Paul Meloy
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Paul Meloy is an English born writer of what Graham Joyce
referred to as Fractured Realism.
"Paul Meloy is the best writer of short stories in Britain".
in 1966. He went to school in Sutton
. He has worked in a variety of mental health settings, institutions and environments with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities. His writing shows that his life as a mental health professional has influenced his work. He was the singer in the rock band Paradise Vendor in the late eighties and is a founding member of the Gentlemen's Drinking Club. He lives near Cambridge and has two children.
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.
Islington Crocodiles is a chronological collection of Meloy’s short stories.
Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
referred to as Fractured Realism.
"Paul Meloy is the best writer of short stories in Britain".
Biography
Meloy was born in SurreySurrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
in 1966. He went to school in Sutton
Sutton, London
Sutton is a large suburban town in southwest London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Sutton. It is located south-southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The town was connected to central London by...
. He has worked in a variety of mental health settings, institutions and environments with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities. His writing shows that his life as a mental health professional has influenced his work. He was the singer in the rock band Paradise Vendor in the late eighties and is a founding member of the Gentlemen's Drinking Club. He lives near Cambridge and has two children.
Meloy has a long history with TTA Press, debuting in The Third Alternative
The Third Alternative
Black Static, formerly The 3rd Alternative, is an award-winning British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards...
#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.
Islington Crocodiles is a chronological collection of Meloy’s short stories.
Published Short Stories By This Author
- The Last Great Paldin of Idle Conceit - The Third AlternativeThe Third AlternativeBlack Static, formerly The 3rd Alternative, is an award-winning British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards...
#14 - Raiders - The Third Alternative #27
- Care in the Continuum - The Third Alternative #30
- Don't touch the Blackouts - The Third Alternative #34
- Running Away to Join the Town - NemonymousNemonymousNemonymous was a short fiction publication that labeled itself a "megazanthus" . It was published in the United Kingdom and edited by British writer D.F...
#5 - Black Static - The Third Alternative #40
- Dying in the arms of Jean Harlow - The Third Alternative #42
- Islington Crocodiles - InterzoneInterzoneInterzone may refer to:* International zone, such as in Tangiers* Interzone , the title of a short story collection by William Burroughs; it is also a setting in his 1959 novel Naked Lunch...
#208 - The Vague - Published in British Invasion, an anthology edited by Tim Lebbon
- Visibility down to Zero - published in Killers, an anthology edited by Colin Harvey
- All Mouth - Black Static #6
- Alex and the Toyceivers - Published in Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban FantasyPaper Cities: An Anthology of Urban FantasyPaper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy is a 2008 speculative fiction anthology edited by Ekaterina Sedia.-Background:Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy was first published in 2008 by Senses Five Press in trade paperback format. It won the 2009 World Fantasy Award for best anthology....
, an anthology edited by Ekaterina SediaEkaterina SediaEkaterina Sedia is a Russian-born fantasy author who is currently living in the United States. Her most recent work is The Alchemy of Stone, a steampunk novel that explores sexism and class bigotry. Alchemy received a star review from Publishers Weekly and was made the LA Timess 2008 Summer... - Electric Breakfast - PS Publishing
Awards for This Author
- 2005 British Fantasy Awards - Best Short Story: Paul Meloy, Black Static.
Praise for Islington Crocodiles
- "Paul Meloy is unique. No other writer plumbs the dream pool to such depths and sculpts addictive fiction from the awful things he finds there. He is the comedian that Hieronymous Bosch never was, the philosopher that Tommy Cooper failed to be. Make no mistake: Meloy is one of the most relevant writers in the world today. And these stories are pure gold. Treasure them." Charlie Williams
- "Meloy's voice is startlingly original, his stories both shocking and beautiful, and this book is destined to become a classic." Tim LebbonTim LebbonTim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.-Life and career:Lebbon was born in London. His short story "Reconstructing Amy" won the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction in 2001 and his novel Dusk won the 2007 August Derleth Award from the...
- "In the stories of Paul Meloy – where walk the living dead, genetically modified pandas, and the mad and terrible Nurse Melt, among others – raw, tell-it-like-it-is comedy brawls with trippy horror in a cage match for the human soul. Take a front row seat. Try not to get any blood on you." Joe Hill (writer)Joe Hill (writer)Joseph Hillstrom King , better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published two novels—Heart Shaped Box and Horns—and a collection of short stories entitled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the graphic novel series Locke & Key...
- "Crisp and inventive, fresh and distinctive. Really, an unmissable gig!" Graham JoyceGraham JoyceGraham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
- "The first thing is, you are in for a treat. The second is, keep your wits about you as you read this extraordinary work." David Mathew
- "I'm at a loss to describe Paul's work and do it justice because he really does have a unique voice and although at times both humorous and shocking, his stories always leave something with you." Sarah PinboroughSarah PinboroughSarah Pinborough is an English-born horror writer whose books have found success in the United States. Her works have previously been compared to that of Bentley Little, Richard Laymon and Dean Koontz. She also writes fantasy novels for children under the name Sarah Silverwood.-Biography:Pinborough...
- "The book's language continues to jitterbug. You can put it in a cloth and feel it wriggle.".