O. R. Melling
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Geraldine Valerie Whelan (born 2 December 1952), known by the pen name O. R. Melling, is a writer of fantasy novels, mostly for children and young adults. Melling's novels focus on Irish and Celtic folklore. She writes reviews and film scripts as G. V. Whelan.[1] She is sometimes published as Orla Melling.[2]
Early life and education
Melling was born in Ireland, but moved with her family to Toronto, Ontario when she was four.[3] Her father was a musician and she had nine brothers and sisters.[4]
Melling was educated at Loretto College School in Toronto.[5] She studied philosophy, Celtic Studies and mediaeval history at Trinity College, University of Toronto.[3]
Career
Melling has said that she started writing after dropping out of studying law: "Writing gave me the excuse I needed to leave my law studies".[2]
Melling has been awarded the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award for The Druid's Tale, and the Ruth Schwartz Award for Children's Literature.[6][1] The Druid's Tale has been translated into Czech and Japanese.[7]
Her influences include Patricia Lynch.[3][7]
Melling has also worked as a teacher of Irish dance and been an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy.[8]
Critical response
The critic Ciara Ní Bhroin has described Melling's novels as "weaving ... modern Canadian protagonists into ancient myth". She identifies a "nostalgic, regressive strain" in The Druid's Tale, and writes that "Melling both confirms and denies traditional portrayals of Ireland and the feminine". Ní Bhroin positions Melling's work within Anglo-Irish literature.[3]
Personal life
Melling lives in Bray, County Wicklow. She has a daughter.[1]
Books
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- The Chronicles of Faerie series (1993–2003)
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References
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External links
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- Biography at Mythic Imagination Institute (mythicjourneys.org)
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- Living people
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- Canadian women novelists
- Trinity College (Canada) alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- People from Bray, County Wicklow
- Canadian women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Writers from County Wicklow