Melanie Marttila
BIO
Biography
Always looking up, eyes on the skies, head in the clouds, #actuallyautistic author Melanie Marttila writes poetry and speculative tales of hope in the face of adversity. She lives and writes in Sudbury, Ontario, in the house where three generations of her family have lived, on the street that bears her surname, with her spouse and their dog, Torvi.
Debut poetry collection, The Art of Floating, forthcoming from Latitude 46 Publishing in April 2024.
Poetry: "Time and Tide." Polar Starlight 13. February 2024; “Avalon” and “Blood Flower Moon.” Polar Starlight 7. December 2022; “Pillar.” Polar Borealis 22. July 2022; “Golden Ratio.” Polar Starlight 4. December 2021; “Encoded.” Sulphur X: Laurentian University’s Literary Journal. August 2021.
Short fiction: "Psychopomps Are Us." Pulp Literature No. 38 Spring 2023. May 2023; “Torvi, Viking Queen.” Pirating Pups: Salty Seadogs and Barking Buccaneers. Ed. Rhonda Parrish. Tyche Books, August 2022; “The Undine’s Voice.” Polar Borealis 21. May 2022; “The Wolf You Feed.” Home for the Howlidays. Ed. M.L.D. Curelas. Tyche Books, November 2021.
ADDRESS
City: Sudbury,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
melanie.marttila@gmail.com
GENRE
Speculative fiction and poetry
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Art of Floating
Publisher
Latitude 46 Publishing
Year
2024
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