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CFP: Edited Collection on Dark Fairy Tales in Children's and Young Adult LiteratureScholarly  essays are sought for a collection on the "dark/gothic" fairy tale  motif in children's and young adult literature. One of the most popular  and long standing traditions in literature for youth, fairy tales have  always had elements of fantastical horror, dark motifs, and other Gothic  themes built into them. Cannibalism, murders, despair, rape,  kidnapping, reincarnations, broken families and many other horrific  elements are to be found in these stories. Countless experts insist that  their inclusion was, and still is, vital to the growth and maturation  of the child reader. The melding of the traditional fairy tale and  Gothic literature themes help the reader not only to see the positive  aspects of life, but the darker side as well. Ghosts and ghouls,  graveyards, ancient houses, and other such spooky elements allow the  reader to transpose their fears into the fairy tale, analyze them, and  grow past that obstacle.Books such as The Graveyard Book (Gaiman), Coraline (Gaiman), Red  Riding Hood (Blakely-Cartwright), The Book of Lost Things (Connolly),  Cinder (Meyer), Beastly (Flinn), and Fablehaven (Mull), to name but a  few, provide example of such modern stories which expose young readers  to both the positive and negative sides of life, to love and hate, to  victory and defeat, etc. Such dark/Gothic motifs helped foster the  longevity of the traditional fairy tales for hundreds of years, as well  as thematically drive their modern counterparts.Focusing upon contemporary children's and young adult literature,  classic fairy tales, and modern retelling's thereof, this collection is  calling upon academics, scholars, researchers, students, and lovers of  fairy tales to submit abstracts of 250 to 300 words for consideration.  Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:-Critical and theoretical approaches-The child as fairy tale hero-The role of the female hero-The “monster” as fairy tale hero-Retellings of classic fairy tales (Red Riding Hood, Beastly, Zel, etc.)-Comic and graphic novel adaptations-Fairy tale structure in non-traditional fairy tale texts (The Graveyard  Book, Coraline, Someone Comes to Town/Someone Leaves Town, etc.)-Societal/psychological/cultural implications of dark fairy tales in literature for children and young adults-Dark fairy tales and popular culture-Coming of age issues (sexuality, maturity, etc.) in young adult “fairy tales”Please note that this is a collection that focuses on children's and  young adult literature with dark fairy tale elements.  This is not a  collection on fairy tales.  As such, please focus your abstracts  accordingly.Please send abstracts of 250 to 300 words to Tanya Jones and Joe Abbruscato at editors@lilredwritinghood.com by October 20, 2012. Please include contact information, CV, and a  short bio.  This collection has already been discussed with agents at  McFarland, though other publishing companies are possible.