Guernica Magazine
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| Senior Editors | Michael Archer, Meakin Armstrong, Hillary Brenhouse, Rachel Riederer, Meara Sharma, Rachel Allen, Raluca Albu, Imani Roach, Erica Wright, Ed Winstead, and Eryn Loeb |
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| Categories | Literary, art and political |
| Frequency | daily and biweekly (content refreshes 1st and 15th of every month) |
| Year founded | 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.guernicamag.com |
Guernica / A Magazine of Art and Politics is an online site that publishes art, photography, fiction, and poetry from around the world, along with nonfiction such as letters from abroad, investigative pieces, and opinion pieces on international affairs and U.S. domestic policy. It also publishes interviews and profiles of artists, writers, musicians, and political figures.
Guernica 's stated mission is to publish works that explore "the crossroads between art and politics". According to Publishers Weekly, Guernica was founded in 2004 by Joel Whitney, Michael Archer, Josh Jones, and Elizabeth Onusko.
Guernica Inc. has been a not-for-profit corporation since 2009. Lisa Lucas was the publisher of Guernica from June 2014 until February 2016. Katherine Rowland is the current publisher.
In 2008, Okey Ndibe's "My Biafran Eyes" won a Best of the Web prize, Dzanc Books.
In 2008, Rebecca Morgan Frank's "Rescue" was chosen for the Best New Poets award.
In 2009, Esquire magazine cited Guernica for its fiction and called it a "great online literary magazine".
In 2009, Matthew Derby's short story for Guernica, "January in December", won a Best of the Web prize (Dzanc Books).
In 2009, E. C. Osondu was awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing for his Guernica short story, "Waiting."
In 2010, Mark Dowie's "Food Among the Ruins" was chosen for the Best of the Net anthology.
In 2010, Oliver de la Paz's poem "Requiem for the Orchard", F. Daniel Rzicnek's poem "Geomancy" and Elizabeth Crane's short story "The Genius Meetings" won Best of the Web prizes, Dzanc Books.
In 2011, Bridget Potter's essay "Lucky Girl" was chosen for The Best American Essays, 2011, guest-edited by Edwidge Danticat.
In 2011, Jack Shenker's "Dam Dilemma" was part of a portfolio of his work longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in the UK.
In 2013, Guernica won Utne Magazine's Media Award for Best Social/Cultural Coverage.
Aleš Šteger's poem "Earring" (translated by Brian Henry) was selected for the Best of the Net Anthology (Sundress Publications).
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