Edward Gorey &
Planners, Calendars & Diaries
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This Collector Guide was written by Xandy Hand with special thanks to Patrice Miller for additional comments on the draft and John LaFleur for details on the 2014 Sunderland Printing calendar.
First published: 2026-05-24.
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Contents:
- Introduction
- Non-Pomegranate Published Calendars
- Workman Publishing
- Carlson & Turner - The Missing Book
- Carlton Cards - Gothic Novel
- Harvest/HBJ - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
- Harry N. Abrams - The World of Edward Gorey
- Other Publishers
- Pomegranate Published Calendars
- Wall-Mounted Formats
- Large & Small Format
- Tear-off Format
- Book Formats
- Engagement Calendars
- Deluxe Engagement Books
- Postcard Calendars
- Pocket Calendars
- Birthday Book
- Chronological List of Calendars & Diaries
- Skip to 1980
- Skip to 1990
- Skip to 2000
- Skip to 2010
- Skip to 2020
- Unauthorised Calendars
The word "planner" describes an object used to capture events and notes linked to a specific date. The most common example of this is a calendar or a diary. Edward Gorey illustrations have been used for planners since 1979. Originally, Gorey produced illustrations specifically for each planner, but mostly the images were taken from Gorey’s books. Pomegranate has been the most prolific publisher of Gorey calendars, usually publishing multiple planners in varied formats each year.
Some planners include unabridged or abridged material from Gorey's primary works. Some authorities would consider these planners to be primary works themselves.
Inevitably, calendars & diaries are almost always designed & published the year before they are intended to be used. However, throughout this guide I will be using the "Calendar year" rather than the publication/copyright year.
Non-Pomegranate Published Calendars
The vast majority of calendars continue to be published by Pomegranate. However, there have been several other publishers involved, especially before the year 2000.Workman Publishing is an American company founded in 1968 by Peter Workman (1938-2013). It traded as an independent company for 53 years until it joined The Hachette Book Group (HBG) in 2021.
After major success with the book series "Cat" by artist B. (Bernard) "Hap" Kliban (1935-1990), which became a New York Times bestseller in 1975, Workman Publishing began publishing calendars in 1978.
The same year as launching their first calendar, they worked with Edward Gorey to illustrate the 1979 Gorey Endings calendar and then again for the 1980 Gorey Details calendar.
Workman Publishing produced large-format spiral-bound calendars, which were housed in large envelopes designed (although rarely used) for posting.
The 1979 calendar was also accompanied by the envelope/cover design being produced as small format poster. These can be distinguished from the front cover and envelope artwork by the blank space at the top of the design.
Carlson & Turner - The Missing Book
Carlson & Turner Antiquarian & Scholarly Books (now known as Carlson Turner Antiquarian Books & Bookbindery) is an antiquarian bookshop founded by Norma Carlson and David Turner based in Portland, Maine. The address is situated across the road from the oldest cemetery in Portland: Eastern Cemetery (est. 1668).Carlson & Turner commissioned artists and designers to create a small run of fine press broadside calendars, which included new artwork from Edward Gorey (for the 1988 calendar) and Robert Crumb (for the 1990 calendar). Distinguished book graphic artist Bruce Kennett, who was heavily influenced by William A. Dwiggins, designed both.
The 1988 Edward Gorey commission is entitled The Missing Book and is probably the most sought-after Gorey calendar.
Carlton Cards is a greetings card company founded in Toronto, Canada, in 1920. It was bought by American Greetings in 1956.
This 1989 13-month calendar is somewhat unusual as it has well-known Gorey art (from various Gorey books and two collaborations with Peter Neumeyer) being used to illustrate a story written by Jimmie Fitzgerald.
On the inside cover is a list of 1989 holidays and a 1989 year-to-view calendar with some additional Notes lines. This is followed by a title page (which has sometimes been signed by Gorey). The next 24-pages are laid out with a Gorey illustration with Gorey-esque words by Jimmie Fitzgerald (top) and the month-to-view calendar (bottom).
The last month is a January 1990 month-to-view page that is accompanied by 1990s holidays, 1990 year-to-view and additional Notes lines instead of a Gorey illustration. Finally, the last pages include Wedding Anniversaries Traditional & Contemporary gifts, Birthstones and Flowers, additional Notes lines and then a Phone Directory and Special Occasions lines.
