The Fiddlehead: Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal

Gary Barwin's reading recommendations are on the website today! Barwin is a writer and multidisciplinary artist and the author of twenty-four books. Five of his poems can be found in The Fiddlehead Summer Poetry Issue. Click the link to view his recommendations!... https://thefiddlehead.ca//reading-recommendations-gary-bar See more

Poetry Weekend will be hosting their second online readings this Sunday, November 1 at 2 pm AST. Link to the event below: https://youtu.be/jtD481RhrSw

The University of New Brunswick has established the RM Vaughan Memorial Fund for those who wish to contribute: https://donations.helpforcharities.com/unbdonation/ #queer #poet #donate

The Fiddlehead mourns the loss of Richard (RM) Vaughan and are grateful for his words, which we’ve been privileged to publish over the years. We’re thinking of the way in which both his words and his person helped pave the way for other queer writers. In tribute, we have shared an excerpt from Mr. Love Ruined My Life, from our 2020 summer issue on our website. We hope this brings some light to his friends and family. https://thefiddlehead.ca/c/mourning-loss-richard-rm-vaughan

Check out poet Mary Gilliland's reading recommendation on the website today! Two of Mary's poems will be featured in our upcoming Autumn issue 285. https://thefiddlehead.ca//mary-gillilands-reading-recommen

Editorial Assistant Joel St. Peters recently connected with poet John Barton to discuss his poetry, the AIDS crisis, and the victimization of the queer community. Read the full interview here! https://thefiddlehead.ca/content/interview-john-barton

Check out Keith Taylor's poetry recommendation on the website today! https://thefiddlehead.ca//keith-taylors-reading-recommenda

Check out Karen Schindler's editorial for the latest issue of Guest she speaks about being inspired by an issue of The Fiddlehead when she was starting out as a writer. As guest editor of this issue of Guest, she has now assembled a collection of writers mostly from that issue and given us a moving and unexpected 75th birthday gift! https://guestpoetryjournal.blogspot.com//karen-schindler-i

We at The Fiddlehead are worried about our friend Richard (RM) Vaughan. Please share and please contact Fredericton Police if you have any info!

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Only one more week until our next anniversary event! Join us for an evening of live online poetry & prose readings October 28 at 7 pm AST. The event will feature Kirby of Knife Fork Book as our host and emcee for the evening, as well as readings from Roy J. Adams, Mary Barnes, Jake Byrne, Maheen Hyder, Hege A. Jakobsen Lepri, Rachel McCrum and Maureen Scott Harris! Click here to register! https://thefiddlehead.ca/conte/join-us-celebrating-75-years

Our next event is just around the corner! Join us for an evening of live online poetry & prose readings with seven of the authors from the 75th anniversary issue! The event will be presented in partnership with Knife Fork Book and our emcee for the evening, Kirby! Don't miss out on this free event. Follow the link to register today! https://thefiddlehead.ca/conte/join-us-celebrating-75-years

Morgan Charles' story "Plagued" was the winner of our 2020 Creative Nonfiction Contest. Recently, editorial board member William Bonfiglio spoke to Morgan about compassion, helplessness and writing during a pandemic. Click the link for the full interview! https://thefiddlehead.ca//interview-creative-nonfiction-co#

Best Canadian Poetry, Stories and Essays are available now from Biblioasis. The anthologies feature work by recent Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Souvankham Thammavongsa, RBC Bronwen Wallace Award winner John Elizabeth Stintzi, Amazon First Novel Award winner Wayne Grady, and more! Order your copies at the link below!

Lazar Trubman's story "Toxic Susan" will appear in the upcoming Fall issue of The Fiddlehead. Check out his reading recommendation on the website today! https://thefiddlehead.ca//lazar-trubmans-reading-recommend

We're excited to announce that Morgan Charles is the winner of our 2020 Creative Nonfiction Contest and $2000 prize! Morgan's story "Plagued" will be featured in our upcoming Fall issue no. 285. Thank you to all who entered the contest. Congratulations again to the fourteen finalists and thanks to our judge Ariel Gordon! Don't miss out on the fall issue, subscribe today! ... https://thefiddlehead.ca//announcing-winner-our-2020-creat

Hi everyone. The first Poetry Weekend event is happening this weekend: Sunday, Oct 4, 2020 from 6:30-7:30 Atlantic time (5:30 Eastern). In true Poetry Weekend... fashion, there will be a slate of poets reading a poem or two each, also within an hour! Stay tuned for the link to the meeting to be posted here, and for information on future Poetry Weekend events, sadly not all happening on one weekend in Mem Hall.

The Summer poetry issue arrived just in time for the last days of summer. The issue is jam packed with poetry by talented Canadian and international writers. Not a subscriber? No problem! Click the link below to get your copy! https://thefiddlehead.ca/content/subscribe-today

There's still time to register for the second installment of our 75th anniversary readings, taking place Wednesday September 30! Émilie Turmel, Gabriel Robichaud and Jo-Anne Elder are just three of the talented writers who will be reading their work live at our free online event. Click here for more information and to register! https://thefiddlehead.ca/conte/join-us-celebrating-75-years

Our friends at Superstition Review are now accepting author talks and guest post submissions to their blog! There is no deadline to submit. Click the link for more details! https://superstitionreview.submittable.com/submit

Kevin Heslop's poetry will be featured in the upcoming Summer issue of The Fiddlehead and his reading recommendation is up on the website today! Click the link to find out why Kevin recommends Robert Hass' "Summer Snow"! https://thefiddlehead.ca//kevin-heslops-reading-recommenda

The Fiddlehead's 2020 Poetry contest is now open and we're excited to announce that Jenna Lyn Albert, Adèle Barclay, and Canisia Lubrin are the talented poets who will be judging this year's submissions! Click here to learn more about the judges and for information on how to submit! https://thefiddlehead.ca/co/poetry-contest-judges-announced

In June one of our contributors, Jowita Bydlowska was in a terrible accident while bicycling in Toronto. Jowita is a freelance writer and single mother who is now facing over $10,000 in dental reconstructive surgery to repair the damage caused by the accident. If you would like to help Jonita with the cost of her surgery please follow this link to her fundraiser page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/r4fxuj-teeth-matter Sending warm wishes for a speedy recovery!

today! Cynthia has published nine poetry collections, including "Revenance" (2014) and "In June the Labyrinth" (2017). Her poem "after the war the house lay in ruins" will appear in the upcoming Summer issue no. 284 of The Fiddlehead. Click here to find out which book inspires Cynthia! https://thefiddlehead.ca//cynthia-hogues-reading-recommend#