Quattro Books was founded in 2006 by Allan Briesmaster, John Calabro, Beatriz Hausner and Luciano Iacobelli, who collectively ran the reading series, Toronto WordStage, from 2006 to 2008.
John Calabro left the company in order to accept the role of Co-Executive Director of the Inspire!
[6] The publishing mandate of Quattro Books includes fostering the development and popularity of the literary novella.
Authors published by Quattro Books include George Fetherling, Christopher Levenson, Binnie Brennan, Brenda Niskala, Rocco de Giacomo, Carole Giangrande, Sky Gilbert, Michael Wex, Gianna Patriarca, Gale Zoë Garnett, David Silverberg, Susan McCaslin, Lisa Young and Jim Christy.
In 2014, Night Vision by Christopher Levenson was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry.