Our real and not-so-secret mission is to build a community—a virtual salon—around our shared passion for fairy tales.

The Orange & Bee publishes original and contemporary short stories, poems, and essays that explore, expand on, and subvert the rich traditions of international folklore, with a strong focus on fairy tales (though we also sometimes dabble in other forms of folklore, such as fables, myths, and legends). 

We also publish traditional tales accompanied by annotations, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

Our name—The Orange & Bee—is adapted from the name of a seventeenth-century literary fairy tale, L'Oranger et l'Abeille, first published by Madame d’Aulnoy in 1697. 

According to the fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes, Mme d’Aulnoy was the first to use the term contes de fées (fairy tales) to describe her tales of wonder.

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The Orange and Bee celebrates all styles and genres when it comes to fairy tale narratives. We are seeking works that stretch between the shadows, and are as likely to accept a radical reimagining of a familiar fairy tale as a unique creation waiting to be added to the rich tradition of the continually evolving literary canon.



The Orange and Bee welcomes all styles of poetry including form, free verse, and experimental. 

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