Harvest/HBJ - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Harvest was an imprint of the HBJ (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) publishing company. Harcourt, Brace & Howe was created by Alfred Harcourt, Donald Brace and Will David Howe in 1919. Howe left the company in 1921 and the name changed to Harcourt, Brace & Company. In 1954 William Jovanovich became president of the company and publicly merged it with the World Book Company (founded in 1905) to create Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. In 1970 it changed its name to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. General Cinema Corporation purchased the company in 1991, changing its name to Harcourt General then shortening the name to Harcourt, Inc. in 1999.In 1982, HBJ published T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with illustrations by Edward Gorey. This version became very popular and has been in constant print, across multiple companies and publishers since.
This popularity spread into calendar form in 1989 with a black-wire spiral-bound week-to-view engagement diary with a red cover. This format proved so successful that it was reprinted in 1991 with a blue cover and then again in 1996 with an orange cover.
Harry N. Abrams - The World of Edward Gorey
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (now known as Abrams) was founded in 1949 and was the first book company in the U.S.A. to specialise in the creation and distribution of high-quality art books.In 1996 Abrams published The World of Edward Gorey by Clifford Ross and Karen Wilkin. The popularity of the book resulted in reprints over the following years and a 1999 wall calendar.
Calendars with Gorey-related material sometimes pop up in unpredictable places. Two great examples of this are: The American Quilters Society 1993 wall-calendar which featured a quilted design based on Gorey's work for PBS Mystery!, and the Sunderland Printing "A Year of Giving" 2014 wall calendar created as a client gift. This independent printing firm has been based in Cape Cod since 1984, enjoying the patronage of both Gorey himself and The Edward Gorey House. They could not resist promoting The Edward Gorey House for the Halloween month of October. Two other calendars that belong in this section are the 2001 and 2002 Book of the Month calendars which are said to contain Gorey - although I have yet to find an example!
Pomegranate Published Calendars
Pomegranate is a company that was founded in 1968 under the name ThoFra Distributors; it adopted the name Pomegranate in 1971. They publish books, calendars, journals, postcards, jigsaws, games, stationery and other items.In 1984, they produced their first Edward Gorey engagement calendar: An Edward Gorey Bestiary. Since 1998, they have produced Gorey items every year, including an uninterrupted run of large-format wall calendars since 1999 and small-format wall calendars since 2000.
The wall-mounted formats describe calendars designed to be hung from a wall, office divider or similar surface.
The Pomegranate Large and Small format calendars are the standard wall-mounted calendar design featuring a slightly thicker laminate card front and back with paper month pages within. They span 12 (Jan-Dec) or 13 months (Jan-Jan) and have a hole for hanging.
From 1999-2025, they all originally came with brown strengthened card insert and were shrink-wrapped.
In 2026, the packaging design was changed to use less plastic, opting for a wrap-around paper design with an "Enviromental Sustainability" sticker used to keep the pages secured in transit. A brown strengthening card insert is still used.
The large format went through three early size changes. The 1999 The Doubtful Guest is more rectangular in shape, measuring H30.5cm x W33.8cm. The 2000 The Gashlycrumb Tinies starts to look more like the now typical design with a width of 30.6cm (which remains the standard) but the height is 33.8cm. Then from 2001's Neglected Murderessess the height changes to 33.1cm which is continued with the width of 30.6cm.
For 2026 the size changes again, this time to make it square: ~30.6cm x ~30.6cm.
The small format calendar started with The Doubtful Guest in 2000, this measured ~14.7cm x ~14.7cm, these dimensions persisted until The Deranged Cousins in 2003 changed to 17.8cm x 17.8cm. These dimensions carried on until the Edward Gorey: Creatures Real and Imagined in 2018 changed to a rectangular H17.9cm x W16.6cm. This shape continued until the design shift in 2026 changed the size to: H19.1cm x W15.3cm.
The Pomegranate tear-off format calendar is a 366/365-page day-to-view calendar with the intention is that each page is ripped off to reveal the next day. Pomegranate made seven versions of this calendar between 2000 and 2007 before discontinuing the design.
