Fiddlehead

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The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, reviews, and occasional play or novel excerpts.

Response time info: 6 months or more

Read the full guidelines at thefiddlehead.ca↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Fee: $5 USD for international submissions; does not apply to Canadian citizens living abroadPays: $65 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies

Open to: Work must be unpublished; writers may submit only once per calendar year per genre.

Short fiction, including novel excerpts, is preferred; maximum 6,000 words. Flash fiction is under 1,000 words, with up to two stories permitted per submission. Translations are considered with the original text and permissions letter.

flashLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Fee: $5 USD for international submissions; does not apply to Canadian citizens living abroadPays: $65 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies

Open to: Work must be unpublished; writers may submit only once per calendar year per genre.

Flash fiction is under 1,000 words, and up to two stories may be submitted together. Translations are considered with the original text and permissions letter.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Fee: $5 USD for international submissions; does not apply to Canadian citizens living abroadPays: $65 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies

Open to: Work must be unpublished; writers may submit only once per calendar year per genre.

Creative nonfiction includes personal essays, narrative nonfiction, and think pieces; maximum 6,000 words. Very short works under 1,000 words may include more than one work per submission.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Fee: $5 USD for international submissions; does not apply to Canadian citizens living abroadPays: $65 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies

Open to: Work must be unpublished; writers may submit only once per calendar year per genre.

Submit no more than six poems and 12 pages total; the journal prefers several poems by the same author. Translations are considered with the original text and permissions letter.

otherLiteraryEligibility requirementsFee: $5 USD for international online submissions; does not apply to Canadian citizens living abroadPays: $65 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies

Open to: Work must be unpublished; writers may submit only once per calendar year per genre.

Novel excerpts are accepted occasionally and must be no more than 6,000 words; play excerpts are occasionally accepted and may be up to 10 pages. Mailed submissions are accepted in any category year-round. Translations require the original text and permissions letter.

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