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Our Sping 2017 issue has just been reviewed at New Pages; reviewer Katy Haas says that it "holds timeless treasures," and she pays particluar compliments to the winners of the 26th annual contest.

NotaBle Acts Theatre Company is pleased to have Anna Chatterton as Playwright in Residence for their 2017 Summer Theatre Festival, which runs July 25-August 5 at locations throughout Fredericton. Anna will be giving a free playwriting workshop on Saturday, July 22nd at Carleton Hall on the UNB campus.

Congratulations to associate editor Sue Sinclair, winner of the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and editorial board member Sherry Coffey, winner of King's Landing Award for Historical Fiction. Plus read about some of our editors' recent activities, and more congratulations to our contributors.

By Ross Leckie, Editor.

I first came to the poetry of Norman Dubie as a student lurking in second-hand bookstores, finding bedraggled copies of his books, and taking them home with me. Well, I did pay for them, and then they paid me back. “These poems are as simple as ice,” I thought. Then I thought, “These poems are as damned complicated as ice. Slippery too.” If the devil is in the details, then so are the many gods of the living and the dead, and how we speak to them. 

Here's a picture of the recent books received at the office. What are you most looking forward to reading? Tell us! Go to the comment field below (or to Facebook or Twitter)! 

Odd Sundays meets again on April 23 at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St., and the featured readers are Laura Noble and Katherine Ouellette. Their appearance at odd sundays is partial fulfilment of the requirements for their Honours Thesis in Creative Writing course at St. Thomas University. Since their proposed novel projects were approved by STU’s English Department in May 2016, they’ve been researching, plotting, writing, and rewriting under the supervisory eye of Kathy Mac (aka Dr.

The Fiddlehead is pleased to announce the winners of our 26th Annual Literary Contest! Congratulations to our winners!

Odd Sundays meets again on April 2 at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St., and the featured readers are Lisa Alward and Riel Nason. The reading begins at 2pm with the feature readings, followed by an open mic and book draw. 

Meags Fitzgerald will be reading this Wednesday, March 29th at 8pm in the lounge at the Alumni Memorial Building on the UNB Fredericton campus. The event is free to the public and all are welcome to attend.