Terri Windling
Terri Windling
Author • Editorb. 1958-12-03- Books
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Terri Windling is a writer and editor known for her work in fantasy, myth, and folklore. She has edited anthologies such as Silver Birch, Blood Moon, Black Swan, White Raven, and Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers. Windling also co-edited the Women Destroy Fantasy! special issue of Fantasy Magazine.
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Fantasy Fiction Fairy Tales Folklore Short Stories
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Black Swan, White Raven
Anne Bishop
Fairy Tales Retold #2
Start here
Black Thorn White Rose
Ellen Datlow
Graphic novel
Adult Fairy Tales #1
Fantasy Magazine, October 2014 (Women Destroy Fantasy! special issue)
Carol Emshwiller
Short story
Fantasy Magazine
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers
Brian Stableford

Silver Birch, Blood Moon
Anne Bishop
Fairy Tales #3Series
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Terri Windling has received the World Fantasy Award multiple times for her work as an editor and for her contributions to the fantasy genre. She was also honored with the Mythopoeic Award for her scholarly work on myth and folklore.
Terri Windling is widely recognized for her significant role in the modern fairy tale movement, both through her own writing and her influential anthologies. She is also known for co-founding the Endicott Studio, which explored the intersection of myth, folklore, and the arts.
Terri Windling primarily publishes under her own name, though she is often credited as an editor for the numerous anthologies she has curated. She has not used known pseudonyms for her individual writing.
Terri Windling's writing often blends elements of traditional folklore and myth with contemporary fantasy, creating stories that are both lyrical and thought-provoking. Her work frequently explores themes of transformation, nature, and the darker aspects of fairy tales.






