Grace Nye - Queering the Fairy Tale
Sat, 15 Nov
|Coolum Beach
Forget the sanitised cartoon versions; in this workshop we'll explore the weird history of fairy tales, uncover queer subtext in centuries-old stories, and reinvent the fairy tale as inspiration for modern queer narratives.
Time & Location
15 Nov 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Coolum Beach, Civic Centre & Library, 6 Park St, Coolum Beach QLD 4573, Australia
About the event
Grace has taught university classes in queer literature, fairy tales, fantasy, gothic horror, and children's literature, and is currently finishing her creative writing PhD, where she is working on a Victorian YA ghost story.
Grace previously hosted The Book Show on community radio station 4ZZZ, and nearly passed out when she got to meet her
literary icon, Sarah Waters.
Grace also works as a freelance editor, and when she's not
reading or writing, she is probably birdwatching. Grace was born in Texas on the traditional lands of the Tonkawa people, but now lives on the traditional lands of the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation; sovereignty was never ceded.