We would like to inform our readers that our Summer 2026 issue (No. 308)—Disability: The Revolution normally distributed July 15 is unavoidably delayed. The issue is now expected to ship from our printer August 26, which means that it will be shipped to subscribers and newsstands in early September.

Meet our 2026 Fiction Contest Judge, Kirti Bhadresa! Kirti Bhadresa lives in Calgary, Alberta on Treaty 7 territory. Kirti has fiction and nonfiction writing in many publications including The Fiddlehead, Prairie Fire, and Room Magazine. Her first book, a short story collection entitled (1/2)

We're celebrating Disability Pride Month with free shipping on all pre-orders of our special summer issue until this Friday, July 20, 2026! To pre-order visit: thefiddlehead.ca/308/order

In our latest interview poetry editor Chuqiao Yang asks Melanie Power, winner of our 2025 Poetry Contest, about the creation and construction of her winning poem "Ode to the Bakeapple." thefiddlehead.ca/content/inte...

Stop! Look! Listen! this week to Issue 307 contributor Sonja Boon's reading recommendation of her favourite childhood book: The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery. thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...

Our 2026 Fiction Contest is now open for submissions! Our judge this year is Kirti Bhadresa! Prize: $2000 + Publication! Deadline: Sept. 1, 2026 Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic... #callforauthors #submissionsopen #canlit #fiction #callforfiction #litmag

The virtual launch party for The Fiddlehead's spring issue is only 2 days away! 🪻💛 ⭐Haven't registered yet? Don't forget to email us at thefiddlehead@gmail.com with your name for the Zoom link!⭐

A big congratulations to our 2025 creative nonfiction contest winner, Shelley Pacholok, for winning GOLD in the One-of-a-Kind storytelling category at the 49th National Magazine Awards, awarded last weekend! Amazing work, Shelly! We are so honoured to have your story in our pages!

It's time to celebrate The Fiddlehead's spring issue with another virtual launch! Join us on Zoom Saturday, June 13 at 7 pm ADT for readings by Melanie Power, winner of the 2025 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, and issue 307 contributors Abhimanyu Acharya, Raoul Fernandes, and Christine Stewart-Nuñez!

There are less than tweleve hours to submit to our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest! Eleven and a half, to be exact! Submit: thefiddlehead.submittable.com/submit/35007...

There are just five more days to submit to our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest! Deadline: June 1, 2026 Prize: $2000 + Publication thefiddlehead.ca/cnf-contest As you finish up your submission, we offer you some editing advice from judge Brian Braganza: (1/3)

We’re excited to celebrate our spring issue with another virtual launch! Join us for readings from Melanie Power, Abhimanyu Acharya, Raoul Fernandes, and Christine Stewart-Nuñez! ⭐Email thefiddlehead@gmail.com for the Zoom link. ⭐ The event is free and open to all, with ASL interpretation.

Nicole Breit, contributor to Issues 305 and 307, is hosting a free writing workshop on May 13! You can register now at revolutionstorylab.com/storywork-wo...

We're so exited to share that "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor" by Shelley Pacholok (winner of our 2025 Creative Nonfiction Prize and originally published in Issue 305 of The Fiddlehead) has been named a finalist for the National Magazine Awards One-of-a-Kind Sotrytelling prize!

Stop! Look! and Listen! this week to Issue 307 contributor Jaime Sugiyama’s reading recommendation The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs and listening recommendation Left To Right by pianist Bill Evans. thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...

Issue 296 (Summer 2023) contributor Grace's new book Be Water will be released by @anvilpress.bsky.social on June 10, 2026. Be Water will include both poems originally published in Issue 296. Congratulations Grace! You can pre-order Be Water now: anvilpress.com/books/be-water

Stop! Look! Listen! this week to Issue 307 contributor Chris Yurkoshi's @ccyurkoski.bsky.social listening recommendation The World Is On Fire by Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few. thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...

We’re thrilled to announce that Melanie Power is the winner of our 2025 Poetry Contest and $2 000 prize! Her poem, “Ode to the Bakeapple,” will appear in the upcoming Spring issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 307). thefiddlehead.ca/content/cong...

The Fiddlehead is sharing a preview of "The Orange I Promised," a poem that will appear in our fall issue but which needs to be read now. It is a poem of witness, addressing the genocide in Gaza from Gaza itself, where Maryam Hasanat survives, writes and parents. thefiddlehead.ca/content/oran...

Congratulations to our editors Sue Sinclair and Kasia Van Schaik, along with creative nonfiction editor Therese Estacion, guest editor of our upcoming special disability issue, on being featured in CBC’s Spring Reading List! Check out all the books here: www.cbc.ca/books/readin...

The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2025 Poetry Contest! The winner will be announced in April. Thanks to Douglas Walbourne-Gough, T. Liem, and Bertrand Bickersteth for judging our 2025 Poetry Contest! See the full shortlist here: thefiddlehead.ca/content/2025...

Adam Tavel's poem "[I OEDIPUS am learning . . .]", originally published in Issue 296 (Summer 2023), will be included in his forthcoming collection Ghost-Star King from The Word Works. Ghost-Star King is available for pre-order now: wordworksbooks.org/product/the-...

The Fiddlehead's 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest is now open for submissions! The winner of the contest will receive $2000 and publication. Thank you to Brian Braganza for judging this year's contest. Unlock your story. Find more information on our website: thefiddlehead.ca/cnf-contest

Missed the change to hear Ariadne Asho talk about her 2025 Fiction Contest winning story "Faultline" at our launch this past weekend? Never fret! Editorial Assistant Anastasios Mihalopoulos' Interviewed Ariadne for our website. Check out the full interview here: thefiddlehead.ca/content/inte...

Stop! Look! Listen! this week to José Teodoro's listening recommendation: Recordings from the Åland Islands by Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer. José will be joining us this Saturday for our Winter Issue Launch to read from his essay "Houston, We Have a Problem" thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...

After much anticipation, Issue 306 has arrived at our office! It will be hitting the mail tomorrow.

Pulitzer Prize winning poet Carl Phillips will be gracing the pages of Issue 306 (Winter 2026) of The Fiddlehead. Stop! Look! Listen! this week to his short and sweet listening recommendation! thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...

It's time to celebrate the release of The Fiddlehead’s Winter issue! Join us Sat, Feb 7, 2–3 PM (AT), in person at the Fredericton Public Library or online via Zoom for readings by Ariadne Asho (our 2025 Fiction Contest winner!), John McNeil, and José Teodoro. @johnmcneil.bsky.social

We’re excited to announce Ariadne Asho as the winner of our 2025 Fiction Contest for her story “Faultline.” It will appear in the Winter 2026 issue, coming soon! Read judge Anuja Varghese’s editorial now: thefiddlehead.ca/content/2025... Thanks to @anuja-v.bsky.social and to everyone who entered!

The Fiddlehead's office will be closed starting tomorrow until January 4th. We would like to thank all our contributors and readers for another amazing year!