The Pomegranate tear-off calendars always came in a cardboard box with the calendar itself shrink-wrapped inside. The calendar pad was glued onto a black plastic mount to make wall-hanging or freestanding simple. They have a copy of the front cover on the top of the tear-off pad, then a copyright page, followed by the tear-off calendar pages with a piece of Gorey art and accompanying words; information about the Gorey piece source; day, month, day-of-the-week, copyright and a few lines for notes; holiday information and major lunar stages. Weekends were merged into a single page. At the back are some additional Notes pages, year-to-view page of the current year and succeeding year, another copy of the copyright page and finally the backing-board which is glued to the plastic mount.
The title is always A GOREY YEAR with a subtitle of either 366/365 Days of the Art and/& Words of EDWARD GOREY.
The 2000 calendar is the only example where the date is not published on the front of the box and it also only has "A Gorey" instead of the full title (the full title is used on the back cover). All tear-off calendars include the date on both short-sides. The 2000-2002 calendars are a smaller format, with a box that measured ~13.0cm x ~15.5cm. The 2003-2007 boxes measured ~15.2cm x ~17.5cm.
The book formats describe a set of calendars & diaries that are presented like books - either bound in the standard hardback pasteboard case binding or spiral-bound with wire using the wire-o/spiral-o design. These book formats include Engagement Calendars, Deluxe Engagement Books, Postcard Calendars, Pocket Calendars and a Birthday Book.
The Pomegranate engagement calendars are a set of medium-sized books that are spiral-bound with black or white wire. They are either bound with thick paper boards or hardback boards and occasionally come with plastic protector sheets. They are week-to-view and are designed to have engagement details written in them.
The first Pomegranate engagement calendar was also the first item Pomegranate produced for Gorey. It is entitled: An Edward Gorey Bestiary Engagement Calendar 1984.
For this publication, Pomegranate is called Pomegranate Artbooks. An unusual aspect of this publication was that it came with either white or black wire spiral binding.
They also created a proof-of-concept version of the calendar which included just January (with preceding week end in December and the first full week of February). This uses a completely different title/copyright page from the final version and, rather bizarrely, has a colouring change to the week commencing January 23rd for the panel from [The Untitled Book] "thoo." (pictured above). As far as I'm aware this was only created with black wire binding.
From 2002-2007 the engagement calendar format was one of the regularly published yearly formats. 2002 started with a very slim The Gilded Bat, it had fairly flimsy card front and back plates with 6-month-to-view flaps on the inside of each (Jan->Jun, Jul->Dec). Following are a Title page, Copyright page, short Bio page, a double page spread of year-to-view. Then, a piece of Gorey art and wording is partnered with a month-to-view page (with samples from the art opposite); followed by week-to-view pages with artwork and samples added every few pages. It ends with the January 12th, a two page spread of the coming 2003 year-to-view; three pages of 2002 international holidays; two pages of International Calling codes; a Notes page and a Personal information page. A second version of the 2002 engagement calendar with added front and back plastic-protectors was also created.
From 2003-2006 the engagement calendars all look very uniform from the outside: they always have hard plastic protectors to the front and back, with the front always featuring some printed red or black text. They are always bound with black-wire and thick spirals. They are exclusively red, black and white coloured.
2003 starts off the same as 2002 (Title page, Copyright page, short Bio page, a double page spread of year-to-view) but then they have a full month-to-view page for each month before diving into a double-page spread of Gorey art/words, it then does week-to-view with occasional double page spreads until the first full week of January. It finishes with a two page spread of the coming year-to-view; two pages of International Holidays; two pages of International Calling codes; month-pair (jan&feb, mar&apr, etc) Notes & Expenses pages; two Notes pages; Personal Information page and then the back cover.
2004 opts to go back to the month-to-view preceding each week-to-view month and single art/word pages replace the double-page spreads. International Calling Codes in now paired with Time Differences and the Notes & Expenses pages have been withdrawn.
2005 has a two-page bio which shifts the year-to-view onto either side of the same page. It ends with three Notes pages before it gets to the two-page 2006 year-to-view and then uses the same two-page International Holidays; two-page International Calling Codes/Time Differences; and Personal Information pages.
