Deadline: Postmarked by December 1, 2010

Entries must be original and unpublished elsewhere. No simultaneous submissions and no previously published (or accepted for publication) submissions. This includes no simultaneous submissions to any other contest.

Vetting for the contest is blind. Include a cover page that has on it the entry's title(s), the category your entry goes in (short fiction or poetry), and your name and contact information (mailing address, phone number, and, if you have one, your email address).

All entries must be submitted by mail. No faxed, digital, or emailed submissions are allowed.

Word-processed or typed entries only. Please use white paper and only print on one side; 12-point fonts preferred.

Manuscripts will not be returned. Please keep a copy of your entry.

An entry consists of one submission in one genre (either short fiction or poetry but not both).

One short fiction entry is one story (6,000 words maximum. Short-fiction entries should be double spaced and paginated.

One poetry entry is up to 3 poems; no more than 100 lines per poem. Poems may be single spaced. If a poem is longer than one page, please make sure that each page is numbered and has the poem's title on it.

Entry Fee: $30 (CAD) for an entry from Canada and $36 (USD) for an entry from the U.S. or overseas.

The entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Fiddlehead. Already a subscriber?-you'll receive a one-year extension to your current subscription or you can chose to gift a friend.

Multiple entries are allowed; however, each entry must be accompanied by its own cover letter and entry fee. Each entry is good for a one-year subscription.

Paying by cheque or money order? Make your cheque or money order payable to The Fiddlehead and enclose it with your entry. International entries paying by cheque or money must pay in USD.

Entrants wishing to pay by credit card or to give their contest subscription to a friend should download and print the contest credit card/gift form and enclose it with their entries. International entries done by credit card will be charged in Canadian dollars.

Contest winners (including the honourable mentions) will be contacted directly (by either email or telephone) before the end of February 2011. Other entrants are not directly contacted about the results; all entrants receive a copy of The Fiddlehead's spring issue with the winning entries. The winners are also posted on the Fiddlehead website at the time the spring issue comes out.

The Fiddlehead occasionally swaps its subscription list with other literary organizations. If you don't wish to be included in such exchanges, please state this on your entry's cover page.