Melodie Campbell

 

Melodie Campbell has been a bank manager, marketing director, college instructor, comedy writer, and possibly the worst runway model ever.

Melodie has over 200 publishing credits, including more than 40 short stories. She has won six awards for fiction, and has served as a judge for the Arthur Ellis Awards, and for the City of Mississauga Literary Awards. In addition to writing mystery and paranormal suspense fiction, she has a parallel career as a comedy writer with over 100 comedy credits.  She is a popular conference speaker, and was opening speaker at the 1999 Canadian Humour Conference in Hamilton.

Melodie’s short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Star Magazine, and Flash Fiction Magazine. Additional publishing credits include Canadian Living Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, and The Hamilton Spectator. 

Melodie has taught Crafting a Novel, Fiction Writing, Humour Writing, Write to Publish, and non-fiction writing courses at Sheridan College in Oakville.   She is the General Manager of Crime Writers of Canada.

 

Rowena Through The Wall - Extended Edition, Imajin Books, 2012 When Rowena falls through her classroom wall and lands in an alternate world, she doesn't count on being kidnapped - not once, but twice, dammit... "A hot, hilarious romantic fantasy that enthralls you from the first line." Midwest Book Review

Awards:

• Finalist for the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award, "The Perfect Mark"
• Finalist for the 2012 Derringer Award, "The Perfect Mark"
• 2nd Prize,  2012 Arts Hamilton award for short fiction
• First Prize, Scribe's Digest short fiction competion, Dec. 2011, "Blue Satin and Love"
• Third Prize, 2011 Bony Pete short story contest, "The Perfect Mark"
• Finalist for the 2009 Arts Hamilton award for short fiction,  "Santa Baby"
• Third Prize, 2006 Bony Pete short story contest, "School for Burglars"
• First Prize - Murder Mayhem and the Macabre Short Story Contest, 1991
• Third Prize, 1989 Canadian Living Magazine Romance Story Contest

 

Website: www.melodiecampbell.com

Blog: www.funnygirlmelodie.blogspot.com

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For samples of Melodie's writing, access her website.

Speakers Bureau: Melodie is available to speak to your writing group or to lead writing workshops. Her specialties are short stories, dialogue, plot problems and humour.