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In the American publishing field, Windling is one of the primary creative forces behind the Mythic Fiction resurgence that began in the early 1980s -- first through her work as an innovative editor for the Ace and Tor Books fantasy lines; secondly as the creator of the 'Fairy Tales' series of novels (featuring reinterpretations of classic Fairy Tale themes by Jane Yolen , Steven Brust , Pamela Dean , Patricia C. Wrede , Charles De Lint , and others); and thirdly as the editor of over thirty anthologies of magical fiction. She is also recognized as one of the founders of the Urban Fantasy genre, having published and promoted the first novels of Charles De Lint , Emma Bull , and other pioneers of the form. With Ellen Datlow , Windling edited 16 volumes of '' Year's Best Fantasy And Horror '' (1986-2003), an anthology that reached beyond the boundaries of Genre Fantasy to incorporate Magic Realism , surrealism, poetry, and other forms of magical literature. Datlow and Windling also edited the ''Snow White, Blood Red'' series of literary fairy tales for adult readers, as well as many anthologies of myth & fairy tale inspired fiction for younger readers (such as ''The Green Man'', ''The Faery Reel'', and ''The Wolf at the Door''). Windling also created and edited the Borderland series for teenage readers, and ''The Armless Maiden'', a fiction collection for adult survivors of Child Abuse . As an author, Windling's fiction includes . In addition to the Mythopoeic Award , Windling has won seven World Fantasy Awards and the Bram Stoker Award . ''The Armless Maiden'' appeared on the short-list for the Tiptree Award . Windling's work has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Czech, Lithuanian, and Korean. As an artist, Windling specializes in work inspired by myth, folklore, and fairy tales. Her art has been exhibited across the U.S., as well as in the U.K. and France. Windling is the founder of the Endicott Studio , an organization dedicated to myth-inspired arts. She is co-editor (with Midori Snyder ) of its quarterly webzine, The Journal of Mythic Arts. She also sits on the board of the Mythic Imagination Institute . EXTERNAL LINKS
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