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Paul Meloy | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 56–57) Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Psychiatric Nurse & Writer |
| Period | Present |
| Genre | Horror & Fantasy |
| Subject | English Literature |
Paul Meloy is an English born writer of what Graham Joyce referred to as "Fractured Realism".
Meloy was born in 1966 in Surrey, UK. He went to school in Sutton and worked in a variety of mental health settings, institutions and environments with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities. His writing demonstrates that his work as a mental health professional has influenced his work. [1] He is now married and currently lives in Torquay in Devon, England.
Meloy has a long history with TTA Press, debuting in The Third Alternative #14 with The Last Great Paladin of Idle Conceit. The magazine Black Static, the successor to The Third Alternative, borrowed its name from another Meloy story and in 2008, TTA Press published a critically acclaimed collection of his work, Islington Crocodiles. [2]
Islington Crocodiles is a chronological collection of Meloy's short stories. [3]
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