The Fiddlehead Explained

The Fiddlehead
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Category:literary magazine
Frequency:Quarterly
Founder:Alfred Bailey
Company:University of New Brunswick
Country:Canada
Based:Fredericton
Language:English
Issn:0015-0630

The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary magazine, published four times annually at the University of New Brunswick. It is the oldest Canadian literary magazine which is still in circulation.

History and profile

The Fiddlehead was established in 1945[1] by Alfred Bailey as an in-house publication for the Bliss Carman Poetry Society. The first issue was published in February 1945. It was adapted as a general literary magazine in 1952. Other prominent contributors in the magazine's early years included Elizabeth Brewster, Fred Cogswell and Desmond Pacey.

The Fiddleheads current editor is Sue Sinclair; contributing editors include Ross Leckie, Bill Gaston, Gerard Beirne, Janice Kulyk Keefer, Don McKay and Jan Zwicky. The magazine is published quarterly.[2]

The magazine celebrated its 70th anniversary with the Winter 2015 issue.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Deborah Dundas. Brave new world for Canada's literary journals. 1 November 2015. Toronto Star. 23 April 2015.
  2. News: The Fiddlehead. 14 July 2016. Every Writer. 8 May 2009.
  3. News: 70 Years of The Fiddlehead. 14 July 2016. Magazines Canada. 28 January 2015.