2006 goes back to a single bio page and moves the Notes pages to back after the International Calling Codes/Time Differences pages. The, now six, Notes pages have added Gorey art to accompany each page, and it ends with the normal Personal Information page.
For 2007 they changed the style of the engagement calendar with the example entitled GoreyRARE: Thirty-Two Little-Known Works by Edward Gorey. This example has no plastic protectors, instead being sandwiched with two thick and rigid aqua-coloured boards. The wire spiral-binding is in white and there is no red used in the image. The content follows the 2006 example, but they have gone back to two illustration-free Notes pages.
There was then a long gap until the design was bought back briefly for 2019-2021. For this short run, the size has dramatically changed to be more rectangular by shortening the width whilst keeping a similar (slightly taller) height. All of them are bound in white, much-smaller, wire spirals and they have gone back to the original 2002 no-plastic protector, thin card front & back pieces with 6-month-to-view inside flaps. The start remains the same (Title page, copyright page, bio page, double-page year-to-view, artwork/words (now with a caption that always starts "Edward Gorey (American, 1925-2000)" above the title of the piece (which is often Untitled illustration, or Illustration from [Book Title] by [Author's name]), month-to-view calendar page, before week-to-view engagement pages. It now ends with a full month of January, a two-month-per-page year planner, two-page International Holidays, two-page World Time Zone Map, a two page following year-to-view and ends with Personal Information.
The Pomegranate deluxe engagement calendars are a set of engagement calendars that started in 1998 and were produced until 2001. They have a uniform look. They are hardback, with red-fabric spines, black header with white text title, and black footer with white text year and the words deluxe engagement book. They are all fitted with a red-fabric bookmark sewn into the binding. They originally came shrink-wrapped in thin malleable plastic. They all start with red end-papers, double-page title page, copyright page, and the same intro-bio page text - although the sizing and layouts differ slightly. Then there are week-to-view pages dispersed with either single page or double page artwork, and, in the case of the 2001 gorey cats a title and information on where the image is from. They all end with the final full week containing the 31st of December, followed by a Personal Information page, two year-to-view pages for the current and following years, two of three Notes pages and a blank page.
The Pomegranate postcard calendar is a small-format, spiral-bound calendar designed to have special postcard pages torn out along a perforated line.
They are presented week-to-view (Mon-Sun) and include holiday & lunar cycle information, with every other page being a tear-out postcard. They start and end with full weeks even when the days include the preceding/succeeding years. The first pages include a title page, copyright page and a short bio page. The last pages include a Notes page, a year-to-view of the current year, a year-to-view of the following year and a personal information page.
The Pomegranate pocket calendar is a small-format (~H14.6cm x W10.2cm), white wire spiral-bound calendar that is designed to fit in your pocket.
There were only three versions of this calendar created for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005. They are presented week-to-view (Mon-Sun) and include holiday & lunar cycle information. There is a month-to-view calendar at the start/end of each month and a two-page spread (with a Gorey quote on the left and Gorey illustration on the right) at the start/end of each month. The first pages include a title page, copyright page and a short bio page. The last pages include a year-to-view of the following year, a personal information page and finally some information on other Gorey publications from Pomegranate together with Pomegranate postal information.
The Pomegranate Birthday Book was a one-off anniversary book printed in 2001 - it has no days of the week, instead meant to be used to mark special occasions throughout the year and to be reused each year.
This was also the first time that Verse Advice was published in book format, previously being published in The New Yorker in the January 11th 1993 issue.
The 1st of each month starts with a full page illustration from Verse Advice and then the following days are 3-per page (and additional Notes when there are not enough days) with occasional samples from the month's illustration in small boxes. Each new month has a different framing-colour to make skipping months easier when flicking through, and there is a white-ribbon sewn into the spine for page-marking. There is a list of Birth Flowers, Birthstones, Zodiac Signs and Anniversary Gifts Traditional & Contemporary at the back.
