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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]
| Categories | literary magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founder | Alfred Bailey |
| First issue | February 1945 |
| Company | University of New Brunswick |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Fredericton |
| Language | English |
| Website | thefiddlehead |
| ISSN | 0015-0630 |
History and profile
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "70 Years of The Fiddlehead". Magazines Canada. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Deborah Dundas (23 April 2015). "Brave new world for Canada's literary journals". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b "The Fiddlehead". Every Writer. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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