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Melissa Demirel’s debut novel, BLOODWORK, a satirical horror rom-com—a #1 BESTSELLER and #1 NEW RELEASE under Amazon’s Vampire Horror and Horror Comedy categories—was published in February 2024 by Black Rose Writing. She is a screenwriter, writing consultant, and writer-for-hire for the entertainment industry. She received her MA, summa cum laude, in Creative Writing from CSUN. She is an English Professor at College of the Canyons, and mentored creative writing students for the 2025 Santa Clarita Valley Book Festival's pitching competition, which she and her students won. She serves as a Committee Member for the SCV Book Festival as well and gives readings, book signings, and Querying Workshops at the annual Festival. In August 2026, she won a Grant from the COC Foundation to support her creative writing as well as teaching students and faculty about the traditional publishing industry.
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