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The graphic for The Fiddlehead’s 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest. The background is blue with an open padlock. There is a photo of Brian Braganza in the bottom left corner. The graphic reads: Unlock your story. Enter our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest. Deadline: June 1 2026. Enter via submittable. $2000 Prize plus publication. Judged by Brian Braganza. For more info visit thefiddlehead.ca/cnf-contest

2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest Shortlist!

Posted on September 14, 2026

The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest, judged by Brian Braganza! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in October and the winning essay will appear in the Autumn 2026 issue (309). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fourteen finalists!

The cover of Issue 308 which features the artwork "Self-portrait in Bed" by Stephanie Weirathmueller

Summer 2026 issue (No. 308) — Disability: The Revolution Update

Posted on July 28, 2026

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!

Posted on July 21, 2026

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.

A pink banner announcing Shelley Pacholok won gold at the national magazine awards.

Congratulations to Shelley Pacholok! - 49th National Magazine Awards

Posted on June 9, 2026

Congratulations to all the winners of the 49th National Magazine Awards, awarded last weekend!

And an extra-special, big congratulations to our 2025 creative nonfiction contest winner, Shelley Pacholok, for winning GOLD in the One-of-a-Kind storytelling category fo her essay, "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor"!

Congratulations to 2025 Poetry Contest Winner Melanie Power!

Posted on April 9, 2026

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).

The graphic for The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Poetry Contest. The graphic reads: Turn over a new stanza. Enter our 2025 Poetry Contest. Deadline: December 1 2025. Enter via submittable. $2000 Prize plus publication. Judged by Bertrand Bickersteth, T. Liem, and Douglas Walbourne-Gough. For more info visit thefiddlehead.ca/poetry-contest

2025 Poetry Contest Shortlist!

Posted on March 19, 2026

The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2025 Poetry Contest, judged by Douglas Walbourne-Gough, T. Liem, and Bertrand Bickersteth! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in April and the winning essay will appear in the Spring 2026 issue (307). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fifteen finalists!

For this summer’s special issue, The Fiddlehead sought work from disabled writers on the theme of revolution. Our team of guest editors, lead by disabled author and activist, Amanda Leduc, are hard at work curating a collection of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and reviews that call for change — change in the world we know and change in the world that might come to be

Disability: The Revolution! Pre-orders now open!

Posted on February 23, 2026

FREE SHIPPING IF YOU ORDER BEFORE JULY 20, 2026!

We’re excited to share that this summer’s special issue, Disability: The Revolution, will focus on disability.

A Graphic Announcing the winner of our 2025 Fiction contest, Ariadne Asho

Congratulations to 2025 Fiction Contest Winner Ariadne Asho!

Posted on January 7, 2026

We’re thrilled to announce that Ariadne Asho is the winner of our 2025 Fiction Contest and $2,000 prize! Her story, “Faultline,” will appear in the upcoming Winter issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 306).

Ariadne Asho grew up on Vancouver Island and now lives in Montreal. Her work has appeared in The New Quarterly, and her stories were longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize twice, in 2023 and 2025. She is currently working on a collection of short fiction.

A purple graphic for The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Fiction Contest. From top to bottom the graphic says: Spin the tale only you can tell. Enter our 2025 Fiction Contest. Deadline September 2, 2025! Enter via Submittable. Judged by Anuja Varghese. $2000 Prize plus publication. For more info visit thefiddlehead.ca/contest/fiction or email fiddlehd@unb.ca. In the background is a picture of loop of purple rope and in the lower right corner is a picture of Anuja Varghese.

2025 Fiction Contest Shortlist!

Posted on December 10, 2025

The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2025 Fiction Contest, judged by Anuja Varghese! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in January and the winning essay will appear in the Winter 2026 issue (306). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fifteen finalists!

Introducing Guest Editor Therese Estacion!

Posted on October 24, 2025

For our Summer 2026 issue, Disability: The Revolution! The Fiddlehead has brought on a team of amazing editors! Joining Amanda Leduc, Therese Estacion is our Creative Nonfiction Editor for the issue!