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Announcing Finalists for 2019 NB Book Awards!

Posted on March 30, 2020

Fredericton (NB) March 26, 2020 - The Fiddlehead and the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick have announced the shortlisted titles for the fifth annual New Brunswick Book Awards. The program celebrates books published in the 2019 calendar year and in three categories: poetry, fiction and nonfiction. The competition is open to traditionally published and self-published authors. The awards presentation ceremony, originally planned for May 23 in Fredericton, has been postponed due to COVID-19.

Joelle Tymchuk's Reading Recommendation

Posted on March 25, 2020

Joelle Tymchuk shares her visceral response to reading Christina Dalcher’s Vox. Tymchuk’s story “Last Born” appeared in The Fiddlehead no. 280 (Summer 2019).

Chris Benjamin on Isabelle Knockwood’s memoir

Posted on December 17, 2019

Cover image of the book entitled Out of the Depths showing a burning building

Chris Benjamin discusses the impact of reading Isabelle Knockwood's Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi’kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Chris Benjamin's story "Arsonists" appeared in The Fiddlehead no. 279 (Spring 2019).

Madeline Sonik's Reading Recommendation

Posted on November 13, 2019

Madeline Sonik discusses feminism and her love for horror/mystery writer Shirley Jackson. Madeline Sonik's creative nonfiction essay "Char" appears in The Fiddlehead no.281 (Autumn 2019).

Síle Englert's Reading Recommendation

Posted on November 6, 2019

Síle Englert recommends reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Síle Englert's poetry appeared in The Fiddlehead no. 279 (Spring 2019).

Dominik Parisien's Reading Recommendation

Posted on September 4, 2019

Dominik Parisien recommends reading Roxanna Bennett's chapbook unseen garden (knife | fork | book). Dominik Parisien's work has appeared in The Fiddlehead No.277 (Autumn 2018) and in The Fiddlehead No.279 (Spring 2019). Look for poems by Roxanna Bennett in The Fiddlehead No.281, our upcoming Autumn 2019 issue!

Marcia Walker's Reading Recommendation

Posted on July 25, 2019

Marcia Walker recommends reading American novelist, playwright, and activist James Baldwin. Read Marcia's story "Mating Imperatives" in The Fiddlehead's upcoming Summer Fiction 2019 issue (No. 280)!

Jill M. Talbot's Reading Recommendation

Posted on July 18, 2019

Jill M. Talbot recommends reading works by New Zealand writer Janet Frame. Jill M. Talbot's essay "Checkmate" appeared in The Fiddlehead No. 277 (Autumn 2018), our all creative nonfiction issue.

Ania Mroczek's Reading Recommendation

Posted on December 17, 2018

Ania Mroczek recommends Clarice Lispector's The Passion According to G.H. Look for Mroczek's essay "It’s Necessary to Talk About Trees" in this fall's all-creative nonfiction issue, edited by Alicia Elliott.

Zerrin Darnell-Martin's Reading Recommendation

Posted on December 13, 2018

Zerrin Darnell-Martin recommends Trevor Noah's biography and two books by James Baldwin. Look for Zerrin's essay "Garlic Pussy" in this fall's all-creative nonfiction issue, edited by Alicia Elliott.

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