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Fiddlehead

Fiddlehead
Forms: 
Fiction, 
Non-Fiction, 
Poetry
Format: 
Print
Frequency: 
Quarterly
Reading period: 
January 1 to December 31
Response time: 
1 - 6 months
Payment: 
copies, 
$26 - $100, 
$301 or more
Simultaneous submissions: 
Yes
Accepts reprints: 
No
Reading fee: 
No
Founded: 
1945
Website: 
http://www.thefiddlehead.ca/

Canada's longest living literary journal, The Fiddlehead is published four times a year at the University of New Brunswick, with the generous assistance of the University of New Brunswick, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of New Brunswick.

First published in 1945, The Fiddlehead is known as a WHO'S WHO in Can. Lit. Many — now well-known — writers have found their first home in our pages, and they, as well as some of our editors and assistants, have gone on to win awards and prizes across the country and around the world.

Do not look at this journal as old! It is experienced; wise enough to recognize excellence; always looking for freshness and surprise. Interested in submitting? You can find our submissions guidelines here.

The Fiddlehead publishes short stories, poems, book reviews, and a small number of personal essays. Our full-colour covers have become collectors’ items, and feature work by New Brunswick artists and from New Brunswick museums and art galleries. The Fiddlehead also sponsors an annual writing contest. 

For news, recent awards, sneak peeks of upcoming issues, and other information please visit The Fiddlehead’s blog.