ten Books If You Like Disney's Frozen!

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 5th:

*{Spotlight} THE SUMMER OF CHASING MERMAIDS by Sarah Ockler
*{ICYMI//Feature Post} Happy Easter! Celebrate with William Joyce's E. Aster Bunnymund!

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 6th:

*{Interview} R.C. Lewis, Author of STITCHING SNOW and SPINNING STARLIGHT
*{Review} STITCHING SNOW by R.C. Lewis
*{Guest Post from Beth @ Printcess} Once Upon a Recipe #2: Rapunzel Pesto and Princess & the Pea Potato Mattresses!
*{ICYMI//Author Interview} Interviewing Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer, BETWEEN THE LINES and OFF THE PAGE

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 7th:

*{Interview} Marissa Meyer, Author of The Lunar Chronicles
*{Guest Post//Giveaway//Special Kindle Freebie!} "Familiarity and Strangeness: What Makes a Good Retelling?" by Lacey Louwagie, Author of RUMPLED 
*{Review} UPROOTED by Naomi Novik 
*Top Ten Fairy Tale Characters I'd Like To Check In With!
*{ICYMI//Vlog} Spotlighting 17 Fairy Tale Anthologies 

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 8th:

*{Waiting on Wednesday/Interview} ASH & BRAMBLE by Sarah Prineas
*{Vlog} Fairy Tale Games to Play with Friends
*{ICYMI//Interview} Interviewing Victoria Schwab, Author of THE NEAR WITCH

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 9th:

*{Exclusive Excerpt} THE SHADOW QUEEN by C.J. Redwine [Out in 2016!]
*{Blog Tour Excerpt/Giveaway} THE SILVER WITCH by Paula Brackston
*{Triple Cover Reveal+Author Interview+Excerpt} Revealing SHATTERED FROST by Liz DeJesus and the Repackaging of FIRST FROST and GLASS FROST!
*{Vlog Review} ONCE UPON A CLOUD by Claire Keane
*{ICYMI/Review} {ICYMI} Reviewing CIRCLE OF CRANES by Annette LeBox



Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 10th:

*{Interview/Giveaway} Julie Reece, Author of THE ARTISANS
*{ICYMI/Guest Post} How Becky Wallace Came Up with the Idea for THE STORYSPINNER!
*{Alternative Free Friday} CINDERELLA GEEK by K. Sean Jennkrist
*{Vlog Review} Peeking Through 3 Brand-New Fairy Tale Pictures! [Feat. ALICE IN WONDERLAND, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LITTLE MERMAID]

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 11th:

*{Guest Post/Giveaway} "Who’s the Fairest of Them All?" by Dorian Tsukioka, Author of CURSED BEAUTY and AI OF THE MOUNTAIN
*{Guest Post//Vlog} Introducing Fairy Tale App Metalalia!
*{Guest Post} Rachael Turns Pages Reviews The Princess Series by Jessica Day George!
*{ICYMI/Review} NAMESAKE, Volumes 1 + 2 by Megan Lavey-Heaton and Isabelle Melançon//Pre-Order VALOR: A Fairy Tale Comic Anthology About Courageous Heroines

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 12th:

*{Guest Post/Giveaway} "The Prince and the Author: A Character Interview" by Danielle E. Shipley
*{Interview} Sarah McGuire, Author of VALIANT
*In Memoriam: Sir Terry Pratchett {Feat. WITCHES ABROAD}
*{ICYMI//Flash Fiction//Giveaway} with author Danielle E. Shipley: “One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes, Retold”

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 13th:

*{Interview} Lauren Oliver, Author of PANIC
*{Interview} Sarah Cross, Author of KILL ME SOFTLY and TEAR YOU APART
*{Design Analysis Vlog} ISLE OF THE LOST by Melissa de la Cruz
*{Video Game Review}CHILD OF LIGHT
*{ICYMI} Top Ten Fairy Tale Characters Whose Lives You WOULDN'T Want

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 14th:

*{Interview} Soman Chainani, Author of The School For Good and Evil Series
*{Interview/Giveaway} Tiffany Schmidt, Author of HOLD ME LIKE A BREATH
*{Review} CRIMSON BOUND by Rosamund Hodge
*{Spotlight/Giveaway} MECHANICA by Betsy Cornwell
*{ICYMI} Free Retelling! "The Story of Grandmother," an older version of Little Red as retold by author Hannah Kollef and a Review of PATH OF NEEDLES by Hannah Kollef

Stop by The Book Rat to see what awesome goodies Misty has in store for you today!

April 15th:

*{Review/Giveaway} A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas
*2015: The Year of Beauty and the Beast retellings
*{Mad About Nails} An In-Depth Look at Morgan Taylor's Spring 2015 Cinderella Collection!

THIS WEEKEND:

*Look for a round-up of all the giveaways currently running on both my blog and Misty's to get you caught up, as well as a full event wrap-up over the weekend! 

[I would have done it sooner, but I have two blog tour stops on Thursday and Friday. Sorry about that!!]




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