Chronological List of Calendars & Diaries:
| Chronological List of Calendars & Diaries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Photo of cover/box | Title | Type | Publisher | ISBN / ID | Size(cm) | Notes |
| 1979 |  |
The Edward Gorey Calendar for 1979 Gorey Endings |
Calendar Wall mounted Flip month-to-view Spiral bound In an envelope |
Workman | 0894800531 | 22.0 x 27.8 | Illustrations for the front & back cover and envelope were produced for this calendar, there is also featured artwork from: The Blue Aspic (Jan); The Iron Tonic (Feb); The Pious Infant (Mar); The Other Statue (Apr); The Disrespectful Summons (May); Limericks by Betty Jane Wagner (Jun); The Sinking Spell (Jul); The Evil Garden (Aug); The Deranged Cousins (Sep); The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Oct); The Chinese Obelisks (Nov); The Hapless Child (Dec). The front cover was also used as a poster. |
| 1980 |  |
The Edward Gorey Calendar for 1980 Featuring Gorey Details |
Calendar Wall mounted Flip month-to-view Spiral bound In an envelope |
Workman | 0894801031 | 21.9 x 28.1 | Small illustrations thoughout were produced for this calendar, there is also featured artwork from: The Blue Aspic (Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep); The Glorious Nosebleed (Apr, Jul, Oct, Nov) and The Other Statue (May, Jun, Aug, Dec). |
| 1984 |  |
An Edward Gorey Bestiary Engagement Calendar Publisher's sample |
Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound (black only?) |
Pomegranate Art Books | 0917556518 C8426 |
22.9 x 17.2 | Illustrations are from The Evil Garden, [The Untitled Book], The Disrespectful Summons, The Lost Lions, The Osbick Bird, and Leaves from a Mislaid Album The publisher's sample contains only January (with preceding week end in December and the first full week of February). |
| 1984 |  |
An Edward Gorey Bestiary Engagement Calendar (White spiral binding) |
Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound in white |
Pomegranate Art Books | 0917556518 C8426 |
22.9 x 17.2 | Illustrations are from 30 Gorey books (including Story for Sara), 2 Peter F. Neumeyer collaborations, various Christmas cards, etchings and The Gorey Stories poster. |
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An Edward Gorey Bestiary Engagement Calendar (Black spiral binding) |
Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound in black |
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| 1988 |  |
The Missing Book | Calendar Broadside |
Carlson & Turner Antiquarian & Scholarly Books |
N/A | (unknown) | This illustration was commissioned specifically for this piece. |
| 1989 |  |
Edward Gorey's Gothic Novel Calendar |
Calendar Wall mounted Flip month-to-view Spiral bound |
Carlton Cards | 750C323484 | 25.9 x 28.0 | Illustrations are from The Doubtful Guest (Jan), The Hapless Child (Feb), The Glorious Nosebleed (Cover/Mar/Apr/Jun/Sep/Oct), The Willowdale Handcar (May/Jul/Nov); and collaborations with Peter Neumeyer: Donald Has a Difficulty (Oct) and Why We Have Day and Night (Dec). Words provided by Jimmie Fitzgerald. |
| 1989 |  |
Old Possums Book of Practical Cats (Red/Orange) |
Engagement Diary Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Harvest/HBJ | 015668571X | 25.3 x 15.6 | Illustrations featured in an edition of Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot. |
| 1991 |  |
Old Possums Book of Practical Cats (Blue) |
Engagement Diary Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Harvest/HBJ | 0156685728 | 25.4 x 15.7 | Illustrations featured in an edition of Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot. |
| 1993 |  |
American Quilters Society Wall Calendar |
Calendar | American Quilters Society (Claudia Edmunds) |
9780891459842 | (unknown) | January features a quilted version of an Edward Gorey design from PBS' Mystery! |
| 1996 |  |
Old Possums Book of Practical Cats (Orange/Yellow) |
Engagement Diary Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Harvest/HBJ | 9780156002776 | 25.4 x 15.8 | Illustrations featured in an edition of Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot |
| 1998 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Deluxe Engagement Book Book style Week-to-view Hardback |
Pomegranate | 9780764900969 98004 |
23.7 x 19.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 1998 | [No photo] | The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Deluxe Engagement Book Book style Week-to-view Hardback No cover prices displayed |
Pomegranate Book Club Edition |
9780764900969? 98004? |
23.7 x 19.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. This is identical to the normal version apart from the prices have been omitted. |
| 1999 |  |
The World of Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Harry N. Abrams | 9780810976689 | 30.4 x 30.4 | Illustrations are from various places but are featured in the book The World of Edward Gorey by Clifford Ross & Karen Wilkin. |
| 1999 |  |
The Doubtful Guest | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764904509 99045 |
30.5 x 33.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; out of the 15 book panels three have been omitted (#1/#11/#12), panel #7 is used to replace the cover illustration. |
| 1999 |  |
The Chinese Obelisks | Deluxe Engagement Book Book style Week-to-view Hardback |
Pomegranate | 9780764904240 99007 |
23.7 x 19.7 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2000 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764908453 200170 |
33.8 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; the cover illustration has been replaced with A is for Amy. |
| 2000 |  |
The Doubtful Guest | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764909252 200322 |
