In Memory of Bill Bauer
Posted on September 28, 2010
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2010 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers Call for Submissions
Posted on September 21, 2010
The Writers Trust of Canada is accepting submissions for 2010 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. To be eligible candidates must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, under the age of 35, unpublished in book form and without a book contract, but whose literary work has appeared in at least one independently edited magazine or anthology.
UNB Reading Series
Posted on September 14, 2010
John Barton, the 2010/11 University of New Brunswick writer-in-residence, author of eight poetry collections and winner of a CBC Literary Award in 2003 and a National Magazine Award in 2006, will be reading from his newest collection: Hymn.
Congratulations to Emma Donohue
Posted on September 14, 2010
Congratulations to fellow Irish transplant Emma Donohue on her Man Booker nomination for her novel Room (a bidding war for the novel's rights was won by Picador in the U.K., which paid a reported £1 million).
Documentary Fiction and The Death of Donna Whalen
Posted on August 16, 2010
By Holly Luhning
The practice of incorporating historical or “real-life” events in a fictional work is common. But the term “documentary fiction” isn’t one I’ve often heard applied to a novel.
Editorial From The Fiddlehead 244
Posted on August 10, 2010
Frank O'Connor Award
Posted on July 29, 2010
Being somewhat partial to all things Irish, I happened to notice this week some comments from Nadine O'Regan, judge of the Frank O'Connor Award.
The League of Canadian Poets AGM in Toronto
Posted on July 19, 2010
The League meeting was really enjoyable for me this year. Many sessions and readings began with someone reading a poem from Pat Lowther. I hadn’t read Lowther for a number of years, and it was great to be reminded what an outstanding poet she was. The new Collected is out now and is a must read! I know the readings were painful for some, but I found it celebratory in a quiet so
Congratulations to James Langer!
Posted on July 13, 2010
James, The Fiddlehead's poetry co-editor, won the 2010 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for Best First Poetry Book for his collection Gun Dogs (House of Anansi Press).
The Fiddlehead Wins National Magazine Award
Posted on July 8, 2010
The National Magazine Awards winners have been announced and The Fiddlehead is pleased to say all five of its nominees did well.
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