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Melissa Blair

Melissa Blair
Melissa (she/her/kwe) is an Anishinaabekwe of mixed ancestry living in Turtle Island. She splits her time between Treaty 9 in Northern Ontario and the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg in Ottawa, Canada. She has a graduate degree in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, loves movies, and hates spoons. Melissa has a BookTok account where she discusses her favorite kinds of books including Indigenous and queer fiction, feminist literature, and non-fiction. She is the author of the Halfling Saga books, which include A Broken Blade, Shadow Crown, and, most recently, A Vicious Game.


Imagining a World Where Anti-Colonial Fantasy Lit Is the Norm, Not the Exception

Melissa Blair on Writing the Indigenous-Centered Book She Wanted as a Schoolchild
March 1, 2024  By Melissa Blair
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