14.6 x 14.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; out of the 15 book panels three have been omitted (#1/#5/#10). |
| 2000 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764907913 200026 |
13.0 x 15.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2000 |  |
The Utter Zoo Alphabet | Deluxe Engagement Book Book style Week-to-view Hardback |
Pomegranate | 9780764907838 200010 |
23.8 x 19.7 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2001 |  |
Neglected Murderesses | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764912139 201162 |
33.2 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the postcard set by Edward Gorey; all cards are present but the title card illustration has been replaced with Sarah Jane ("Batears") Olafsen on the cover. |
| 2001 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764912375 201234 |
14.6 x 14.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; only panels A-L are included and S is for Susan has replaced the cover. |
| 2001 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764911422 201028 |
23.8 x 19.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2001 |  |
Gorey Cats | Deluxe Engagement Book Book style Week-to-view Hardback |
Pomegranate | 9780764911330 201002 |
23.8 x 19.4 | Illustrations are mostly from Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliott, with one from Story for Sara and one from The Glorious Nosebleed. |
| 2001 |  |
Verse Advice | Birthday Book Book style Hardback |
Pomegranate | 9780764918209 A621 |
13.0 x 12.8 | Illustrations & words were previously published in The New Yorker magazine in the January 11th 1993 issue; this is the first printing in book form. |
| 2001 | [No photo] | Book of the Month Club Readers | (unknown) | BOTM | (unknown) | (unknown) | I have never seen this calendar but it has been noted by Edward Bradford that it contains Edward Gorey's artwork. |
| 2002 |  |
The Deranged Cousins | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764915604 202250 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced by panel #1. |
| 2002 |  |
Neglected Murderesses | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764914164 202360 |
14.6 x 14.6 | Illustrations & words from the postcard set by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with Miss Q. P. Urkheimer. |
| 2002 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764914287 202010 |
13.0 x 15.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2002 |  |
The Gilded Bat | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764915710 202048 |
20.4 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2002 | [No photo] | The Gilded Bat (variant) |
Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound Plastic protective cover |
Pomegranate | 9780764917349 | 20.4 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2002 | [No photo] | Book of the Month Readers Calendar | (unknown) | BOTM | (unknown) | (unknown) | I have never seen this calendar but it has been noted by Edward Bradford that it contains Edward Gorey's artwork. |
| 2003 |  |
The Epiplectic Bicycle | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764918803 F413 |
33.0 x 30.5 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with parts from panels #6/#8/#9/#11. |
| 2003 |  |
The Deranged Cousins | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764922404 F612 |
17.7 x 17.7 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #2. |
| 2003 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764918629 F104 |
15.3 x 17.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2003 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound Plastic protective cover |
Pomegranate | 9780764918674 F206 |
20.3 x 18.4 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2003 |  |
Neglected Murderesses | Pocket Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764919480 F712 |
14.7 x 10.0 | Illustrations & words from the postcard set by Edward Gorey. |
| 2004 |  |
The Glorious Nosebleed | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764922275 J458 |
33.2 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with parts from panels #I/#Q/#X. |
| 2004 |  |
The Utter Zoo Alphabet | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764922244 J616 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; panels A-N are included and cover has been replaced with parts from panels #G/#N. |
| 2004 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764923487 J106 |
14.9 x 17.3 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2004 |  |
The Doubtful Guest and The Stupid Joke |
Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound Plastic protective cover |
Pomegranate | 9780764922442 J258 |
20.3 x 16.8 | Illustrations & words from the books by Edward Gorey. |
| 2004 |  |
Gorey Cats | Pocket Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764923173 J704 |
14.6 x 10.2 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources, words are from an interview with Gorey and Jane Merrill Filstrup for Cats Magazine May 1978 issue. |
| 2005 |  |
The Evil Garden | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764927737 Q445 |
33.2 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included and cover has been replaced with panel #10. |
| 2005 |  |
The Wuggly Ump | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764927133 Q615 |
17.7 x 17.7 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included and cover has been replaced with panel #14. |
| 2005 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764926266 Q101 |
15.2 x 17.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2005 |  |
The Blue Aspic | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound Plastic protective cover |
Pomegranate | 9780764926525 Q222 |
20.4 x 18.3 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2005 |  |
