Melanie Marttila
BIO
Biography
Melanie Marttila (she/her) is an #ActuallyAutistic author of poetry and speculative tales of hope in the face of adversity, who is a settler in Sudbury ('N'Swakamok), Ontario, living and writing 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, Latitude 46 Publishing, April 2024.
Poetry:“Trauma Cluster I,” “Trauma Cluster II,” and “Trauma Cluster III.” The /tƐmz/ Review, Issue Twenty-Eight. September 25, 2024; “Vasilisa.” Polar Borealis 30. June 06, 2024; “Cedar Waxwings.” Commuter Lit. May 16, 2024; "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.
Creative non-fiction: “Homing Beacon.” Sudbury Superstack: A Changing Skyline. Ed. Kim Fahner. The Sudbury Writer’s Guild, May 2024.
Webinar: The #ActuallyAutistic Author: Neurodivergent Self-Care for Every Creative. Canadian Authors Association and SF Canada webinar series. June 28, 2023.
Creative non-fiction: “Homing Beacon.” Sudbury Superstack: A Changing Skyline. Ed. Kim Fahner. The Sudbury Writer’s Guild, May 2024.
Webinar: The #ActuallyAutistic Author: Neurodivergent Self-Care for Every Creative. Canadian Authors Association and SF Canada webinar series. June 28, 2023.
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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