About Bayeux Arts
Books of beauty that build bridges across cultures.
An independent publishing house in Calgary, Alberta, since 1994.
How it began
A promise in Orkney, and a Booker shortlist
Publisher Ashis Gupta traces the origin of Bayeux Arts, like that of Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands, to a thoughtless promise made in 1993 to the great Scottish poet George Mackay Brown in Stromness — aided by sufficient pints of the splendid Orkney ale appropriately named “SkullSplitter”.
Bayeux entered the relatively peaceful waters of the publishing world in 1994. Its very first title, Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown, was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize.
Since then Bayeux has published eight to ten titles a year, and has entered the turbulent world of ePublishing. Our list is deliberately eclectic, with books other publishers often shy away from.
“We publish these books because they deserve publication, and because they deserve to be read.”
1994
Founded in Calgary, Alberta
Booker
First title shortlisted for the Booker Prize
8–10
New titles every year
4
Imprints, from business titles to film
Our imprints
Four lists, one eclectic house
- BayeuxOur main list: fiction, memoir, poetry and non-fiction.Explore → Bayeux
- GondolierBusiness-related titles, from management to the social sciences.Explore → Gondolier
- Odd Little BooksSmall-format books for children and young adults.Explore → Odd Little Books
- Bayeux VideosNewBayeux's stories, brought to the screen.Watch now → Bayeux Videos
Meet the publishers
Ashis and Swapna Gupta
Ashis Gupta
Publisher
Novelist, poet and editor. Ashis completed a Master's in Creative Writing at Boston University and a Ph.D. in English Literature — then taught at the Harvard Business School and the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, until 2003. He has also helped set up a Centre for Publishing Studies at Ambedkar University, Delhi.
Swapna Gupta
Co-Publisher & Director
A clinical psychologist at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary for nearly three decades, Swapna also completed her Ph.D. at Boston University. She co-wrote the short-story collection The Irrelevance of Space and Other Stories, translated the children's book Osvald, the Monkey who Disappeared, and wrote the novel Meena's Story: Flight to Freedom.
Our history
Three decades of independent publishing
- 1993 A promise in Orkney A pledge to George Mackay Brown in Stromness sets Bayeux in motion.
- 1994 A Booker shortlist Our very first title, Beside the Ocean of Time, is shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
- Since Eight to ten titles a year An eclectic list in print, then in ePublishing, eBooks and audiobooks.
- Today Bayeux Imprints Four imprints, including our new video imprint, Bayeux Videos.
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