What's New
Stop! Look! Listen! Eva Hass’ Reading Recommendation
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“Tell me, what is there left to become?” Farah Ghafoor asks in her debut poetry collection, Shadow Price
Summer 2026 issue (No. 308) — Disability: The Revolution Update
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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 once it reaches our office, it will only be shipped to subscribers and newsstands in early September.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding and loyal Fiddlehead support.
Meet our 2026 Fiction Contest Judge, Kirti Bhadresa!
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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 An Astonishment of Stars, was published in October 2024 by ECW Press.
Features
Creative Nonfiction
Excerpt from "Climate Change" by Christine Stewart-Nuñez
Excerpt from Issue 307 (Spring 2026)
"Climate Change" by Christine Stewart-Nuñez
Content Warning: references sexual assault
Fiction
Excerpt from "The Jump" by Abhimanyu Acharya
Excerpt from Issue 307 (Spring 2026)
"The Jump" by Abhimanyu Acharya
Content Warning: deals with sexual assault
Poetry
"Ode to the Bakeapple" by Melanie Power
"In Kelowna" by Vivek Sharma
"My Mother's Hair" by Nancy Holmes
Stop! Look! Listen!
Stop! Look! Listen! Eva Hass’ Reading Recommendation
“Tell me, what is there left to become?” Farah Ghafoor asks in
Interviews
An Interview with Melanie Power
Poetry Editor Chuqiao Yang's Interview with 2025 Poetry Contest winner Melanie Power whose poem "Ode to the Bakeapple" was publi
An Interview with Ariadne Asho
An Interview with Kate Cayley
An Interview with Shelley Pacholok
An Interview with Danica Klewchuk
Book Reviews
Morag Wehrle Reviews Nowhere Girl by Carla Ciccone
Not Lost, Just Late: Women and the ADHD Awakening
Nowhere Girl, Carla Ciccone. Random House Canada, 2025.