The anthologies in this series have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire.
STRANGERS AMONG US
Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts
Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law
2017 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award winner, 2017 Alberta Book Publishing Award winner
There’s a delicate balance between mental health and mental illness.
Original Stories by Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Church, A.M. Dellamonica, Gemma Files, James Alan Gardner, Bev Geddes, Erika Holt, Tyler Keevil, Rich Larson, Derwin Mak, Mahtab Narsimhan, Sherry Peters, Ursula Pflug, Robert Runté, Lorina Stephens, Amanda Sun, Hayden Trenholm, Edward Willett , A.C. Wise, and Julie E. Czerneda (Introduction)
Benefit: Canadian Mental Health Association
THE SUM OF US
Tales of the Bonded and Bound
Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law
2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award winner, 2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award finalist
The greatest gift to us is caring. What would the world be like without someone to care for or to care with?
Original stories by Colleen Anderson, Charlotte Ashley, Brenda Cooper, Ian Creasey, A.M. Dellamonica, Bev Geddes, Claire Humphrey, Sandra Kasturi, Tyler Keevil, Juliet Marillier, Matt Moore, Heather Osborne, Nisi Shawl, Alex Shvartsman, Kate Story, Karina Sumner- Smith, Amanda Sun, Hayden Trenholm, James Van Pelt, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Edward Willett , Christie Yant, Caroline M. Yoachim, and Dominik Parisien (Introduction)
Benefit: Canadian Mental Health Association
WHERE THE STARS RISE
Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy
Edited by Lucas K. Law and Derwin Mak
2018 (Canadian SF&F) Aurora Award finalist, 2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award winner
Take a journey through Asia and beyond to explore identities, belonging, and choices.
Original stories by Anne Carly Abad, Deepak Bharathan, Joyce Chng, Miki Dare, S.B. Divya, Pamela Q. Fernandes, Calvin D. Jim, Minsoo Kang, Fonda Lee, Gabriela Lee, Karin Lowachee, Rati Mehrotra, E.C. Myers, Tony Pi, Angela Yuriko Smith, Priya Sridhar, Amanda Sun, Naru Dames Sundar, Jeremy Szal, Regina Kanyu Wang (translated by Shaoyan Hu), Diana Xin, Melissa Yuan-Innes, Ruhan Zhao, and Elsie Chapman (Introduction)
Benefit: Kids Help Phone
SHADES WITHIN US
Tales of Migrations and Fractured Borders
Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law
Come and discover the fractured borders of human migration to examine the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of those who choose or are forced to leave home and familiar places.
Original stories by Vanessa Cardui, Elsie Chapman, Kate Heartfield, S.L. Huang, Tyler Keevil, Matthew Kressel, Rich Larson, Tonya Liburd, Karin Lowachee, Seanan McGuire, Brent Nichols, Julie Nováková, Heather Osborne, Sarah Raughley, Alex Shvartsman, Amanda Sun, Jeremy Szal, Hayden Trenholm, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Christie Yant & Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, and Eric Choi & Gillian Clinton (Introduction)
Benefit: Mood Disorders Association & Alex Community Food Centre