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The announcement of our event

Issue 306 Launch Party!

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We’re excited to invite you to celebrate the launch of The Fiddlehead Issue 306 on Saturday, February 7, 2–3 PM Atlantic Time, both in person at the Fredericton Public Library and online via Zoom.
 
Join us for an afternoon of readings by Ariadne Asho, winner of the 2025 Fiction c
A Graphic Announcing the winner of our 2025 Fiction contest, Ariadne Asho

Congratulations to 2025 Fiction Contest Winner Ariadne Asho!

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We’re thrilled to announce that Ariadne Asho is the winner of our 2025 Fiction Contest and $2,000 prize! Her story, “Faultline,” will appear in the upcoming Winter issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 306).

Ariadne Asho grew up on Vancouver Island and now lives in Montreal. Her work has appeared in The New Quarterly, and her stories were longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize twice, in 2023 and 2025. She is currently working on a collection of short fiction.

A purple graphic for The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Fiction Contest. From top to bottom the graphic says: Spin the tale only you can tell. Enter our 2025 Fiction Contest. Deadline September 2, 2025! Enter via Submittable. Judged by Anuja Varghese. $2000 Prize plus publication. For more info visit thefiddlehead.ca/contest/fiction or email fiddlehd@unb.ca. In the background is a picture of loop of purple rope and in the lower right corner is a picture of Anuja Varghese.

2025 Fiction Contest Shortlist!

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The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2025 Fiction Contest, judged by Anuja Varghese! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in January and the winning essay will appear in the Winter 2026 issue (306). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fifteen finalists!
The poster for our autumn launch featuring white and yellow text on a pink background.

Issue 305 Launch Party!

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Get ready to celebrate The Fiddlehead’s new fall issue, with another exciting virtual launch!
Wednesday, November 19, 7pm AST 
 
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings by
A photo of Therese Estacion

Introducing Guest Editor Therese Estacion!

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For our Summer 2026 issue, Disability: The Revolution! The Fiddlehead has brought on a team of amazing editors! Joining Amanda Leduc, Therese Estacion is our Creative Nonfiction Editor for the issue! 

A tintype photo of Ian Sewall

Ian Sewall's "Mirage"

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Ian Clay Sewall (one of our volunteer readers) directed "Mirage," a fictional short film about a chaotic fight outside a rural gas station. The film was made on 3000 feet of 35mm film kindly donated by Kodak. The picture stars Booboo Stewart of Twilight, X-Men, and Let Him Go. Recently, "Mirage" played at the Oscar-qualifying Edmonton International Film Festival. Much of Sewall's production team has worked with him before (AFI alumni). Ian received his MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Antioch, Los Angeles, in 2023.
A purple and yellow graphic for The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest

2024 Creative Nonfiction Contest Shortlist!

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The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest, judged by Nicole Breit! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in October and the winning essay will appear in the Autumn 2025 issue (305). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fourteen finalists!
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The 2025 Giller Prize Longlist

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We are thrilled to have the opportunity to congratulate three former contributors to The Fiddlehead — Kirti Bhadresa,  Souvankham Thammavongsa, and Ian Williams — and, Amanda Leduc, the guest editor of our Summer 2026 Disability-Themed Issue (call for submissions here) on being named finalists for the 20

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.
Current Issue: No. 306