Guernica Editions

Guernica Editions An independent Canadian publisher with a keen eye for daring, border-breaking literature. Founded in 1978, Guernica is a unique experience in world literature.

On Monday, April 26th, 1937, the bells of Santa Maria tolled, warning of the inhumane aerial raid that would reduce the Spanish city of Guernica into ruins. Men, women, children and animals were destroyed under the weight of the fiery nationalist bombs. Picasso immortalized the victims of this terrible moment in history with his painting Guernica and the image has become a plea for peace. We named

our press Guernica with the hope that the books we publish will make this world a better place in which to live and love. Established in 1978, we have published over three hundred titles and five hundred authors from around the world. Guernica is grateful to the Canada Council of the Arts, the Ontario Arts council, the Ontario Media Development Centre and the Government of Ontario. Without their support Canada's cultures would remain silent and Guernica's message go unheard. Guernica acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Guernica's eCommerce functionality has been built thanks to a grant from the Ontario Arts Council's Arts Investment Fund. Guernica Editions acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario. As well, Guernica acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the National Translation Program for Book Publishing for its translation activities.

At Bay Press publisher M.C. Joudrey discusses inspiration, networking advice for new writers, and his forthcoming novel ...
01/14/2026

At Bay Press publisher M.C. Joudrey discusses inspiration, networking advice for new writers, and his forthcoming novel "Marmalade Parade," (Guernica Editions, May 1, 2026) with another excellent Canadian Publisher.

A BIG 🙏 to Pauline Shen for the informative interview! Link below.

“Everything is considered as inspiration. Magnificent things and trivial things, inanimate and alive, colour and halftones, sounds, smells, great design, bad design. It all inspires in some way.” –…

01/14/2026

Please join us for the Zoom launch of The Nuances of Love on Saturday, January 31 from 2:30-3:30 PM ET.

01/14/2026

“K.R. Wilson’s Stan On Guard is a genre-bending, time-warping triumph that hurls immortal wisecracker Stan-formerly Ishtanu - through 3,000 years of civilization, from Troy to Toronto, armed with biting wit and zero tolerance for human nonsense. But when a vengeful Trojan princess resurfaces, ancient heartbreak and mythic justice come crashing into the present. Fiendishly clever, razor-sharp, and fiercely original, this is a daring tale of historical vengeance, speculative science, and the absurdity of living forever.”

-Wayne Ng, author of Johnny Delivers

We can’t wait for people to get their hands on this thrilling tale by Leacock Award long-listed author, KR Wilson.

Interested in reviewing Stan on Guard? DM us to request a copy. ✨

More about Stan On Guard, forthcoming with Guernica Editions on March 1, 2026.

This is an equally thrilling, clever, and heart-wrenching story that explores the sweep of human conflict, creativity and communion across the centuries.

Ishtanu (call him Stan) is a Hittite immortal keeping his head down in Toronto and recounting some of his experiences. Tróán is an immortal Trojan princess who thought she’d killed Stan in post-war Berlin but who now knows he survived. Yes, technically Stan can die. He has just managed not to for 3200 years.

As their stories braid together toward a final reckoning they take us through a subversive retelling of the Odysseus story, the resistance of pagan Lithuania against Papal crusaders, the decline of Friedrich Nietzsche in a German clinic, the arts scene in belle epoque Paris, and the descent of Europe into the horrors of the Great War.

Strap in.

Stan On Guard is the follow-up to K. R. Wilson’s tragical-comical-historical novel Call Me Stan: A Tragedy in Three Millennia, which was long-listed for the 2022 Leacock Medal for Humour.



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01/14/2026

💫VERY cool news NO BIG DEAL by Dean Brownrout! 😎 See below.

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Guernica Editions is an independent publisher of diverse #CanLit. No Borders. No Limits.

Picasso's Guernica took a terrible moment in history and turned it into a plea for peace and understanding. Established in 1978, Guernica Editions aims to publish books that push limits and tear down borders in the hope of making the world a better place. From margin to mainstream, this is writing that does it right.

On Monday, April 26th, 1937, the bells of Santa Maria tolled, warning of the inhumane aerial raid that would reduce the Spanish city of Guernica into ruins. Men, women, children and animals were destroyed under the weight of the fiery nationalist bombs. Picasso immortalized the victims of this terrible moment in history with his painting Guernica and the image has become a plea for peace. We named our press Guernica with the hope that the books we publish will make this world a better place in which to live and love. Guernica is grateful to the Canada Council of the Arts, the Ontario Arts council, the Ontario Media Development Centre and the Government of Ontario. Without their support Canada's cultures would remain silent and Guernica's message go unheard. Guernica acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Guernica's eCommerce functionality has been built thanks to a grant from the Ontario Arts Council's Arts Investment Fund.