Melissa Marr (author)

Melissa Marr
Born	July 25, 1974 (1974-07-25) (age 37)[1]
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Genres	YA/Urban Fantasy
Children	1 son[1]
Influences William Faulkner, Neil Gaiman, Tracy Chevalier, Christina Rossetti, Kate Chopin[2]
melissa marr.com

Melissa Marr (born July 25, 1974) is an American author of young-adult/urban fantasy novels.

Bibliography

Poetry

• On Meeting the Surgeon (2004)
• The Moment of Impact (2005)
• Fighting the Tide (2005)
• The Art of Becoming (2005)

Short Fiction

• Blessed Woman (2004)
• Pixie on a Pin (2005)
• The Nostalgist (2006)
• Love Struck (2008)
• Two Lines (2009)

Young Adult Novels

Wicked Lovely series

• Wicked Lovely (2007)
• Ink Exchange (2008)
• Fragile Eternity (2009)
• Radiant Shadows (2010)
• Darkest Mercy (2011)

Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales series

• Volume 1: Sanctuary (2009)
• Volume 2: Challenge (2010)
• Volume 3: Resolve (2011)

Adult Fiction

• Graveminder (2011)

Awards and honors

Wicked Lovely

• New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age 2008^[3]
• Amazon's Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editor's Picks: Teens^[4]
• IRA Notable Books 2008: Young Adult Fiction ^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Title, short story, & stuff". http://melissa-writing.livejournal.com/372234.html. "The shoot was today, & tomorrow is my birthday so my son was pretty adamant that a trip to NY was OUT" 
2. ^ "Interview with Melissa Marr". e-Mo Magazine. http://theredpenofdoom.wordpress.com/tag/melissa-marr/. 
3. ^ New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age 2008, page 7
4. ^ Amazon's Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editor's Picks: Teens
5. ^ 2008 IRA Book Awards and Notable Books

External links

• Melissa Marr's Website
• "Melissa Marr, Literary Goth Writer of Young Adult Fiction" Online article by Steven Williams with linked resources.
• Melissa Marr at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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