fiction

Documentary: The Execution of Clemmie Lake

Clemmie Lake was hanged on October 18, 1923.

The Bird Watchers

There is a hill that flows silently into the Gatineau river about forty miles North of the city of Ottawa, with a small plateau in the middle.

How Casey Lost His Girl: A Short Story

'John,' said Casey, picking up his towel and tossing it over his shoulder with a snap, 'When I marry I want my wife to be a virgin. It's as simply as that.'

One Mile Run

'Calling the starters for the one mile run, Junior Class.'

The Brink of Destruction

From the edge of the bed where she sat reading Tookie her goodnight story, Lois could look down into the garden.

A Friend for Margaret

By eight o'clock they were both waiting for Margaret.

The Summer 2015 all-fiction is now available!

Posted on July 10, 2015

The Fiddlehead summer fiction issue is now available, and it’s the perfect read whether you’re lounging at the beach or sitting in a hammock. Spend those long, lazy, hazy days of summer, luxuriating in the fictional worlds of the fifteen stories gathered here. We have stories from established national and international writers such as Daniel Woodrell, D.R. MacDonald, and Kathy Page and stories from up-and-comers such as Charlie Fiset, Rod Moody-Corbett, and Mona’a Malik. And that's just some of the authors found within! . . .

An Interview with Lisa Alward

Posted on May 13, 2015

By Reid Lodge

Lisa Alward has won The Fiddlehead's 24th annual Short Fiction Prize for her story "Cocktail." Originally from Halifax, Lisa Alward has a master’s degree in English from the University of London and was the Literary Press Group’s first sales manager. She presently lives in Fredericton, where she teaches courses in clear writing and has worked as an editor and freelance writer. She has been writing short fiction for three years. “Cocktail,” her second story to be published, is inspired by the cocktail party world of the sixties and early seventies.

An Interview with Fiction Editor Mark Anthony Jarman

Posted on March 16, 2015

By Fiddlehead Staff Fiction co-editor Mark Anthony Jarman's new book of stories Knife Party at the Hotel Europa has just been released by Goose Lane Editions and is already getting some great reviews. Adam Lawrence at Rover calls Mark a "comfortable outsider" and says of the book: "a sense of transience haunts all the stories." The Fiddlehead asked him some questions about his book, his process, and what he's working on now.