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The Fiddlehead Autumn Issue Launch

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Join The Fiddlehead, in partnership with Word Feast, as we launch the Autumn issue with readings from Fiddlehead Creative Nonfiction Contest winner Jenny Hwang, Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Prize winner Tolu Oloruntoba, CBC Short Story Prize winner Corinna Chong and Fawn Parker, who has been longlisted for …

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The Fiddlehead’s 2022 Poetry Contest: Deadline

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The Fiddlehead’s 2022 Poetry Contest is now open for submissions! One prize of $2000 CAD for best poem! Good luck to all entrants. This year's contest deadline is Thursday, December 1, 2022 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time for Submittable entries). Our judges this year are Dominique …

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The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem

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Good luck to all entrants. This year's contest deadline is December 1, 2025 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Pacific Time for Submittable entries). Douglas Walbourne-Gough Douglas Walbourne-Gough is a poet and mixed/adopted status member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation from Elmastukwek (the Bay of Islands), Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). His …

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