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Substack

February 23, 2025 by Melvin Leave a Comment

I’m posting most of my new work on Substack these days. There’s two areas. Tales of the Unexpected is a series of … well, unexpected stories. Some flashes, some short stories. A few of them are more traditional, and there’s a fair few experiments. It’s so good to be able to follow my nose, instead of writing short stories to fit an editor’s brief.

Also, The Market Diaries – covering me and Anita taking over and running a stall in Todmorden Market Hall. It’s called The Lucky Gourmet. We sell delicious things from the Mediterranean. It’s an entirely new venture for us both – new people, new things. I’ve always loved food and Anita really dances this as an alternative career for her sooner or later. So far, it’s been quite an experience.

We sell delicious things.

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Cancelled

For anyone planning on going to the Waterstones event in York on the 24th – sorry, it’s been cancelled.

 

Check this out – 1,000 books signed for Waterstones. If you can get to York on 24th, I’ll do a personal one.

Upcoming Events

Junk is 25 years old this year! That would make Gemma in her early 40’s by now. I hope she’s managed to stay clean.

I’m doing a Fane event to celebrate the anniversary and to talk about my new YA book, Three Bullets. it’s on 15th July at 6.30 pm. Tickets are £8 each, or £15 to get a copy of Three Bullets as well. Details on the Fane website – A Night in with Melvin Burgess. All welcome!

The Lost Witch Book Launch

I'm launching The Lost Witch along with Mark Illis's The Impossible - On the Run, at Waterstones Manchester, Wednesday 18th July, 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome! - Ticket price £3, redeemable against a book. https://www.waterstones.com/events/melvin-burgess-and-mark-illis-a-launch/manchester-deansgate

Me at the Portico Library …

 

It’s me at the Portico Library – the place with the beautiful books and the loveliest domed roof in Manchester. I’ll be talking books, stories,controversy and anything else Hannah Kate (or anyone else for that matter) wants to ask me. 19th April, 18.30 – 20.30. I promise to do my utmost not to be boring.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qa-with-melvin-burgess-tickets-43547249997

Premio Stregga Award

FB_PSR18_GridoLupo_Cover Look at this great cover. It's a new edition of my very first book, The Cry of the Wolf, published in Italy by my wonderful new publisher over there, Equlibri. And the cherry on the cake is that it's been shortlisted for the prestigious Children's Premio Stregga Award. The winner is announced in Bologna this March, and you get your boots I'll be there. I'm lucky enough to get to Italy once or twice a year - I love going, it's a country that has so much to offer. It's a great thing to be shortlisted for this Award. I'd be so happy if it won! - but whatever happens, I| get a trip to Italy and I'll be making the most of it! Good luck to all the shortlisted books. You can read more about this year's shortlist and Il Grido del Lupo here.

Bursary at Moniach Mhor

I'm tutoring a week on writing for Children and YA at lovely Moniack Mhor this July - and there's a bursary going. Snap it up quick, these thing don't last long.

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Interview

An interview I did with TOTSA - The State of the Arts - done after a workshop for Leeds Breeze. johncoombes1

Interview

A nice interview here with me with Liz Flanagan, about writing, YA, new projects and Lordy knows what else besides.

Innamorarsi di April

For Italian readers - a blog about Loving April

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