{"id":152,"date":"2021-10-20T20:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T00:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=152"},"modified":"2021-10-22T07:10:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:10:41","slug":"the-fiddlehead-cnf-call-for-submission","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/the-fiddlehead-cnf-call-for-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fiddlehead &#8211; Nonfiction &#8211; Call for Submission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Fiddlehead<\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8216;s regular submission period via Submittable is currently open. Our reading periods are\u00a0<\/strong><u><strong>February 15 &#8211; April 30<\/strong><\/u><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><u><strong>September 15 &#8211; November 30<\/strong><\/u><strong>. We accept poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Due to overwhelming submission volume, once your work has been submitted,\u00a0<\/strong><u><strong>we cannot process substitutions or modifications<\/strong><\/u><strong>. Mailed submissions (in any category) are accepted and considered throughout the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We have three writing contests:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creative Nonfiction<\/strong>: opens March 1.\u00a0<strong>Deadline June 1.<\/strong>\u00a0Winning piece to be published in fall issue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short Fiction<\/strong>: opens June 1.\u00a0<strong>Deadline September 1<\/strong>. Winning story to be published in winter issue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poetry<\/strong>: opens September 1.\u00a0<strong>Deadline December 1<\/strong>. Winning poem to be published in spring issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>*If a deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline moves to the Monday. Deadlines are midnight Atlantic Time. Mailed submissions must be postmarked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Fiddlehead\u00a0<\/em>is open to good writing in English or translations into English from all over the world and in a variety of styles, including experimental genres. Our editors are always happy to see new unsolicited works in fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, and poetry. We also publish reviews, and occasionally other selected creative work such as excerpts from plays. Work is read on an ongoing basis; the acceptance rate is around 1-2% (we are, however, famous for our rejection notes!). Apart from our annual contest, we have no deadlines for submissions.<\/p>\n<p>We particularly welcome submissions from Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQQIA+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and under-represented communities. If you are comfortable identifying yourself as one or more of the above, please feel free to mention this in your cover letter.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Fiddlehead<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<strong>will not read work that is ableist, misogynistic, queer-phobic, or racist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are serious about submitting to The Fiddlehead, you should read an issue or two to get a sense of the journal. Consider subscribing \u00a0or contact us to order sample back issues ($10-$15 plus postage).<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>General Guidelines for Unsolicited Submissions<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n\u2022 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<em>The Fiddlehead<\/em>\u00a0buys first serials 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Writers may only submit once per calendar year per genre. (This does not include our contests).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Please wait for an editorial response before submitting again. We try our best to respond in a timely matter, but due to volume of submissions, a response may take 6 months or more. Please wait 6 months before querying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We only consider unpublished work. Please do not submit work that has been previously published or accepted for publication, including in anthologies, chapbooks, blogs, Facebook pages, or online journals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For online submissions, please submit one file containing your creative work (.doc, .docx, or .pdf). Log back in any time to check the status of your submission.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For hard copy, mailed submissions, all submissions should be typed\/word-processed, spell-checked, and paginated. 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