A promotional image for the FBCW's Sunset Writing Sprints. In the middle are the event details, as mentioned in this post, plus a circular headshot of host, Jenn Sommersby. At the bottom are the logos for the BC Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia.

Our Sunset Writing Sprints will continue running through the end of May, most Mondays and Fridays from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm.

Write, edit, revise, whatever floats your boat, camper. Mics off, cameras optional, no talky … just words on the page.

Register and more info here: www.bcwriters.ca/eve...

Writer's Block—Myths & Realities Good things take time. And writing, like any craft, involves an apprenticeship period. It’s not a block. It’s a learning curve. Embrace the mess.

Writer's Block—Myths & Realities

"Good things take time. And writing, like any craft, involves an apprenticeship period. It's not a block. It's a learning curve. Embrace the mess."

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Writing the most difficult essay for my WIP. The foster care system in Canada is a broken, colonial mess. I am trying to write with compassion, vulnerability, and love. It is very slow, and careful writing. How do you handle sensitive topics in your writing? #Writinglife #fostercare

I am not Brave is an exploration of the connection between a lack of trust in my body and my diagnosis. How the voices of others became an inner voice I needed to overcome. Read about it in this winter issue of Grain magazine. #multiplesclerosis #MS #MyMSdiagnosis #writinglife

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Magazine Stand :: The Fiddlehead - Winter 2026 The Fiddlehead Winter 2026 features creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry exploring crisis, myth, risk, luck, debt, and human fracture.

The Fiddlehead Winter 2026 features their 35th Annual Fiction Contest winner, Ariadne Asho, an interview with Mary Dalton, reviews, new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with excerpts and selected works available to read online.

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When I was a foster parent, I was asked often asked the same common questions. In my essay The Bridge, I tried to answer some of those questions while telling a small piece of my story. #writing #fostercare

You can check it out in the winter issue of thefiddlehead.ca
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I am not Brave is an exploration of the connection between a lack of trust in my body and my diagnosis. How the voices of others became an inner voice I needed to overcome. Read about it in this winter issue of Grain magazine. #multiplesclerosis #MS #MyMSdiagnosis #writinglife

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So honoured my piece was chosen to be a part of this issue of The Fiddlehead @fiddlehd.bsky.social! This essay shares part of my journey as a foster parent you can read an excerpt here and order a copy of the magazine to read the whole piece. #fosterparents #writing thefiddlehead.ca/content/exce...

Such an honour to be included in the winter issue of Grain Magazine! My creative nonfiction essay: I am not Brave chronicles some defining moments in my health journey.

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If you haven't ordered your copy yet, this is a great time! I am so excited and honoured to share part of my journey as a foster parent in this issue!

For writers coming to my @bcwriters.bsky.social presentation on interviewing this morning, here's my follow-up blog on the topic: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...

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Geist 131

Issue 131 is out now, marking 35 years of Geist 🔮

Notes & Dispatches from ANDREW UNGER, ADÈLE BARCLAY, KATHERINE J BARRETT + WILLIAM BESSAI-SAUL

Poetry by OWEN TORREY + MORGAN LEATHEM VENTURA

Essays from ERIKA THORKELSON + KASIA VAN SCHAIK

Cover art by ALENA WEBBER

& much more!

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Writers, have you run into the “writers writing about writers writing” problem? I sure have. Here's more on that: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...

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The One Change That Finally Fixed My Book’s Middle YouTube video by Holly Schindler

Your midpoint shouldn't just be another plot point. It should reframe the entire book.

Full video: youtu.be/3bv30X5khZ8?...

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The album cover of Sally Shapiro's Ready to Live a Lie which features a close up picture of a blue eye with a little blonde hair over it.

Pulitzer Prize winning poet Carl Phillips will be gracing the pages of Issue 306 (Winter 2026) of The Fiddlehead. Stop! Look! Listen! this week to his short and sweet listening recommendation!

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While writing my essay collection, I am enjoying experimenting with hybrid forms. Do you have any favourite hybrid forms when writing creative nonfiction? #writinglife #writers #CNF

Tonight! Another great event from @bcwriters.bsky.social Still time to register: www.bcwriters.ca/event-6477933

Yet another great event from the Federation of BC Writers. During this week-long intensive, I'll host a presentation on interviewing to build your story. For details and to register, go to: www.bcwriters.ca/event-6471142

Happy New Year!

My goal this year was to work on my book and collect rejections. I submitted various pieces to 21 places and received 19 rejections! I am so excited to share the two essays that have been chosen for publication in 2026! How has your writing in 2025 been? #writinglife #writer

Foster parents - Are there any books you recommend to new foster parents? Are there gaps in resources you wish you had? #fostercare #fosterparents

Taking a break from my book this weekend as I tackle the #furiousfiction November prompt! #flashfiction #Writinglife Let's play!

A photo of Shelley Pacholok

The cover of Issue 305

Out now on our website, Fiddlehead Editorial Assistant Caitlyn Sinclair's interview with Shelley Pacholok explores how form and tone engage with content in Pacholok's 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest winning story "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor."

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The graphic announcing Shelley Pacholok as the winner of The Fiddlehead's 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest

We're excited to announce the winner of our 2024 Creative Nonfiction Contest is Shelley Pacholok for her essay "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor"! Keep an eye out for when our autumn issue goes live to read an excerpt from her essay!

See the full announcement on our website:
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In this week's Stop! Look! Listen! Kim Pittaway recommends something different: Art-scrolling!

Listen to how she accessibly finds art that inspires here:
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One month left! EVENT’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest closes Oct 15.

✨ $3,000 in prizes + publication
📚 NEW THIS YEAR: Student entries just $19.95 (includes 1-year subscription)

Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

More details on our website: thefiddlehead.ca/304-launch-party

In September, I often get a "new year" feeling. Time to look back at the goals I set in January, reevaluate and adjust. I have learned to be flexible with my writing goals, just like I need to be flexible with my health. Anyone else find September a time of renewal or readjustment? #writinglife

Book Broker—an interview with Stephanie Winter An interview with literary agent Stephanie Winter from PSLA (P.S. Literary Agency). She reveals query letter advice, what catches her attention, as well as a manuscript wish list item and a reading…

Book Broker—an interview with Stephanie Winter

"I will work with my client on as many revisions as are needed until we're both happy with the work going out on submission."

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Fiction Writers!
The deadline to enter this year’s fiction contest is days away! Don’t forget to polish up your pieces and submit by Tuesday at midnight!

More details here: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic...