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[oyceter]

The interests meme:

gakked from Aliera

Pick an interest from my interests page that either 1) you know nothing about but sounds intriguing, or 2) you know something about but can't fathom why yours truly would be interested in it, and request an explanation.

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[ebonbird.livejournal.com]

endicott studio?

I know nothing about it. What is it, and how does it hold your interest?

[oyceter]

Endicott Studio

It's a group of writers/artists/essayists/art-type people who are interested in fairy tales and mythology, I think brought together by Terri Windling. She was an editor at Tor (I think) for a while and shaped them and edited the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthologies with Ellen Datlow, along with a six-book series of fairy tale for adults books. Some frequent contributors are Charles De Lint, Emma Bull, Jane Yolen, Midori Snyder, the Frouds, etc.

I think I found it sometime in high school just digging around fairy tale sites, because I've loved fairy tales and myths since I can remember. And I picked up one of the fairy tale anthologies sometime, started glomming the recs listed there (what I could find, given being in Taiwan). I love it because it's got the mythic structures and archetypes that I love, and it's a welcome relief from the often glutted epic fantasy market.

Plus, I've found tons of great fantasy books through them and essays and art.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Augh, Endicott. I love them so much. My "if I had three wishes" dream is to be part of Endicott. Terri Windling is totally one part of the three women I want to be combined.

[oyceter]

I adore Endicott. Endicott's what got me started into the entire sort of fairy tale based fantasy thing.

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Ooh, must check that out. Not that i'm obsessively interested in fairy tales or anything :)

[oyceter]

Oo you have to get over there then! ^_^

They have some great stuff.