Guernica Editions

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

Quill & Quire reviewed Sonia Di Placido's new poetry collection Flesh. "In “Canto for a Cameo Trailblazer,” subject and object shape-shift in a reverie of form and colour in which grapevines converse with birch leaves and “a novel tramp” adopts hooves. “I touch these cameos,” writes Di Placido in a kind of aesthetic credo, “become / the gem-like stone background reborn into canto.” For the full review:

https://quillandquire.com/review/port-of-being/

In this Q & A interview with Open Book, Michael Mirolla speaks "about the history of the press, his time there, and what is next for the venerable house." Read the interview here:

http://open-book.ca/News/Guernica-Editions-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Literary-Innovation-with-New-Events-Imprint-Prize

Lynette G. Esposito reviewed Logos by Gil Fagiani in North of Oxford Journal. "The book is a pleasurable read especially if you like looking at images that aren’t afraid to roll in the dirt and stand up to shake it off." For the full review:

https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/logos-by-gil-fagiani/

Maria Mazziotti Gillan speaks about the Patterns of Memory on State of the Arts NJ in preparation for the 2018 Dodge Poetry Festival (October 18-21).

http://www.stateoftheartsnj.com/?portfolio=maria-mazziotti-gillan