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; 79 years ago (1945-02)
CompanyUniversity of New Brunswick
CountryCanada
Based inFredericton
LanguageEnglish
Websitethefiddlehead.ca
ISSN0015-0630

History and profile edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "The Fiddlehead". Every Writer. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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