The Fiddlehead
Literary Magazine
The Fiddlehead is Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal. Celebrating 75 years of literary foraging in 2020!
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 6 months*/Editor reported data130 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 6.9%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysCA$60 per page
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
Translation
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
Art
Payment: CA$ 60 per page
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
For online and mailed submissions, a cover letter should be included with contact information (especially your email address, if you have one), the title(s) and genre of the work(s) you are submitting, and a 50-word biographical statement. In Submittable, please copy and paste your cover letter and biographical statement in the appropriate fields.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
The Fiddlehead buys first serial world rights; copyright is retained by the author at all times, and authors are free to resell the work, though we do ask for a 90-day exclusive from our first publication of the work.
Additional info
Pay is $60 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies of the issue with your work. Contributors may purchase additional copies of an issue at a discount.
Tracker statistics
100
Total submissions tracked
130 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
52 days
Fastest response time
188 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 358 days, 690 days
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Submission calls
General
All genres
About
The Fiddlehead is Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal.
Founded
1945
Country
CA
Masthead
Sue Sinclair
Editor-in-Chief
Ian LeTourneau
Managing Editor