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Meloy was born in [[Surrey]] 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 <ref>[http://thefix-online.com/interviews/paul-meloy/ Interview in The Fix with Doug Hoffman]</ref>. 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 was born in [[Surrey]] 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 <ref>[http://thefix-online.com/interviews/paul-meloy/ Interview in The Fix with Doug Hoffman]</ref>. 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. |
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Meloy has a long history with [http://ttapress.com/ 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''. <ref>[http://ttapress.com/643/paul-meloy-eight-questions/0/5/ Interview with Paul Meloy by Pete Tennant]</ref> |
Meloy has a long history with [http://ttapress.com/ 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''. <ref>[http://ttapress.com/643/paul-meloy-eight-questions/0/5/ Interview with Paul Meloy by Pete Tennant]</ref>. |
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Islington Crocodiles is a chronological collection of Meloy’s short stories <ref>[http://thefix-online.com/reviews/islington-crocodiles/ Doug Hoffman's review of Islington Crocodiles in The Fix - short fiction review] </ref> |
Islington Crocodiles is a chronological collection of Meloy’s short stories <ref>[http://thefix-online.com/reviews/islington-crocodiles/ Doug Hoffman's review of Islington Crocodiles in The Fix - short fiction review] </ref>. |
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Paul Meloy | |
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| Occupation | Psychiatric Nurse & Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | Present |
| Genre | Horror & Fantasy |
| Subject | English Literature |
| Website | |
| http://www.myspace.com/islingtoncrocs | |
Paul Meloy is an English born writer of what Graham Joyce referred to as Fractured Realism.
Biography
Meloy was born in Surrey 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 [1]. 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. [2].
Islington Crocodiles is a chronological collection of Meloy’s short stories [3].
Books By This Author
- Islington Crocodiles (2008) - ISBN 978-0-9553683-1-8
Published Short Stories By This Author
- The Last Great Paldin of Idle Conceit - The Third Alternative #14
- Raiders - The Third Alternative #27
- Care in the Continuum - TTA #30
- Don't touch the Blackouts - The Third Alternative #34
- Running Away to Join the Town - Nemonymous #5
- Black Static - The Third Alternative #40
- Dying in the arms of Jean Harlow - The Third Alternative #42
- Islington Crocodiles - Interzone #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 edited by Ekaterina Sedia
- Electric Breakfast - PS Publishing