The Frond
The FiddleheadThe Frond is The Fiddlehead's newsletter bring you all the highlights that appear in our latest issue and online, as well as news and contributor insights from Atlantic Canada's International Literary Magazine.
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2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest - $2000 Prize
This is the perfect time to tidy up your best piece and submit it to our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest before midnight (pacific time) Monday, June 1, 2026, for a chance to win $2000 and publication in our Fall 2026 issue!
Contest Guide...
The Frond Issue 20 - Spring 2026
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Our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest is now open for submission! You can find all our guidelines on our website.
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We will be celebrating the Issue 307 at a virtual launch, keep an eye on our social media for the d...
The Frond Issue 19 Winter 2026
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The Fiddlehead’s general submissions are open to Canadian writers until January 31st! Find our submission guidelines on our website.
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The Fiddlehead is partnering with FROSTival to host a hybrid launch for Issue 3...
The Frond Issue 18 Autumn 2025
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Our 2025 Poetry Contest is now open for submission! You can find all our guidelines on our website.
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We are currently seeking submissions from disabled writers for our Summer 2026 issue, Disability: The Revolutio...
2025 Fiction Contest - $2000 Prize
We’re counting down the final fourteen days until the deadline for our 2025 Fiction Contest!
Send us your best, unpublished piece by September 2, 2025 for a chance to win $2000 and publication in the winter 2026 issue of The Fiddlehead. T...
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