The Fiddlehead

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.[1]

The Fiddlehead
Categoriesliterary magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderAlfred Bailey
First issueFebruary 1945 (1945-02)
CompanyUniversity of New Brunswick
CountryCanada
Based inFredericton
LanguageEnglish
Websitethefiddlehead.ca
ISSN0015-0630

History and profile

The Fiddlehead was established in 1945[2][3] by Alfred Bailey as an in-house publication for the Bliss Carman Poetry Society. The first issue was published in February 1945.[1] 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 Fiddlehead's 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.[3]

The magazine celebrated its 70th anniversary with the Winter 2015 issue.[1]

See also

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


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