Guernica Editions

Great Canadian poet, novelist and essayist David Helwig, passed away on October 16. Read Ingrid Ruthig's touching tribute to David Helwig's life and work. David Helwig: Essays On His Work, ed. Ingrid Ruthig, was released by Guernica in September 2018.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TwzB_1txBgNH9cLB5XCo_1pYYECFxzM7

Pratap Reddy was recently interviewed on The Canadian Immigrant about his recently released novel Ramya's Treasure.

"Having earned a hard-won success, Reddy is dedicated to helping others achieve their dreams. Whether he’s advising a struggling immigrant he’s just met at a bus stop or counselling his own son, Reddy’s message is the same. “If there are 100 doors, you don’t know which one will open, so you knock on every door,” he says. “Persevere — eventually it will happen.”

https://canadianimmigrant.ca/people/artists/the-story-of-new-author-pratap-reddy

Guernica Editions announced the winner of the Guernica Literary Prize for Fiction on October 27th at its TIFA 40th anniversary party. Congratulations to Marcia Walker and all the finalists!

https://www.facebook.com/GuernicaPrize/

Sydelle Pearl's Wordwings has received a Children's Folk Literature Aesop Prize Accolade. For more information:

https://childrensfolklore.org/aesop-prize/2018-prize-winners/

The shortlist for the Guernica Prize for Literary Fiction was announced at our 40th anniversary Gala in Ottawa on October 17th: Kevin Wilson for An Idea About My Dead Uncle Marcia Walker for Do You Think This Is Funny? Sherry Cassells for The Whispering Gentlemen Eva Jurczyk for Big With Reese Warner for Thingummy.com Congratulations to all the finalists! The winner of the Guernica Prize will be announced at Guernica Editions' 40th-anniversary gala reception at the International Festival of Authors (Harbourfront) in Toronto, October 27 at 5 pm. Click link below for more details:

https://www.guernicaeditions.com/event_details/205

Mayank Bhatt interviewed Ian Shaw about his forthcoming novel Quill of the Dove on Generally About Books. "I have always felt a great affinity for the peoples of the Middle East, whether they be Arabs, Jews, Druze or Kurds and have been dismayed at how the political leaders of the region have put their egos ahead of the welfare of the common people, often egged on by foreign backers. Unfortunately, many novels on the Middle East fall into the trap of catering to one side or the other of these conflicts, which are nurtured by the narcissism of the region’s leaders and serve the strategic interests of bigger countries. In writing Quill of the Dove, I wanted to provide a perspective where individuals, not governments, armies, militias or political movements, were at the centre." For the full interview:

https://www.generallyaboutbooks.com