Thin Places: The Ottawan Anthology

by Broken Keys Publishing, Jana Begovic, Brigitte Boulay

Fourteen authors, fifteen short stories, one poem, local publisher (and Winner of the 2020 Faces of Ottawa, Favourite Publisher), local editor, and our very own Codi Jeffreys penning its foreword!



All with underlying themes of parallel universes or alternative realities.

Ottawa, are you ready to see what incredible literary richness this awesome city has to offer?!



Originally planned to be released late spring/early summer, unfortunately due to the Covid-19 outbreak, its print edition must be delayed (but don't you fret! It is most definitely still in the works!)

But for the short term, an ebook will be made available! (What better time to catch up on your reading now that we're all stuck in our homes!)

Foreword by Codi Jeffreys
Editor-in-Chief: Michel Weatherall
Editor: Nancy Laflamme

Jana Begovic
Brigitte Boulay
Summer Breeze
Tawnis Commanda
George Foster
Genevieve V. Georget
Matthew Lalonde
John C. Nash
John W. Partington
Dr. Ian Prattis
Sara Scally
Laurie Stewart
Michel Weatherall
Jamieson Wolf

112 pages, Paperback

Published April 2, 2020

About the author

Publisher, Printer, Imagination-weaver.

A native of Ottawa, Michel Weatherall grew up as an army-brat living in Europe and Germany and has since travelled extensively.

Having over 35 years experience in the print/publishing industry, Broken Keys Publishing & Press has now transitioned into full publication and print media.

Currently titles include,

Poisonous Whispers, by Jana Begovic
Little Dragon, by Jana Begovic
Missing the Exit, by Michael Adubato
Sadness of the Siren, by Samantha Underhill

The Symbiot 30th Anniversary, The Nadia Edition, by Michel Weatherall
Necropolis, by Michel Weatherall
The Refuse Chronicles, by Michel Weatherall
Ngaro's Sojourney, by Michel Weatherall
A Dark Corner of My Soul, by Michel Weatherall


Honours and Awards include

Standing Nominee for the CommunityVotes Ottawa 2022 for Best Printer

Winner of the 2020-21 Faces of Ottawa Awards Best Author (Michel Weatherall)

Ottawa's Top 15 Influential Authors (Michel Weatherall)

Winner of the 2020-2022 Faces of Ottawa Awards Best Publisher (Broken Keys Publishing)

CPACT-NCR Best Publisher Award 2021

Faces of Ottawa 2022 Book of the Year Award (Love & Catastrophe Poetre)

Faces of Ottawa 2021 Book of the Year Award (Thin Places: The Ottawan Anthology)

2020-21 Parliamentary Poet Laureate Standing Nominee

2019 Pushcart Prize Standing Nominee (Poetry)

2019 FEBE Awards Nominee for Creative Arts

2019 CPACT Awards Nominee for Entertainment Excellence (Arts)

2019 CPCAT Awards Nominee for Small Business Excellence (Broken Keys Publishing)

2018-19 Faces of Ottawa Awards Finalist for Favourite Author

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this collection of short stories - all by authors who live in Ottawa, Ontario. Most of the stories are fantasy or science fiction, which made this a different and unusual reading experience for me (as I'm not too familiar with these genres) and one that was difficult to rate. Overall, I liked the anthology and was surprised to learn there were so many good writers in Ottawa. That in itself is worth at least a solid 3 star rating. My favorite stories were The Lighthouse by Summer Breeze and Belt Buckle by George Foster... both were interesting and engaging.