How to deal with feedback (and rejections) in the querying process My debut novel was rejected 156 times before I submitted it for the U.K. Debut Dagger Award. I was shortlisted for the award, and ended up being represented by Ian Rankin’s U.K. agent. THE BE…

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This Saturday!

Currently reading on my Kobo:

Thanks, Ian!

Retirement Day!

Our Spring issue is shipping out today to subscribers!

Here’s a preview of what’s inside: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/307

Fantastic review of Chris Forrest’s THE WRECKING GAME! I’m sure you know if you follow this blog that I’ve created a small Indie publishing house called ReBound Press that specializes in high-quality crime fiction by Canadian mystery author…

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Hopefully, any relatives in the graveyard are *under* things.

We’re modernizing the vehicle registration process. As of April 1, you no longer need a registration sticker on your licence plate.

Learn more: www.gnb.ca/en/topic/driving-transpo...

Yum! 😋

Next up read on the Kobo: "I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep" by David Homel. #speculativeessays

Agreed. It's a quality product from Undertow. Have you read Uncertain Sons? Amazing.

Northern Nights, Edited by Michael Kelly A Short Fiction Review by James M. Fisher

My review: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/northern-n...

I love talking about this anthology from @undertow.bsky.social. I was chatting (by email) with Rory Say, who has a story in here. My print copy is currently in storage, so I purchased the ePub so I could read it right away. A bargain at US$8! #weirdfiction #weirdhorror

You're not wrong. That's bad. Like a sharp stick stuck sharply in the eye

About time, I would say.

Spring COVID-19 vaccines Available for eligible New Brunswickers

The spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun.

To book, visit gnb.ca/vaccines, call 1-833-437-1424 or contact your local public health office or a participating pharmacy.

www.gnb.ca/en/news/n-b.2026.03.covi...

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Thanks Philip, for bringing this fine novel to my attention!

No argument here.

I really don’t like it when things are unbeknownst to me but also things being knownst is pretty terrible right now too so idk

Congratulations to Amanda Leduc, guest editor of our forthcoming Disability: The Revolution! issue, on being shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction!

✅ done.

If you're in the Toronto area Sunday....👇🏻

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

Eddie is disrupting my bedtime story! #catsofbluesky

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The graphic for The Fiddlehead’s 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest. The background is blue with an open padlock. There is a photo of Brian Braganza in the bottom left corner. The graphic reads: Unlock your story. Enter our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest. Deadline: June 1 2026. Enter via submittable. $2000 Prize plus publication. Judged by Brian Braganza. For more info visit thefiddlehead.ca/cnf-contest

The Fiddlehead's 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest is now open for submissions!

The winner of the contest will receive $2000 and publication. Thank you to Brian Braganza for judging this year's contest.

Unlock your story. Find more information on our website: thefiddlehead.ca/cnf-contest

Lord, I see what you’ve done for others