The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow is a collection of short stories, poems, recipes and mythos miscellany inspired and informed by Fairy Tales, Folklore and Mythology. With influences such as Jung, the Brothers Grimm, Marina Warner and Clarissa Pinkola Estes, the collection's voice is modern and feminist in nature.

This collection will enchant anyone who has ever delighted to "Once upon a time"; grown up takes on fairy tales and fables that will leave you spellbound and asking for more.

The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow is finalist in the Eppie Awards!

Click here for more about the book, The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow (and Other Stories) By Annette Marie Hyder.

THE TALKING STICK

The Talking Stick is a collaboration of poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. Proud to be written and entirely produced by writers and artists of Minnesota, The Talking Stick is a northern treasure. Volume 16 includes the big melt and boundaries, By Annette Marie Hyder. Click here to visit the website.

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The talking stick is a Native American tradition used to facilitate an orderly discussion. Usually speakers are arranged in a talking circle and the stick is passed from hand to hand as the discussion progresses. It encourages all to speak and allows each person to speak without interruption. The talking stick brings all natural elements together to guide and direct the talking circle. The stick is made of wood, decorated with feathers or fur, beads or paint, or a combination of all.

Thanks to everyone who attended!

Rain Taxi proudly announces the seventh annual

TWIN CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL

Saturday, October 13, 2007

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Annette Marie Hyder is an exhibiting author with the print release of The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF WINGS (ON ANGELS AND MONSTERS AND OTHER WINGED THINGS)

"Annette Hyder is a masterful poetic craftsman. Her poems are exquisite reminders of just how wonderful the English language can be in the hands of a talented scribe."
- Michael Lohr, Writer, Editor and Music Critic

The Consequence of Wings, a collection of poetry and prose, has been selected for the MCBA's (Minnesota Center for Book Arts) "Bookish" exhibit. The Consequence of Wings is available for purchase, $8.00 US currency, through the publisher, FootHills Publishing.

Click here to read poems from the book. Click here to enlarge picture.

AESTHETICA MAGAZINE review

The Consequence of Wings
Annette Marie Hyder
Foothills Publishing, ISBN#0-941053-72-5

The Consequence of Wings offers an immediate visual delight; neat and striking in crisp azure and white, with an exquisite angel, delicately juxtaposed over various dictionary definitions of flight. Content wise; there is flight and fancy, themes of story-chasing, winged aspirations, hopes and pert observations, effusing a whimsical quality and wonderful airiness. Many theological allusions indicate a desire to share beautiful perceptions with softly angelic zeal. The poet exhibits a preoccupation with how others think about her, which elicits copious self-explanation and sensitively informs us of a winsome purpose. In summary: sprightly, prim, quirky and lovely. -- Review By Mark Cosens, for Aesthetica Magazine the United Kingdom's premiere arts and literature glossy magazine.

CHANGING THE FACE OF FEMINISM: JOIN US FOR THE MAKEOVER

Facing Feminism: Feminists I Know will be mentioned in the forthcoming issue of Ms. Magazine! Look for it in the Calendar section!

The international feminist project, founded and curated by Annette Marie Hyder, FACING FEMINISM: FEMINISTS I KNOW, in which, through portrait art and words, the many different faces of feminism are visually demonstrated, is a regular column for Empowerment4Women, which launched March 1st, 2006. Join us in putting real faces to feminism in varied and diverse representation that crushes stereotypes and empowers women!

READ THE PRESS RELEASE here.

VISIT THE EMPOWERMENT4WOMEN COLUMN here.

VISIT THE PROJECT AT MNARTISTS.ORG here.

Launched on March 1st, 2006: this project is designed to make a statement in contradiction to the stereotype, the one dimensional portrayal, of feminists, usually as stridently against makeup, fashion; graceful pursuits, that is dominant in the media. In addition to putting a more varied and representative "face" to feminism, and thus being a tool for education and advocacy, this project aims to enlarge the current dialogue about what it means to be a feminist and also to help feminists conceptualize a philosophy of feminism that works for them. It will help to de-demonize the concept of feminism.

The project is hosted through the MNARTISTS.ORG website and distributed through the media via the magazine EMPOWERMENT4WOMEN and curated by Annette Marie Hyder. This project is expected to continue to expand in an organic fashion creating a 'six degrees of separation' effect demonstrating how we are all—despite our differences, connected in a global network of feminists.

• INTHEFRAY Magazine

The new issue of INTHEFRAY Magazine is up! Also, read Annette Marie Hyder's prose poem inspired by Pakistani woman Mukhtar Mai’s battle against her village’s tradition of retributive rape, "The strength of stones."

Annette Marie Hyder's collaborative work with photographer Kenji Mizumori can also be found at INTHEFRAY Magazine

• BLUE FIFTH REVIEW

The world as universal, the world as personal from the female perspective issue:

Featured Essay: The Legislation of Flowers, by Annette Marie Hyder. Click here to read.

This issue has four audio files contributed by poets: Lynne Knight, Karyna McGlynn, Marge Piercy, and Vicki Hudspith. Other contributors include Paula Grenside, Dorianne Laux, Kathryn Rantala, Barbara Jane Reyes, Teresa Ballard, Eve Stern, Annette Marie Hyder and more. Many of the contributors have included comments about their works.

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• WICKED ALICE POETRY JOURNAL

Red Study was the cover illustration for Wicked Alice Poetry Journal. Also in the same Winter issue — three photoems by Annette Marie Hyder: Two Liner on Love/Lust, My Heart Shaped Face and I am not that girl in the picture, with new work by Jeannine Hall Gailey, Brett Griffiths, Donora Hillard, Roxanne Carter and more... Click here to view.

• PHOTOEMS

New photoems are up in Scribbled Ink.

FORTHCOMING

Ad Libitum (a blog)

Launch delayed due to time restraints. Forthcoming.

• Forthcoming, in 2008, Spoken Word CD of The Consequence of Wings (on Angels and Monsters and Other Winged Things).
• Forthcoming, in 2008, the creative non-fiction, Delilah Against Myself.

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