Announcing the winners of the 2020 Fairy Tales competition
The wait is over: Blank Space just announced the winners of its anticipated 2020 Fairy Tales competition, and boy, are they dystopian and gripping again. Themes of environmental collapse, existential crisis, violent realities, and prevailing uncertainty — reflections of these current times — dominated the top winning entries which impressed through creative storytelling and stunning illustrations. "As our actual lives have become increasingly surreal," said jury member Marc Tsurumaki, Principal at LTL Architects, adding, "these stories' engagement of both the inherent darkness and optimism of the Fairy Tale became particularly resonant." From a large international pool of submissions, the jury picked three prize-winning short stories and eleven honorable mentions. Keep scrolling to learn more. 1ST PLACE: "The Year Without a Winter" by Tamás Fischer and Carlotta Cominetti Read the full post on Bustler
The wait is over: Blank Space just announced the winners of its anticipated 2020 Fairy Tales competition, and boy, are they dystopian and gripping again. Themes of environmental collapse, existential crisis, violent realities, and prevailing uncertainty — reflections of these current times — dominated the top winning entries which impressed through creative storytelling and stunning illustrations.
"As
our actual lives have become increasingly surreal," said jury member Marc Tsurumaki, Principal at LTL Architects, adding, "these stories'
engagement of both the inherent darkness and optimism of the Fairy
Tale became particularly resonant."
From a large international pool of submissions, the jury picked three prize-winning short stories and eleven honorable mentions.
Keep scrolling to learn more.
1ST PLACE: "The Year Without a Winter" by Tamás Fischer and Carlotta
Cominetti
Read the full post on Bustler
