What's New
Stop! Look! Listen! Christina Wells’ Reading Recommendation
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The offerings in this collection are many. I recently read Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner’s, Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter, which led me into a deep exploration not only of her immersive, finely crafted poetry but also of Pacific Island history, poetry, and art.
Stop! Look! Listen! S. E. Chapman’s Reading Recommendation
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For my birthday this year, I bought Michael Ondaatje’s A Year of Last Things.
Issue 307 Launch Party!
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Save the date!
We’re excited to celebrate The Fiddlehead’s new spring issue, with another virtual launch!
Saturday, June 13 2026, 7pm ADT
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
Ode to the Bakeapple
by Melanie Power
Winner of the 2025 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem
"In Kelowna" by Vivek Sharma
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"My Mother's Hair" by Nancy Holmes
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Stop! Look! Listen!
Stop! Look! Listen! Christina Wells’ Reading Recommendation
The offerings in this collection are many. I recently read Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner’s, Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter, which led me into a deep exploration not only of her immersive, finely crafted poetry but also of Pacific Island history, poetry, and art.
Interviews
An Interview with Ariadne Asho
Editorial Assistant Anastasios Mihalopoulos' Interview with 2025 Fiction Contest winner Ariadne Asho whose story "Faultline" was published in Issue 306 (Winter 2026)
An Interview with Kate Cayley
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An Interview with Shelley Pacholok
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An Interview with Danica Klewchuk
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An Interview with Nancy Hui Sulaiman
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Book Reviews
D.A. Lockhart Reviews We Survived the Night by Julian Brave Noisecat
Though Related, Our Echoes Are Not the Same
We Survived the Night, Julian Brave Noisecat. Penguin Random House Canada, 2025.