Gorey Cats | Pocket Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764927195 Q810 |
14.6 x 10.2 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources, words are from an interview with Gorey and Jane Merrill Filstrup for Cats Magazine May 1978 issue. |
| 2006 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764930850 T433 |
33.0 x 30.5 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; cover illustration and all panels are included. |
| 2006 |  |
Gorey Cats | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764931178 T602 |
(unknown) | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2006 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764930232 T114 |
15.2 x 17.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2006 |  |
Neglected Murderesses & The Deranged Cousins |
Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound Plastic protective cover |
Pomegranate | 9780764930416 T226 |
20.3 x 18.4 | Illustrations & words from the postcard set & book by Edward Gorey. |
| 2007 |  |
Edward Gorey Mystery | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764934803 V445 |
33.2 x 30.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2007 |  |
Gorey Kids | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764935367 V618 |
17.7 x 17.8 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2007 |  |
A Gorey Year | Tear-off Calendar Day-to-view In box |
Pomegranate | 9780764935237 V110 |
13.4 x 15.9 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2007 |  |
Gorey Rare | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764935244 V231 |
20.6 x 18.9 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2008 |  |
The Other Statue | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764939334 Z426 |
33.0 x 30.5 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included and cover has been replaced with panel #12. |
| 2008 |  |
The Jumblies | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764939327 Z621 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustations featured in an edition of The Jumblies by Edward Lear; the text is complete but panels are in a different order and some including the cover have been omitted. |
| 2008 |  |
Edward Gorey | Postcard Planner Book style Week-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764939303 Z705 |
15.3 x 13.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2009 |  |
Neglected Murderesses | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764943225 D416 |
34.3 x 31.8 | Illustrations & words from the postcard set by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with Madame Galoche. |
| 2009 |  |
Story for Sara | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764944437 D650 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Alphonse Allais which was translated by Edward Gorey; panel #11 has been omitted and panel #10 has been flipped. |
| 2009 |  |
Edward Gorey | Postcard Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764943829 D715 |
15.2 x 13.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2010 |  |
The Doubtful Guest | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764947728 L404 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #14. |
| 2010 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764947391 L641 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #B. |
| 2010 |  |
Edward Gorey | Postcard Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764948367 L705 |
15.5 x 13.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2011 |  |
The Deranged Cousins | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764952449 H409 |
33.1 x 30.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #2. |
| 2011 |  |
The Osbick Bird | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764952432 H621 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #4. |
| 2011 |  |
Edward Gorey | Postcard Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764953132 H701 |
15.2 x 13.8 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2012 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764956850 W490 |
33.0 x 30.5 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #H. |
| 2012 |  |
The Dong with a Luminous Nose | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764956843 W605 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations featured in an edition of The Dong with a Luminous Nose by Edward Lear; the text is complete but various panels are omitted. |
| 2012 |  |
Edward Gorey | Postcard Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764957000 W737 |
(unknown) | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2013 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764960864 G407 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2013 |  |
The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764960697 | 17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels and cover art are included. |
| 2014 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764963933 N459 |
(unknown) | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2014 |  |
The Evil Garden | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764963940 N631 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; all panels are included but the cover has been replaced with panel #12. |
| 2014 |  |
A Year of Giving - Sunderland Printing | Calendar Wall mounted (Medium) Flip month-to-view |
Sunderland Printing | N/A | (unknown) | Produced by a printing company in Cape Cod. October features the Edward Gorey House museum. (Photo and details courtesy of John LaFleur) |
| 2015 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764966637 R449 |
33.1 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2015 |  |
