Hi, I’m Tish.
Film programmer by day. Fairy tale author by night.
I started creating videos before there was a YouTube to put them on, took a film production program in college, then dropped out and took up cake decorating. Working in film festivals since 2016, I am currently a film programmer at the International Film Festival of Ottawa, including The Gaze screening series.
A lifelong writer, I turned my pen to fiction after my interest in fairy tales got me reading, researching, and creating content about fairy tales and folklore. My first book of fairy tale-inspired stories, Ebony, Blood, and Snow, will be published April 8, 2025.
I enjoy solo travel, long walks in the cemetery, and board games. I live in a city I don’t like and dream of living in a house in the woods on the west coast of Canada.
Author bio:
Tish Black is a writer, content creator, and film programmer. She creates fairy tale content as Tales with Tish, including her series of video essays exploring fairy tale films, tiny tales on Instagram, and that one TikTok video with 1.6M views. Her fairy tale fiction has been published in The Fairy Tale Magazine. With Coraline’s hair and Morticia’s wardrobe, her goal in life is to live in a spooky old house in the woods where people think she’s a witch and leave her alone. You may find Tish online at TishBlack.com, physically in Ottawa, and spiritually in the local cemetery. Ebony, Blood, and Snow is her first book.
Film Programmer bio:
Tish Black is a film programmer, writer, and host. Inspired by filmmakers like Miranda July in her teens, she took a film production program in college, then dropped out to make cakes. After hosting the Rated F podcast about film, feminism and feelings for 5 years, she created The Gaze screening series to share and talk about diverse cinema at the International Film Festival of Ottawa in 2020 while she was Festivals Manager at the Canadian Film Institute. She is also an author with her debut short story collection releasing April 2025.