The spring issue of FAE is filled with faery magic, literally! As Lucy Cavendish shows us how to do ‘Spell Crafting’ with our faerie allies. Christine Lynch, daughter of Frances Griffiths (Cottingley Fairies) tells tales of real life faery encounters, and Elizabeth-Jane Baldry talks about the Fynoderee, illustrated by Alan Lee. We look at the artwork of some Cornish artists, including Peter Pracownik, Patrick Gamble and more! We meet some Unicorn Queens, and see some Enchanted Dream Wear in our special fashion features. Kitchen Faery, Sharon William’s prepares something sweet for Valentines Day and Australian artist Kim Turner shows us her cup cake faeries. Felicity Fyr Le Fay helps us to act on our ‘Faery Calling’ in a new 4 part series, and Doreen Virtue starts us off on the right track for 2012 with her Fairy card column for the spring months. Ceri Norman teaches us all about ‘Elf & Safety’ Icelandic Style! We look at the stunning inspiring sculptures of Lorell Lehman, and Bryony Whistlecraft talks us through the ‘Elfin Calendar’ illustrated by Aaron Pocock. We welcome back Hannah Titania who is now a regular columnist for FAE, and in this issue she talks about and shares some faery photographs, and much much more inside this jam-packed spring edition of FAE!

Half human. Half faery. Fully endangered. Meghan Chase is about to come into her legacy….
The Faery realms have always weathered the clash of Summer and Winter fey, the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Now a new breed of faery has emerged to challenge both—to their peril. Forged by Man’s insatiable pursuit of technological superiority, the terrifying Iron fey are massing…and the fate of all faeries hangs in the balance. The greatest weapon in this epic magical war? A half-human teenage girl.
The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa is a faerie romance consisting of four novels, The Iron King, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen and the Iron Knight. There are also two novellas Winter’s Passage and Summer’s Crossing which contain further adventures of the series three main characters.

American author Mary Losure explores the Cottingley Fairy story in her new book for children The Fairy Ring, Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World. Due to be published in March by Candlewick Press, The Fairy Ring tells Frances and Elsie’s true story as a fanciful narrative, illustrated with the original fairy photographs and previously unpublished illustrations and photos from the girl’s family archives.

Issue 2 of Mermaids & Mythology, out now, features Mermaid Hannah Fraser on the cover; Mermaids of Atlantis and Lumeria; Aprodite, Goddess of the sea; Mermaid Magic for abundance. Mermaid artwork, Mermaid fashion and make-up tutorial, stories of mythology and much more… So dive in to issue 2 and explore the depths of Mermaids & Mythology – the worlds first and only quarterly Mermaid lifestyle Magazine.

Writing for the YA market, Virginia based author Maggie Stiefvater’s novels have gathered much acclaim. Her Books of Faerie series so far includes Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception and Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie. Danger, romance, and mystery await humans Deirdre and James, both talented musicians, as they come to the attention of the capricious and murderous Faerie Folk.

An urban fairy tale for the 21st century the Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr follows the fortunes of the Faery Courts in all their intrigues and the humans who become become entangled with them. Wicked Lovely is the first in the series, followed by Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity, Radiant Shadows and Darkest Mercy. They’ve been hugely popular, and not surprisingly given their gripping plots and well researched writing. The film rights for Wicked Lovely have been bought by Universal and the screenplay is nearing completion.

In this winter edition of FAE Magazine, Snow White graces the cover as costume designer Alassie creates a fairytale look inspired by winter, and Hannah Titania tells us about her real life fairytale in a special interview. Enter the world of Fauns and Satyrs in the ‘Faun-tastic’ feature with contributions from Emily Carding and Toby Froud, written by Felicity Fyre Le Fay, who also shows us the Darker Side of Faery.
There is a slightly ‘darker’ edge as we skim Samhain and move towards the winter months. Tessa Farmer’s eerie faery creations are reviewed by Cecil Dubois and Simon Satori. In fashion we visit ‘Gothica Masque’ with designs from Franscesca of Red Art, and Izzy of ZizzyFay shares outfits from her latest Lemurian collection. Lucy Cavendish shouts ‘We are the Faery People!’ in a heartfelt article, and sculptress Connie D’Angelo presents her one-of-a-kind dolls. Plus much much more inside this magical winter edition of FAE.

The Land of Faerie lies just beyond, behind, and over there. Some of its denizens are secretive and solemn, but Garvan Greenbright takes an irreverent view of life, as do the Drunken Pixies, and Starshine-See-Me-Not. Occasional lucky humans, such as artist Iris Rosewether, discover the fae in all their weird variety. It is thanks to them and their friends that our journey was possible.

Written by Sally Odgers and Aaron Pocock, with illustrations also by Aaron, Journey into Faerie is available to buy from Amazon.com.

Lost in a Victorian fairyland, she’ll do anything to find her way home – if only she knew where home is.
In a culture of cravats and corsets, a troubled sixteen-year-old stands out in her t-shirt and torn jeans. She takes the name “Memory” because hers are stolen, and she’ll do anything to get them back. Lost in a world not her own, where magic and monstrous fairies are real, Memory has enough to handle just trying to stay alive. Chased by wizard hunters, hunted by a dragon, stalked by a strange, handsome savage, despised by the fae and wanted by the king himself – everyone is after Memory, and she suspects it’s not just for her eye-catching outfit. Her forgotten past holds dangerous secrets that will change everything. Memory will fight to get back to a family and home she can’t remember but desperately desires, even at the cost of new friendships and romances. On the run with no name and no memories, she thinks she has nothing left to lose. She couldn’t be more mistaken.
Memory’s Wake is an illustrated novel for older teens by Selina Fenech. It is the first of a trilogy, with Selina being hard at work on books two and three. You can buy signed copies direct from the author, or unsigned from Amazon and various other stores.

Directed by Troy Nixey and written by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy II), Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a terrifying thriller about a young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own. Accompanying the film is a splendid little book, Blackwood’s Guide to Dangerous Fairies, written by del Toro and Christopher Golden and illustrated by Troy Nixey. The tale takes place a hundred years before the movie’s story begins. It chronicles the travels and adventures of Emerson Blackwood, a young nature scientist who begins to understand there’s more to the world than science understands.