People often ask us “Why Guernica?”

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, and the Book Publishing Industry Development Program, for their financial assistance throughout the years. Without their support Canada’s cultures would remain silent and Guernica's message go unheard.

Guernica, a unique experience in world literature, will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2003.

Guernica fêtera son 25e anniversaire en 2003. Nous avons publié au-delà de 300 titres et plus de 400 auteurs. Notre catalogue consiste de livres écrits par des hommes et des femmes provenant des quatre coins du monde. Vous voulons promouvoir la co-existence pacifique des cultures sur cette planète. Pourquoi Guernica? En mémoire des enfants, des femmes et des hommes qui ont été tués en Espagne, le 26 avril 1937, par les bombes des militaires nationalistes.

Link to Awards won by Guernica Authors

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