Riddle Fence

12/30/2024

We're almost there! Just two days left to donate to our December Holiday Fundraiser! Help us reach our goal -- every $100 donation comes with a complementary subscription, for you or for you to give as a gift to anyone on the planet!

Seasons Greetings from Riddle Fence! My name is Elisabeth de Ma… Elisabeth de Mariaffi needs your support for 'Tis the Season -- A Riddle Fence Fundraiser

12/30/2024

Congratulations to Riddle Fence Debuts authors May Newhook and Tia McLennan whose poetry collections made this great Best of 2024 list! (and thank you to Rob McLennan for all his work in Canadian Poetry!)

Once more, I offer my annual list of the seemingly-arbitrary “worth repeating” (given ‘best’ is such an inconclusive, imprecise designation)...

12/13/2024

Folk Society is holding a big, beautiful one-day holiday sale and it's TODAY! 2-6 pm -- all the info below!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ai35G75xQ/

12/06/2024

WOW! In just three days, we're already almost 1/4 of the way to our $5000 goal! Thank you so much to our generous donors -- and if you haven't donated yet, jump in! No amount is too small to be helpful to us. Donors will be listed on a special thank-you page in our spring issue.

Think of it this way: $50 pays for a Poem -- $100 Sponsors a Short Story. (And if you have the means, $500 underwrites a Visiting Writer!) With your help, we can keep making the best arts and culture magazine and community programming in the province

Seasons Greetings from Riddle Fence! My name is Elisabeth de Ma… Elisabeth de Mariaffi needs your support for 'Tis the Season -- A Riddle Fence Fundraiser

12/03/2024

Good Giving Tuesday Morning! This time last year, Riddle Fence was in a really tight place -- we didn't know if we'd make it to another issue. But this community right here really pulled up and saved us. A year later, we've got our feet on the ground and it's no longer all-hands-on-deck. But.... we still need some hands, and some support, every year. We've launched a holiday fundraiser that's simple to join: Sponsor a Poem for only $50, Sponsor a Short Story for $100. Help us publish the best this province has to offer, shoulder to shoulder with world class work from... well, the rest of the world! BONUS: For every $100 you donate to Riddle Fence, we'll give you a free subscription, either for you or for you to give as a gift to someone else. Find our fundraiser here, and Happy December!

Seasons Greetings from Riddle Fence! My name is Elisabeth de Ma… Elisabeth de Mariaffi needs your support for 'Tis the Season -- A Riddle Fence Fundraiser

11/06/2024

Coming soooooon! Get your holiday shopping done at the Riddle Fence Holiday Pop-Up Store. We'll be OPEN EVERY DAY from November 16-23, with great books by Newfoundland authors, from publishers here and away. And of course, we've also got beautiful tote bags, magazines, and gift subscriptions! We can't wait to see you at 100 Duckworth St.

09/28/2024

TOTES! We've got TOTES! A perfect book bag or farmers market tote -- or just a bag to carry around all your favourite issues of Riddle Fence! Printed both sides; art by Bethany Mackenzie and Mollie Cronin. Come get 'em today and every Saturday at 100 Duckworth St. or on our online shop -- or! Toronto friends! this Sunday at Word on the Street! Look for Riddle Fence in the Magazines Canada tent.

09/19/2024

Excellent news this morning! Thrilled to announce our Fall Visiting Writer for NL Year of the Arts is David Huebert, touring his new novel OIL PEOPLE! All events are free and open to the public.

ST. JOHN'S --
READING: October 24 -- David Huebert in conversation with Angela Antle + Jenina MacGillivray at Bannerman Brewery

WORKSHOP: October 26 -- by submission only. For full info and to reserve tickets, go to the link in our bio.

CORNER BROOK: October 23 -- David Huebert at Grenfell Art Gallery

❤️ Big thanks to our friends at Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society & Grenfell for the collab, and to ArtsNL for the YOTA funding that allows these events to happen ❤️

All the details are at

Riddle Fence presents David Huebert, author of OIL PEOPLE, in conversation with Angela Antle — along with singer/songwriter Jenina MacGillivray. Join us for what is sure to be a stellar evening of music and conversation! Bannerman Brewery, Thursday October 24th Doors 6:30PM / Show 7PM / FREE / All...

09/18/2024

Congratulations to all the nominees for this year's Killick Fiction Prize - but especially Riddle Fence Board members Shelly Kawaja and William Seto Ping! Go Team!

https://writersnl.ca/literary-awards/the-newfoundland-and-labrador-book-awards/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFYNyFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUCTpsvIUp0sn2gl_psdcsG4nceUvf1hl8qmGIJGRcublYbfHPoKHmwuTA_aem_qVzL3gEO9wTmYz9vYkPIfg

Supporting Writers in Newfoundland & Labrador

09/09/2024

Riddle Fence Friends! Do you have an old carry-on suitcase you would like to donate to us?

We have some exciting events coming up this fall and we're in need of two suitcases!

08/30/2024

New interview with Danielle Devereaux!

https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2024/08/12-or-20-second-series-questions-for.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawE_FdRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfn_RTSdxnz8Rv5KvAkEI7P4Ju_nOfdzBXjJbMxmNbnJIOkrM8tbgAhKZw_aem_xtwiT6V0n6l1FR5rA0jAzg

Danielle Devereaux's [photo credit: Leona Rockwood] poetry collection The Chrome Chair was published in April 2024 by Riddlefence Debuts. ...

07/29/2024

12 or 20 Questions with our fave short story author, Kate Segriff!

K.R. Segriff (she/her) is a poet and filmmaker. She is stunningly awkward but has an excellent game face. Her work has appeared in Greensbo...