Gorey Creatures | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764966712 R671 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2016 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764970214 Y413 |
33.0 x 30.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2016 |  |
Dancing Cats | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764970207 Y630 |
17.8 x 17.8 | Illustrations from the book Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses by Edward Gorey. |
| 2017 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764973659 U506 |
33.1 x 30.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2017 |  |
The Edward Gorey Practical Cats | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 978764973611 U651 |
17.9 x 17.8 | Illustrations featured in an edition of Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot |
| 2018 |  |
Edward Gorey (Seventeen Cats ...) |
Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764978630 DD553 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2018 |  |
Edward Gorey: Creatures Real and Imagined |
Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764978623 DD658 |
17.8 x 16.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2019 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764981739 Q436 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2019 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764981746 Q606 |
17.8 x 16.4 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2019 |  |
Edward Gorey | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764981753 | (unknown) | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2020 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764983641 T408 |
33.0 x 30.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2020 |  |
Edward Gorey Cats & Kids |
Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764983658 T620 |
17.8 x 16.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2020 |  |
Edward Gorey | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764984099 T240 |
21.0 x 16.2 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2021 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764998867 U424 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2021 |  |
The Evil Garden | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9780764998546 U635 |
17.9 x 16.6 | Illustrations & words from the book by Edward Gorey; cover has been replaced with panel #1. |
| 2021 |  |
Edward Gorey | Engagement Calendar Book style Week-to-view Spiral bound |
Pomegranate | 9780764998874 U237 |
21.0 x 16.0 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2022 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087501901 V403 |
33.0 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2022 |  |
Dancing Cats | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087501895 V620 |
17.7 x 16.4 | Illustrations from the book Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses by Edward Gorey. |
| 2023 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087504131 Z404 |
33.0 x 30.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2023 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087504148 | 17.7 x 16.4 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2024 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087506661 CAL24152 |
33.0 x 30.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2024 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087506678 CAL24302 |
17.8 x 16.5 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2025 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087509204 CAL25140 |
33.2 x 30.7 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2025 |  |
Neglected Murderessess | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087509822 CAL25302 |
17.7 x 16.4 | Illustrations & words from the postcard set by Edward Gorey; all panels and cover are included. |
| 2026 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087511405 CAL26140 |
30.7 x 30.6 | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2026 |  |
Edward Gorey Practical Cats | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087512020 CAL26302 |
19.0 x 15.2 | Illustrations featured in an edition of Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot |
| 2027 |  |
Edward Gorey | Calendar Wall mounted (Large) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087514406 | TBC: 12" x 12" | Illustrations are from a variety of sources. |
| 2027 |  |
Edward Gorey The Helpless Doorknob | Calendar Wall mounted (Small) Flip month-to-view |
Pomegranate | 9781087515021 | TBC: 6" x 7.5" | Illustrations & words from the shuffle book by Edward Gorey. |
There have been and continue to be a significant number of unlicenced calendars. Some of these are of interest.
| Unauthorised Calendars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Photo of cover/box | Title | Notes |
| 2010 | [No photo] | The Gashlycrumb Tinies Calendar 2010 | There are said to be six copies of a miniature (2.2 x 3.6cm) unauthorised version of The Gashlycrumb Tinies issued (and signed) by Carrera. I have yet to come across an example! |
| 2026 |  |
Ubiquitous Edward Gorey 2026 | A calendar was created by a friend of Patrice Miller to commemorate her 2025 Ubiquitous Edward Gorey exhibition at the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. It was presented to her as a 2025 Christmas present. There are only two copies. |
As well as the above, since 2021 there have been a large number of cheaply produced calendars printed by Amazon. They often include illustrations not by Edward Gorey and are often of very poor quality. The ‘publishers’ name changes frequently to avoid Amazon being able to easily stop the production. These are not discussed further here. A few examples from 2022 are shown below.
| Unauthorised Amazon Calendars | ||||
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