Riddle Fence

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/

04/30/2026

Deadline extended! LAST CALL!
New deadline - May 15

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...

04/28/2026

Who wants to come work with us? Now hiring: a part-time, Public Outreach Coordinator. This is not a summer job - it's a 28-week contract, ideal for someone who is familiar with the arts community in St. John's and has lots of experience working independently, and is looking for a part-time contract to supplement the rest of their life. Work from home, work at our events. We have a super fun year planned! Deadline to apply is May 11, 2026.

Public Outreach Coordinator Part-time, based in St. John’s, work-from-home $22/hour 15 hours a week 28 week contract (May 27-Dec 9) JOB SUMMARY The Public Outreach Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and coordinates and assists with Riddle Fence sales, marketing, and promotional endeavou...

04/25/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!
NEW DEADLINE -- MAY 15, 2026
Get after it, writers!

The 2026 Riddle Fence Fiction and Poetry Contests
$1000 grand prize in each category, plus publication in Riddle Fence #59
2026 Special Guest Judges - Billy-Ray Belcourt (Fiction) and Karen Solie (Poetry)
For details, contest guidelines, and to submit:

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...

04/24/2026

This is TOMORROW! Still a few spots left... sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-with-anna-swanson-tickets-1986127936122

Riddle Fence is a hub for fast-paced literature from Newfoundland and Labrador, across Canada, and around the world. We’re unearthing the best contemporary writing and art and we do it four times a year.

04/12/2026

Big Talent. Tiny Word Count. Meet Our Flash Fiction Winner.

A little story for you about a really little story as we highlight the finalists for our Flash Fiction award over the next 3 Sundays.

Winner Trudy Morgan-Cole followed the deliciously challenging prompt from Lisa Moore . It included a summer romance, a tense workplace, betrayal, an epiphany and 3 point-of-view shifts, all within a strict limit of just 500 words. That's roughly the equivalent of two pages in a book.

Trudy says it was all so specific that "I wasn't sure it would be possible."

Judges Aimee Wall and Jennifer May Newhook raved, saying Trudy's story was "tender, funny and beautifully observed".

Trudy's first-place win nets her $500. Congratulations!

You can read "Bonnie's Place" in July's issue of Riddle Fence. We're delighted that they partnered with us on this contest. Trudy will also be on stage at our festival in Eastport Aug 6th - 9th. Tickets will go on sale soon - keep watching here.

Trudy is the author of several well-loved historical fiction novels. Good news, fans: the next one is set in Ferryland in the 1650s, and will publish it this October.

Meanwhile, check out Trudy's audio drama podcast, Terra Arcana, which is streaming on all major podcast platforms.