Riddle Fence

08/31/2026

It's the last week to apply for the Writers NL Mentorship program! Got a manuscript you need help with? The roster of mentors looks amaaaaazing--

Attention members! The last day to submit apprentice applications for the 2026/27 Mentorship Program for Emerging Writers is this Friday, September 4 at 4pm NLT. All eligibility and submission requirements are on our website at:

https://writersnl.ca/programs-services/mentorship-program/

Successful applicants will be informed in late September and mentorship pairings will begin in October.

This is a great program for members who are serious about concentrated work on a project over time but who could also benefit from experienced guidance and coaching. Get in there!

07/17/2026

Great big fun collab ahead! August 15 Riddle Fence X Union House Arts X Lawnya Vawnya in Port Union!

07/17/2026

07/15/2026

Mentorship program is now live at Writers NL!

05/29/2026

We are SO excited to host author Maria Reva in Newfoundland, starting next week!

St. John's - June 3 with The Kubasonics , at Lawnya Vawnya

Corner Brook - June 11 with Snizhana Dovzhenko at Camber Arts

with thanks to our friends at the Canada Council for the Arts and Writers NL

Got your tickets yet? https://riddlefence.com/events/events-list/

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05/20/2026

Congratulations to all the nominated poets, but especially to Riddle Fence poetry editor Anna Swanson!

05/14/2026

WRITERS: LAST CALL!!
This time it's for real: Final Deadline is Tomorrow - May 15
Contest closes at 11:59pm NDT.

Billy-Ray Belcourt is from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northwest Alberta, Treaty 8 territory. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Alberta. He is the author ofThis Wound is a World, NDN Coping Mechanisms, A History of My Brief Body, A Minor Chorus, Coexistence, and, most recently, The...

05/07/2026

Huge news this morning! We're back with another year of our Visiting Writers series, and it's bigger and better than ever - kicking off in June with Booker Prize nominee Maria Reva:

St. John's - June 3 with Kubasonics
Corner Brook - June 11 with Snizhana Dovzhenko

Plus! Register for workshops in both cities! All info is here on our website:

https://riddlefence.com/events/events-list/