For so long we dreamt

of a place for fantasy lovers to connect, to feel the magic, to shamelessly read books all day in a luxury hotel with endless herbal tea.

A place where you could gather face-to-face, stay up all night swapping fan theories, and then cozy up in bed your favorite way: with a good book in hand. A place to be your most un-hinged, fantasy-fangirl-self.

Well, fantasy lovers, dream no longer.

How it all started.

We are Sarah & Alli.

Our mutual obsession with the Throne of Glass series brought us together and showed us that these books—these worlds—have the power to connect people from all over our planet.

But this is about so much more than just a love of books. We met in an online training course for soul-purpose coaches. And it was during that training that we realized part of our purposes is to bring magic to daily life. So, we decided to let ourselves dream big and see what was possible.

Because what magic ever happened from thinking small?

From those dreams, we birthed Forest & Fawn Retreats. We did it to bring people like you together. To bring the book-obsessed community that we found online into the real world. To bring together lovers of fantasy and fairytale.

MAgic is just around the corner.

Meet the TEAM.

This is us. We’re small (in numbers, not in spirit).


  • Founder

    Hey! I’m Sarah, aka ½ of Forest & Fawn.

    Let me tell you a bit about my journey with books and how I got here.

    As a child, I absolutely loved all things fantasy and fairytale. I was always reading, talking about princesses, magic, and fairies, and dreaming of living in one of the fantasy worlds I adored so much.

    After a pretty long reading slump through high school and college, and a few years of only reading personal growth books, I decided to go back to what I always loved as a child: magic and fantasy.

    I started reading fantasy again a few years ago, and the rest is history.

    I have completely fallen back in love with reading, and it’s all I EVER want to talk about (anyone else 🙋‍♀️?). About 6 months ago I started a bookstagram account and quickly fell in love with this community (how can you not?). Then I met my friend Alli, and we connected over our love of fantasy, and the rest is history!


  • Founder

    I found a love of fantasy & fairytale through the book Women Who Run with the Wolves.

    Before that, I devoured non-fiction spirituality and self-development books. Books about natural history and environmentalism and outer space. Basically, I always felt like I needed to be learning to make reading worthwhile.

    But once I allowed myself the freedom to read for fun, these two books in my hand taught me that there is so much to learn from STORIES. Almost every fantasy book I pick up teaches me something about myself, the world, relationships, the depth of the human experience, and so much more.

    Now, it seems all I want to do is read and write stories about girls with magical powers taking on the world and getting to the truth of who they are.

    This journey has brought me so many unexpected gifts, one of which is my friendship with Sarah and this vision of hosting fantasy reading retreats.

    And I couldn’t be more excited that our vision is no longer just a dream.

  • Growth Strategist

    Erika is thrilled to join the Forest & Fawn team, a group as badass as the best heroines in her favorite stories. 

    Erika is a seasoned operations professional (but she won't bore you with those details); and her not-so-secret obsession with fantasy storytelling led her right to the Forest & Fawn front door. When she’s not slaying dragons in her mind (hey, it's a thing!), you can find her snuggled up with a good book, letting her inner child run wild. Erika loves getting lost in magical realms, following the tales of fierce females, and discovering hidden treasures within the pages. It's her go-to way to unwind and have fun!

    You may hear her say she is the luckiest person she knows (a known fact), and she feel that joining Forest & Fawn is one big giant line on her luck list. She can't wait to see all the wondrous magic she and the rest of the team will create together!

  • Administrative Coordinator

    “Not to brag but I am pretty sure what Lorcan did” - Liz

    Lover of all things fantasy, Liz is thrilled to join the team at Forest and Fawn. She can’t wait to keep connecting with the very best community out there - fantasy readers and writers!

    Liz is proud to identify as a cliché burnt-out former gifted kid and like many of you broke her fiction reading slump by diving head first into the Maasverse. She hasn’t looked back since and her inbox is always open for 5 star recs!

    As someone who loves all things wellness, witchy, and woo woo, Liz believes that reading about fairies and dragons is a form of self-help. Nurturing the side of her that loves to read and write is also one of the ways she lets her inner child shine through. 
    In her own words, “working with Sarah, Alli, and their growing dream team is a privilege and I am so grateful for our real-life found family trope. I can't wait to see what the next few chapters have in store.

  • Whether you are a full-blown obsessed fan girl of SJM or you are just dipping your toes into the world of fantasy and fairytale, these retreats are for you. The only requirements are that you are respectful of everyone in this community and you are open to adding a little magic into your life.

  • That’s our dream! Um, a Witchcraft and Wizardry retreat in Scotland?! But for now, we are limiting our retreats to the continental U.S. Make sure to sign up for our email list and you’ll be the first to know when we take this magic oversees.

  • Listen, everyone starts somewhere. But the cold, hard reality is that you have one toe in, it won’t be long until you are spinning fan theories while you should be sleeping and your entire paycheck has gone to your TBR list.

    So, yes. If you are new, get on in here!

  • The simple answer: heck no.

    We welcome lovers of fantasy & fairytale of all kinds. And we despise putting people into boxes. If there’s anything we’ve learned from reading fantasy & fairytale, it’s that we all have magic of some kind to share. Our community wouldn’t be the same without you.