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Stop! Look! Listen! Frances Peck’s Reading Recommendation

Claire Dederer’s Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma came out in 2023, a year before Alice Munro devotees had to reckon with the book’s central question: what do we do when an artist’s reprehensible behaviour curdles our appreciation of their work? 

Ian Sewall's "Mirage"

Ian Clay Sewall (one of our volunteer readers) directed "Mirage," a fictional short film about a chaotic fight outside a rural gas station. The film was made on 3000 feet of 35mm film kindly donated by Kodak. The picture stars Booboo Stewart of Twilight, X-Men, and Let Him Go. Recently, "Mirage" played at the Oscar-qualifying Edmonton International Film Festival. Much of Sewall's production team has worked with him before (AFI alumni). Ian received his MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Antioch, Los Angeles, in 2023.

Stop! Look! Listen! Kim Pittaway’s Viewing Recommendation

I’ll admit it: I often feel ground down by the world. Climate. Politics. The economy. Patriarchy. Fascism. I try not to doomscroll—but then end up simply toggling between doom and puppies. My latest solution? Art-scrolling. 

2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest Shortlist!

The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest, judged by Nicole Breit! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in October and the winning essay will appear in the Autumn 2025 issue (305). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fourteen finalists!
Current Issue: No. 309