Author: Amelia Starling

Amelia Starling is a writer and folklorist. She has a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Winchester, and is Senior Editor for #FolkloreThursday. She loves travelling and collecting stories, and is particularly interested in Japanese folklore. Currently she lives in Scotland and is studying for a masters degree in Ethnology and Creative Writing. Amelia blogs about folklore and fairy tales at The Willow Web. You can follow her on Twitter @amyelize.

Dreaming Bread and Skyrie Stanes: Scottish Folk Magic and Community Traditions

November 8, 2018 by Amelia Starling

‘Dreaming Bread and Skyrie Stanes: A Celebration of Scottish Folk Magic and Community Traditions’ is a day-long symposium organised by researcher Scott Richardson-Read, storyteller Amanda Edmiston, and musician Debbie Armour, which will celebrate Scottish folk magic and traditions.

Japanese Folklore: Fushimi Inari-Taisha and Kitsune Fox Legends

July 19, 2018 by Amelia Starling

Follow the path marked by red torii gates and enter a world outside of the city, a world of meandering paths, where there are more foxes than people.

Japanese Folklore of the Ocean: The Ama Divers, Sea Demons, and Ise Jingu

April 27, 2017 by Amelia Starling

Mie is home to the ama divers, an ancient tradition of women who breath-dive for abalone, and Ise Jingu, the most sacred Shinto shrine in the whole of Japan.