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.

Thank you Montreal Review of Books for the thoughtful interview of Guernica Prize winner Michael Carin's EDISSON AND JER...
12/16/2025

Thank you Montreal Review of Books for the thoughtful interview of Guernica Prize winner Michael Carin's EDISSON AND JEREMIAH.

"Author Michael Carin dares not only to reopen some of the biggest wounds in readers’ collective memory, but to illuminate a not-so-bright future, weaving together scientific, spiritual, and political worlds." Catey Fifield reviews 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘩. Read the rest at the link: https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/edisson-and-jeremiah/

LOVE it Veena Gokhale! Safe travels.
12/16/2025

LOVE it Veena Gokhale! Safe travels.

This Montréaler couldn't resist posing with her India-related books in her Indian family's home in Pune! BombayWali and other stories, Guernica Editions, Annapurna's Bounty, .

"Margo LaPierre's latest poetry collection, Ajar is a remarkable and courageous exploration of mental illness, trauma an...
12/16/2025

"Margo LaPierre's latest poetry collection, Ajar is a remarkable and courageous exploration of mental illness, trauma and survival through a distinctly poetic lens.” Author Sonia Saikaley

Thank you, Sonia and The Miramichi Reader

Ajar by Margo LaPierre is New Poetry reviewed by award-winning author Sonia Saikaley. Published by Guernica Editions.

📚”Margo LaPierre’s latest poetry collection, Ajar is a remarkable and courageous exploration of mental illness, trauma and survival through a distinctly poetic lens.”

Sonia’s article continues ⬇️
https://miramichireader.ca/2025/12/ajar-by-margo-lapierre/

Check out this fantastic review of JOHNNY DELIVERS by Wayne Ng featured in Event Magazine. A warm thank you to reviewer ...
12/16/2025

Check out this fantastic review of JOHNNY DELIVERS by Wayne Ng featured in Event Magazine. A warm thank you to reviewer Adam McPhee and Event Magazine.

💫Grateful to Adam McPhee at Event Magazine for such a thoughtful review of

“A number of catastrophes finally bring the different lives Johnny has built for himself colliding together such that he is forced to act: there’s a botched order, the restaurant’s debt, triads, his mother’s gambling and her intuition about his life, a kidnapping and, finally, a family revelation involving paper sons and paper daughters worthy of this Star Wars movie Johnny keeps hearing about.

Johnny Delivers is a coming-of-age novel as a thriller, deftly weaving these strands together to build momentum as Johnny rushes headlong into adulthood.”—Adam McPhee, EVENT Magazine

Read the full review at:
https://www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/09/adam-mcphee-reviews-541/

🍁JOHNNY DELIVERS is available wherever books are bought or borrowed. Get your copy now!
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🗓️ Finish polishing your manuscript because the countdown is on! The submission period for the 2026 Guernica Prize for L...
12/16/2025

🗓️ Finish polishing your manuscript because the countdown is on! The submission period for the 2026 Guernica Prize for Literary Fiction begins on January 1, 2026 and runs to April 30, 2026. 🗓️ ..

The Guernica Prize recognizes the best literary fiction novel that pushes boundaries and is cutting edge. Each entry must be an unpublished novel of at least 40,000 words. A $50 entry fee (online submission through Submittable only) must accompany each submission. Authors may submit more than one manuscript but each manuscript must include a separate entry fee. The name of the author or anything identifying the author should appear nowhere in the manuscript.

The prize consists of $1,000 and a publication contract with Guernica Editions. The winning author agrees to publication with Guernica. Please name your file your manuscript title or the first three words of the manuscript title if the title is longer than three words.

The Guernica Prize is open to Canadian citizens and/or residents of Canada only. Please note that submissions to the prize are final. If a submission is retracted, there is no refund of the entry fee.

LEARN MORE:👇️
https://guernicaeditions.com/pages/submissions

BIG congrats to Ben von Jagow (), his poetry collection GOALIE was included on fabulous list of "The best Canadian poet...
12/15/2025

BIG congrats to Ben von Jagow (), his poetry collection GOALIE was included on fabulous list of "The best Canadian poetry of 2025."

Thank you, CBC 🙏 and yay Ben! 🤸..
Goalie is a book of poetry that follows a hockey player's journey through his career, exploring the intricacies of the sport and the dynamics of teams as well as casting light on Canadian life as a whole.

Ben von Jagow is an Ottawa-based poet and writer. His work has been featured in Canadian Literature, Prairie Fire and The Antigonish Review, among others. His debut poetry collection is Goalie and includes the poems that longlisted to the CBC Poetry Prize in 2020...

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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.