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An Interview with Melanie Power

Posted on July 10, 2026

Poetry Editor Chuqiao Yang's Interview with 2025 Poetry Contest winner Melanie Power whose poem "Ode to the Bakeapple" was published in

The cover of The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

Stop! Look! Listen! Sonja Boon's Reading Recomendation

Posted on June 23, 2026

One of my favourite childhood books turns 100 this year! Fortunately, I own three copies so I can celebrate in style. I acquired my first copy of L.M.

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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"!

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Features

Creative Nonfiction

The cover of Issue 307 featuring the painting "Lilas, 2023" by Raymond Martin. On a yellow background, a woman in a white dress holds a lilac branch twice her size in one hand.

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

The cover of Issue 306 of The Fiddlehead featuring the photograph “Silent Night” by Kirsten Stackhouse which is of a person standing in a bus shelter at night in winter. The ad on the bus shelter behind the person casts a green glow on the snow around the shelter

Excerpt from "The Bridge" by Kimberly Foulger

Posted on January 27, 2026

The cover of Issue 305

An Excerpt from "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor" by Shelley Pacholok

Posted on October 22, 2025

Excerpt from "I am a good mother. I am a bad mother. I am no mother at all" by Nancy Huggett

Posted on September 26, 2024

Excerpt from "Readiness Quiz" by Shirley Harshenin

Posted on January 11, 2024

Fiction

The cover of Issue 307 featuring the painting "Lilas, 2023" by Raymond Martin. On a yellow background, a woman in a white dress holds a lilac branch twice her size in one hand.

Excerpt from "The Jump" by Abhimanyu Acharya

Excerpt from Issue 307 (Spring 2026)
"The Jump" by Abhimanyu Acharya
Content Warning: deals with sexual assault

The cover of Issue 306 of The Fiddlehead featuring the photograph “Silent Night” by Kirsten Stackhouse which is of a person standing in a bus shelter at night in winter. The ad on the bus shelter behind the person casts a green glow on the snow around the shelter

Excerpt from "Faultline" by Ariadne Asho

Posted on January 27, 2026

The cover of Issue 305

Excerpt from "The Cure" by Michelle Spencer

Posted on October 23, 2025

Excerpt from "Husbands" by Melissa DaCosta Brown

Posted on January 03, 2024

2023 Fiction Contest Shortlist Announcement

Posted on December 11, 2023

Poetry

The cover of Issue 307 featuring the painting "Lilas, 2023" by Raymond Martin. On a yellow background, a woman in a white dress holds a lilac branch twice her size in one hand.

"Ode to the Bakeapple" by Melanie Power

Ode to the Bakeapple by Melanie Power Winner of the 2025 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem

"The Orange I Promised" by Maryam Hassanat

Posted on March 31, 2026

The cover of Issue 306 of The Fiddlehead featuring the photograph “Silent Night” by Kirsten Stackhouse which is of a person standing in a bus shelter at night in winter. The ad on the bus shelter behind the person casts a green glow on the snow around the shelter

"Love Poems for Landlords" by Geordie Miller

Posted on January 27, 2026

The cover of Issue 305

"In Kelowna" by Vivek Sharma

Posted on October 23, 2025

A photo of Robert Gibbs sitting in a chair which was taken in Robert’s backyard where he loved to sit and gain inspiration for his writing.

"My Mother's Hair" by Nancy Holmes

Posted on April 14, 2025

Stop! Look! Listen!

The cover of The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

Stop! Look! Listen! Sonja Boon's Reading Recomendation

One of my favourite childhood books turns 100 this year!

The cover of Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner’s Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter

Stop! Look! Listen! Christina Wells’ Reading Recommendation

Posted on May 19, 2026

The cover of A Year of Last Things by Michael Ondaatje

Stop! Look! Listen! S. E. Chapman’s Reading Recommendation

Posted on May 14, 2026

The album cover of Ada Lea’s “When I Paint My Masterpiece”

Stop! Look! Listen! Sarah Burgoyne’s Reading Recommendation

Posted on May 05, 2026

The cover of The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

Stop! Look! Listen! Jaime Sugiyama’s Reading and Listening Recommendations

Posted on April 21, 2026

Interviews

A photo of Melanie Power

An Interview with Melanie Power

Poetry Editor Chuqiao Yang's Interview with 2025 Poetry Contest winner Melanie Power whose poem "Ode to the Bakeapple" was publi

A photo of Ariadne Asho

An Interview with Ariadne Asho

Posted on February 09, 2026

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An Interview with Kate Cayley

Posted on November 13, 2025

A photo of Shelley Pacholok

An Interview with Shelley Pacholok

Posted on November 04, 2025

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An Interview with Danica Klewchuk

Posted on August 26, 2025

Book Reviews

The cover of We Survived the Night by Julian Brave Noisecat

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.

The cover of In Search of Puffins: Stories of Loss, Light and Flight by Marjorie Simmins

Chris Benjamin Reviews In Search of Puffins: Stories of Loss, Light and Flight by Marjorie Simmins

Posted on April 10, 2026

The cover of The Passenger Seat by Vijay Khurana

Brandon Fick Reviews The Passenger Seat by Vijay Khurana

Posted on April 10, 2026

The cover of Planet Earth by Nicholas Ruddock

Ian Clay Sewall Reviews Planet Earth by Nicholas Ruddock

Posted on April 10, 2026

The cover of An Orange, A Syllable by Gillian Sze

Charles Carroll Reviews An Orange, A Syllable by Gillian Sze

Posted on April 10, 2026