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The cover of Denison Avenue, a short novel by Christina Wong, illustrated by Daniel Innes
In this week's Stop! Look! Listen! Issue 304 (Summer Creative Nonfiction 2025) contributor Judith Lam Tang recommends Denison Avenue by Christina Wong, illustrated by Daniel Innes and explains why it should be on everyone's reading list.
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a teaser from @ariel-gordon.bsky.social's lovely personal essay in The Fiddlehead in which I have a wee walk-on part (or, I guess, that should be a swim-on part)
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In this lyrical, searing essay, @adelebarclay.bsky.social explores memory, trauma, and sisterhood through art and loss.
Gold winner, Columns & Essays.
#NMA25 #Essays #CreativeNonfiction
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And a big congratulations to Karen Moore! We're delighted to have you in our special creative nonfiction issue!
28.07.2025 16:08 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0And we are excited to have Line in our Summer Issue!
Read a sneak peek of her fascinating essay on textiles here: thefiddlehead.ca/content/exce...
Take a closer look: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/304
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Our Special Summer Issue's Here!
No. 304 celebrates Creative Nonfiction with 150+ pages of true stories, essays, and reflections curated by our talented nonfiction editor @rowanmcc1.bsky.social
Plus, read the winner of our first contest collaboration with @cnfc.bsky.social
Cover Art: Terry Price
Enter!! I wanna read your work!!
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Going to the beach? Tuck a copy of @fiddlehd.bsky.social in your beach bag. #canlit #neguac #hayisland #nbbluesky
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The outline of a barn with a squished illustration of a head in the middle of it with tears. The text reads Everyone's a blob. Kathryn Mockler and David Poolman. Opening Saturday July 19, 1-4 pm, reading by Kathryn at 2 pm. Viewing continues Sunday July 20, 1 to 4 pm. 933 Route 111, Rowley, NB
13 Cedars presents Everyoneβs a Blob, an exhibition by Kathryn Mockler and David Poolman, opening Saturday, July 19 from 1 to 4 p.m., with a reading by Kathryn Mockler at 2 p.m.
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A black and white photo of Wanda Coleman
In this week's Stop! Look! Listen!, Issue 303 contributor Lena Palacios has written a beautiful introduction and tribute to poet Wanda Coleman.
"Coleman was a code-switcher, code-ditcher, and shape-shifter who refused to conform"
Read the whole piece here:
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LΓ©a Taranto is one to watch! Her debut YA novel has just launched, and weβre thrilled to include her essay βDear Great Uncle Johnβ in our summer nonfiction issue, shipping later this month.
Congrats, LΓ©a!
Close-up image of Ariel Gordon taken by photographer Mike Deal
My friend Ariel gave me a copy of a story she wrote. It's called "Swimming Towards the Door" and it appears in The Fiddlehead magazine. Ariel is Canadian "author, poet, and enthusiast" (and much more), Ariel Gordon of Winnipeg.
In my opinion, you should all read the story.
Photo credit: Mike Deal
The cover image of Deluge which features the author's name, Leila Chatti, in black with the title in red next to it at the top of the cover image and below that is a person standing with a sheet over them.
Stop! Look! Listen! this week to Issue 303 contributor Alice White's reading recommendation, Deluge by Leila Chatti.
"The bookβs urgency caught me immediately. It felt like its poems were written close to the veil between worlds, written because they had to be."
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A purple graphic for The Fiddleheadβs 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.
Our 2025 Fiction Contest is now open for submissions! This year's contest is being judged by Anuja Varghese.
Prize: $2000 + Publication
Deadline: September 2, 2025
Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic...
#callforauthors #submissionsopen #canlit #fiction #callforfiction #litmag
Congratulations to Tamas Dobozy, whose story βTea with Interpolβ (No. 298, Winter 2024) took home Gold in Fiction!
Congratulations to Adele Barclay, whose essay βCobra Blue Mustang Stratβ (No. 299, Spring 2024) won Gold in Columns and Essays!
Weβre thrilled to celebrate the success of two contributors at the 2025 National Magazine Awards:
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Thank you to @fiddlehd.bsky.social & @canadamediaawards.bsky.social for granting βCobra Blue Mustang Stratβ Gold. Having this work about my older sister Elissa, grunge music, teen girl grit, and the legacy of domestic abuse be celebrated on a national scale makes me feel like these stories matter πΈβ€οΈβπ₯
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The Gold award for Fiction goes to Tamas Dobozy for "Tea with Interpol," published in @fiddlehd.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the #NMA25 Gold-winning @adelebarclay.bsky.social for @fiddlehd.bsky.social in the category of Columns and Essays for "Cobra Blue Mustang Strat"
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Don't forget to register for our virtual Spring issue launch tomorrow! To get the Zoom link, email thefiddlehead@gmail.com. You can register right up until the start of the event tomorrow, as we will continue to check our email intermittently throughout the day.
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The cover of The Work by Bren Simmers.
In this week's Stop! Look! Listen! Issue 303 contributor Lynn Easton @lynneaston.bsky.social recommends Bren Simmer's poetry collection The Work.
Head the full recommendation here: thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...
Hop on Zoom this Tuesday, June 10th at 3:00 pm AST for a special @cnfc.bsky.social reading event featuring judge, Danny Ramadan and the three winners of the CNF contest we co-hosted with the Creative Nonfiction Collective!
Register for the event here:
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The cover of Sunflower by Gyula KrΓΊdy
In this week's Stop! Look! Listen! Kirsti Mikoda, who will be reading at our upcoming Spring Launch on June 14, recommends the book she returns to again and again: Sunflower by Gyula KrΓΊdy
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The event is free and open to all, with ASL interpretation available.
It is funded in part by the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Culture NB, and the University of New Brunswick.
We're excited to launch Issue 303 with a special virtual event!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings by spring issue contributors, plus selected poems by the late Robert Gibbs, read by our editorial team.
To attend, email thefiddlehead@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.
See you there!
Congratulations Michael Pacey! Michael is the winner of this year's Fiddlehead Poetry Award for his book Van Gogh's Grasshopper. This book prize recognizes the best book of poetry published by a New Brunswick resident in a given year.
02.06.2025 21:59 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0There are just a few hours left to submit!
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