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The Fiddlehead

Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal

Our Creative Nonfiction contest opens on March 1

This year's judge is Ariel Gordon! Click for details!

No. 282 (Winter 2020)

Our Winter issue is live!

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Watch our first videos from our August 25, 2018 event, the first event leading up to our 75th anniversary!

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Current Issue: No. 282

Message from The Fiddlehead

Posted on March 19, 2020

To help public health efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19, The Fiddlehead office is closed and we are currently operating at a reduced capacity. We will do our best to respond to queries, but please be patient.

There may be delays in receiving issue orders or subscription claims. There will be a delay with our Spring issue and with our special 75^th anniversary issue, both of which were slated to be printed in April. We have cancelled planned events to celebrate our 75^th anniversary and look forward to rescheduling them in the fall in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, St. John’s, and Fredericton.

The Fiddlehead wishes continued good health to everyone!

Diane Carley's Music Recommendations

Posted on May 29, 2020

The most engaging musicians for me lately, are ones who have perfected the art of music as Trojan horse. Unleashing their rage from within a perfect overlay of pop, R&B, or Indigenous drumming, Janelle Monáe, King Princess, Eastern Owl, and U.S. Girls, create sublime melodies and catchy hooks that tackle an array of topics not often captured in song.

Revisiting our 2019 CNF Contest Winner!

Posted on May 19, 2020

Dafna Izenberg won the 2019 Creative Nonfiction Prize for “The Promised Language,” published in The Fiddlehead, No. 281 (Autumn 2019). Editorial Assistant Jaeden Langlois conducted the following interview with Dafna Izenberg about her relationship to the Hebrew language.

Remember The Fiddlehead's CNF Contest deadline is June 1st! You could win $2000! Ariel Gordon will judge the submissions.

Andrew Tibbetts recommends Der Tatortreiniger

Posted on May 14, 2020

Image for tv show "Der Tatortreiniger" translated as "Crime Scene Cleaner"

Let me make the case that the greatest TV show of all time is the German comedy, Der Tatortreiniger—that’s “Crime Scene Cleaner” in English. It’s an auteur comedy starring Berne Madel as our everyman-with-a-gross-but-interesting-job. Over the course of 31 episodes they explore every aspect of death, and more importantly, life.

An Interview with Ariel Gordon

Posted on May 12, 2020

Photo of Ariel Gordon, photo credit Mike Dean

The Fiddlehead Editor Sue Sinclair interviewed Ariel Gordon about writing poetry, writing creative nonfiction, and integrating science in her essays.

Ariel Gordon is this year's judge of our Creative Nonfiction Contest!
($2000 CAD for the best CNF Essay! Deadline: June 1, 2020)

Photo credit: Mike Deal

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