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Excerpt from "Absent Fathers" by Francis Chang

Posted on September 26, 2024
Excerpt from Issue 301 (Autumn 2024)
"Absent Fathers" by Francis Chang

It was when she turned 24. She finally stopped being an asshole and reached out to me.” As Scott’s saying this, swirling his scotch around in the tumbler, Danny looks out towards the view beyond the double-height, plate glass windows — the 270 degree expanse of Tokyo at sunset, with the pale, pink and white silhouette of Mount Fuji looming in the background.

Excerpt from "Onwards!" by B.A. Dale

Posted on August 1, 2024
Excerpt from Issue 300 (Summer Fiction 2024)
"Onwards!" by B.A. Dale

Content note: brief mention of past domestic violence.

"Fun fact. Ready?” Pauline leans forward and the elbows in her worn Carhartt jacket stretch tight.

My leg’s bouncing. We’ve been getting on, me and Pauline, so I say of course I’m ready. Shoot. 

“More bees than men have gone to outer space.” She watches my face.

Excerpt from "Jamais Vu" by Julia Williams

Posted on July 17, 2024
Excerpt from Issue 300 (Summer Fiction 2024)
"Jamais Vu" by Julia Williams

Content note: mild violence, strong undercurrent of violence

They agreed that birthdays were ridiculous once you got past thirteen. Ditto Christmas. Instead, they developed a system of generalized reciprocity — a two-person Kula Ring, Amelia called it — swapping gifts only on holidays like Shrove Tuesday or St. Patrick’s Day.

An Interview with Melissa DaCosta Brown

Posted on April 4, 2024

Editorial Assistant Anastasios Mihalopoulos' Interview with 2023 Fiction Prize Winner Melissa DaCosta Brown whose story "Husbands" was published in Issue 298 (Winter 2024)

Anastasios Mihalopoulos: The opening of your story references Crystal Lake from Friday the 13th stating that this place was horrifying “but not in that way.” Do you see this story interacting with the horror genre or our general definition of ‘horror’ in a particular way?

Congratulations to our 2023 Fiction Contest Winner, Melissa DaCosta Brown!

Posted on January 3, 2024

We're excited to announce that Melissa DaCosta Brown is the winner of our 2023 Fiction Contest and $2000 prize! Her story "Husbands" will be featured in the upcoming Winter issue of The Fiddlehead (FH298).

Melissa DaCosta Brown is a graduate of Duke University and has a masters in Journalism from Northwestern University. She worked for MSNBC and ABC News affiliates. Her short stories have been published in Waccamaw, Subnivean, Ponder Review. Her work has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and the Lascaux Prize.

Congratulations to 2022 Fiction Contest Winner, Adèle Barclay!

Posted on January 9, 2023

We're excited to announce that Adèle Barclay is the winner of our 2022 Fiction Contest and $2000 prize! Their story Here Be Dragons ISO will be featured in the upcoming Winter issue of The Fiddlehead (FH294).

Adèle Barclay is the author of two poetry collections If I Were in a Cage I’d Reach Out for You, which won the 2017 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and Renaissance Normcore. She is currently working on fiction and creative nonfiction projects. They teach literature and writing at Capilano University. 

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