Winner of the 2021 Book of the Year (Faces of Ottawa Awards)
In this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, fear, isolation, mental illness and hardship will be a challenge many will face in silence.
100% of this ebook's proceeds will directly aid Ottawa's needy and be donated to Shadow Ottawa until the launch of it's print edition (September 30th, 2020),
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!)
Author Biography:
Michel Weatherall is a native of Ottawa, has lived in Europe and Germany and travelled extensively.
With over 30 years in the print/publishing industry, self-publishing was a natural step to his company, Broken Keys Publishing. He has published 6 novels and 2 collections of poetry.
Other work include Sun & Moon, Purgation, This Burden I Bear, Eleven's Silent Promise, Rupture and the essays The Doctrine of Fear and Ebook Revolution? all appearing in Ariel Chart's online journey as well as a theological essay ("The Voice of Sophia") in American theologian Thomas Jay Oord's "The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence" (2015)
Weatherall's current books in print are,
The Symbiot 30th Anniversary, The Nadia Edition,
Necropolis,
The Refuse Chronicles,
Symphonies of Horror: Inspirational Tales by H.P. Lovecraft: The Symbiot Appendum,
Ngaro's Sojourney,
A Dark Corner of My Soul (poetry),
Sun & Moon (poetry),
His publishing company, Broken Keys Publishing has 2 anthologies:
Thin Places: The Ottawan Anthology, &
Love & Catastrophē Poetrē.
Honours and Awards include
Winner of the 2020 - 2021 Faces of Ottawa Awards for Best Author
Finalist of the 2022 Faces of Ottawa Awards for Best Author
Winner of the 2020-2022 Faces of Ottawa Awards for Best Publisher
2021Best of the Net Award Nominee (for Poetry: Purgation)
2020-21 Parliamentary Poet Laureate Nominee
2020 Best of the Net Award Nominee (Poetry: This Burden I Bear)
2019 Pushcart Prize Nominee (for Poetry)
2019 FEBE Award Nominee for Creative Arts
Finalist for the Faces of Ottawa Award for Best Author 2019
2019 CPACT Awards Nominee for Entertainment Excellence (Arts)
2019 CPACT Awards Nominee for Small Business Excellence (Broken Keys Publishing)
Finalist for the Faces of Ottawa Award for Best Author 2018
As far back as she can remember, Jana has been fascinated by storytelling. Her love of reading and writing propelled her toward studies of languages and literature resulting in several academic degrees.
Among her publications are academic and other articles, the novel "Poisonous Whispers" published by Roane Publishing, poetry, short fiction, art reviews and blog posts featured in literary journals, such as Ariel Chart, Chantwood, the Pangolin Revie, Abstract, Canada Fashion Magazine, and The Black Shamrock. One of her stories was published in the award-winning anthology, Thin Places: The Ottawan Anthology, published by Broken Keys Publishing. She is also senior editor/writer of Ariel Chart literary journal and Canada Fashion Magazine. She has been nominated for the 2019 Best of the Net Nominations and the PushCart awards.
She lives in Ottawa, Ontario and works for the Government of Canada as an education specialist in the field of military language training.
She can be contacted via her Author Page at
https: //www.facebook.com/J.Damselfly/
