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Author of Chasing Harmony, Dream Signs, and The Modern Enneagram

Melanie Bell is a Canadian writer living in the UK. Her YA novel, Chasing Harmony, is available from Read Furiously and was featured on CLMP’s list of Children’s and YA Books of 2022. Her short story collection, Dream Signs, was originally published by Lost Fox Publishing, and a second edition is available here. The Modern Enneagram, coauthored with Kacie Berghoef, is available from Althea Press.

Melanie’s poetry collection The Heart Decided to Move is forthcoming in 2025. Her novella “The Cliffman” is available in the literary horror collection Hard for Hope to Flourish.

Melanie’s fiction, poetry, and articles have appeared in venues such as Contrary Magazine, The Huffington Post, Cicada, Every Day Fiction, Grain, and The Fiddlehead. Her short plays have appeared onstage at the Tower Theatre and Barons Court Theatre in London, on Morley College Radio, and in Liverpool’s 24 Hour Play Fest.

Melanie has worked as an editor, university writing instructor, workshop facilitator, English as a Second Language teacher, freelance writer, and curriculum designer.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Leadership from the University of New Brunswick and a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University. She’s a certified teacher of the Enneagram, a personality typology focused on core motivations. 

An experienced speaker and workshop facilitator, Melanie is available for speaking engagements, workshops, and podcast appearances.

See Melanie’s Amazon author page for an updated list of book and anthology publications.