Melissa Welliver - TO THE DEATH March 2026!
@Melliver
YA Speculative Writer | Rep @lucyirvine93 | Writer of YA dystopia | TO THE DEATH out with @HachetteKids March 2026 | Co-Host of @thechosentropes
Places to find me that aren't here: 🦋Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/melliv… 📸Insta: instagram.com/melliver/ 📺TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissawelliv…
“There’s a danger of mass starvation” like a danger of high winds, a danger of flooding. Uncontrollable dangers that just arrive. Now it’s mass starvation. Landing on people like an unforeseen snowstorm. Starvation: a story of a disaster without cause.
.@WriteMentor has unveiled the 2025 Novel and Picture Book Awards winners, judged by David Higham Associates (@DHAbooks) bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)
Writers, if you ever feel bad about querying your book, and getting rejections, just remember I once put down my genre as male.
I spy with my little eye something dark, dystopian, and PURPLE 👀Come see me to chat books, get your copies signed, and hang out with all the bookworms this Saturday!
Come and visit our stall at the Northern Literary Festival this Saturday! Fox & Ink Books will be in the Harrington building, excited to greet you with our books, bookmarks, tote bags and other goodies. Come down for your chance to win a limited edition proof. See you there!🦊
I'm hosting a community #writing chat at 2pm today, zoom link is in the @writementor hub's community-led channel. Bring your own refreshments. No particular topic, just a #WritingCommunity catch up 😊! Please RT @StuartWhiteWM @Melliver 😁
Keisha Jones Takes on the World has been shortlisted for the @lolbookawards 🎊🙌🏿🐝🌳🐰🥹 That's the #KeishaJones series third award listing in the last 6 months! Elated! So proud of our funny and fierce girl! @LittleTigerUK 🎊
It’s the Ages 6-8 Shortlist! Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster – Nadia Shireen Keisha Jones Takes on the World – Natalie Denny & Chanté Timothy The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams: Big Berry Robbery – Shane Hegarty & Jeff Crowther Trixie Pickle Art Avenger – Olaf Falafel
I’d laugh if I wasn’t crying. (From the new Private Eye.)
I've got ADHD, Joanne. It comes with the territory. Now we've cleared that up: What's the explanation for The World's Number One Women's Rights Defender™ saying zero, zilch, nada about the impact of Israel's genocide on Palestinian women? Here's a thread on what JK won't say
I've never seen film footage before where only one character has been sped up to 30x natural speed.
Thanks, Melissa - sobering thoughts! 😆👏 #writingcommunity
Some facts: My income increased 22.21% from 2024. I am still sat *comfortably* in the lowest tax bracket. My PLR went up four-fold since 2024. I went from 1 book to 3 books released by 2025. My day job hours decreased in 2025, affecting my pay. 2/4
🌟Things we love about Northern Lit Fest: 🌟It's in the North! 🌟With 3 programme streams, there is something for all of the family 🌟It's accessible 🌟All in one place 🌟Small & friendly crowd 🌟Free Parking! Book here - lancashire.ac.uk/events/listing…
Happy publication day to Autumn Woods for the UK edition of NIGHTSHADE, available in this exclusive special edition from The Works! Can we have a round of applause for that illustrated cover and those incredible sprayed edges?! 👏
I have a new book coming out next June 2026 and I'm so excited to finally get the chance to write YA fantasy! A huge thank you to @randomhousekids and @ChloeSeager for making this happen.
YESSSS and let me tell you, there is a character called Melissa in this one and for that reason alone you should pre-order it NOW! @KathrynFoxfield
Gallery YA at @simonkids_UK has won a five-way auction for Our Wicked Gifts, a dark romantasy thriller by @KathrynFoxfield bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)
Finally I can shout about my new book... Grimogen Darkstar - Bat-Cat-Tastrophe 🦇🐈⬛ publishing with @TinyTreeBooks 🎉 Coming on the 18th September! Pre-order from: Amazon: amzn.to/3G1OxOx Waterstones: bit.ly/3TtNVUO #GrimogenDarkstar #kidlit #childrensbooks