Protected: The Relay
Czech author Marek Šindelka’s interlinked short story “The Relay,” drawn from his award‑winning collection *Mapa Anny*, has been released in English translation. The translation is handled by Graeme Dibble, a Scotland‑born specialist in Czech literature who has lived in Prague for nearly two decades. Joshua Mensch, a Canadian poet and visual artist who co‑edits the Prague‑based journal *B O D Y*, contributed to the project’s editorial framing. The collaboration spotlights the growing global appetite for contemporary Czech fiction.
Protected: Chronicle of My Thirty-Eighth Year
The piece profiles two interdisciplinary creators: Filipino poet T. De Los Reyes, author of *And Yet Held* and a 2025 VONA Summer Fellow, and multidisciplinary artist‑tattooist Jozie Furchgott Sourdiffe, whose practice spans intaglio printmaking, painting, and tattoo art. Both leverage their crafts to address...
Protected: At Stefan Stambolov Square, Plovdiv
Immanuel Mifsud, a six‑time award‑winning Maltese author and University of Malta professor, has earned the English PEN Award for his poetry collection *The Play of Waves* and the EU Prize for Literature. His memoir and poetry have been published across...
Protected: Three Pages of Don Quixote
Guernica published a password‑protected essay titled “Three Pages of Don Quixote” on April 14 2026, authored by Mexican writer and UC‑Davis Spanish literature professor Daniela Gutiérrez Flores. The piece offers a focused analysis of three pages from Cervantes’ classic, but the full...
Protected: American Actors
Igbo‑born storyteller Abuchi Modilim has earned a string of prestigious fellowships and saw his debut play, The Brigadiers of a Mad Tribe, long‑listed for the 2023 NLNG Prize for Literature, while also publishing in Joyland Magazine and pursuing an MFA...
Protected: John Wayne’s Jacket
The article introduces two Guernica contributors, Stacie Shannon Denetsosie and Jozie Furchgott Sourdiffe, highlighting their distinct cultural and artistic backgrounds. Denetsosie, a Navajo Nation member, earned a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist nod for her debut story collection and lives in northern...
Protected: Diego De Almagro’s Shipwreck
The article profiles poet‑editor David Cruz and Spanish literature professor Anthony Geist, who are key contributors to a new interdisciplinary initiative surrounding the protected shipwreck of Diego de Almagro. Cruz, a Costa Rican MFA graduate, has published several bilingual poetry...
Protected: The Emperor Jones
The March 14 2026 piece titled “Protected: The Emperor Jones” was posted by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa. The article is password‑protected, offering no public excerpt. Kinshasa is a British‑born Black Caribbean choreopoet with multiple literary accolades. Her profile underscores the growing visibility of diverse voices...
Protected: The Lion Cub
Palestinian‑Icelandic poet Mazen Maarouf has published three acclaimed poetry collections, translated into more than seven languages, and his debut short‑story collection Jokes for the Gunmen was long‑listed for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. Lebanese writer and translator Lina Mounzer contributes essays...
Protected: Invisible Landscape
Guernica magazine has posted a password‑protected fiction piece titled “Protected: Invisible Landscape,” authored by Kashmiri research scholar Gowhar Yaqoob. The work is accompanied by visual contributions from photographer Mohammed Omer Bhat and performance artist Khursheed Ahmad, both deeply rooted in...