Who Is Melodi Bac?
Born on January 4, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkiye, Melodi Bac made her literary debut at just sixteen, capturing the attention of fantasy readers with her first published novel. Building upon her early success with national and international achievements, Bac has established herself as one of the prominent voices in Turkish fantasy literature.
Best known for her Taboo and Anka series, Bac has reached readers far beyond Turkiye's borders. In 2024, Return of Anka, the first installment of the Anka series, was published internationally in 30 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and India, further strengthening her presence in the international literary landscape.
A recipient of four literary awards and a member of the Fantasy and Science Fiction Arts Association (FABİSAD), Melodi Bac continues to create new fantasy worlds and bring her stories to readers around the globe.
The Series
Melodi Bac and the Taboo Series
Melodi Baç first captured readers' attention with her debut novel, Taboo (Yasak), which she began writing at the age of thirteen and published at sixteen. At seventeen, she released its sequel, Taboo II: Crista (Yasak II: Crista), earning her the title of "Turkey's J.K. Rowling."
The Taboo series is a young adult fantasy saga following the forbidden love between an angel and a mortal.
Melodi Bac and the Anka Series
The first book in the Anka series, Return of Anka (Anka’nın Dönüşü), was published by Destek Publishing in 2015. The second book, The 100th Generation (Yüzüncü Nesil), followed in December 2016. In 2018, Baç signed a publishing agreement with Müptela Publishing, an imprint of Ithaki Publisinh Group (İthaki Yayin Grubu). After undergoing revisions, both novels were republished in 2019. The third installment, Ash (Kül), was released in September 2019, followed by the fourth book, Verge (Sınır), in February 2022, and the final installment, The Last War (Son Savaş), in June 2024.
With The Last War, the Anka series came to an end. Yet, as the series reached its conclusion, the Anka (Phoenix) spread its wings and took flight into the world! In 2024, the first book in the series was published internationally under the title Return of Anka, reaching readers in 30 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and China.
In 2019, Melodi Baç was named Best Woman Author of the Year at the Vizyon Medya International Achievement Awards. In 2022, her novel Verge earned third place in the Best Fantasy Novel of the Year category at the Kayıp Rıhtım Awards. In 2024, the Anka series received the Most Successful Fantasy Book Series of the Year award at the Saat Kulesi Awards.
A New Dragon Series from Bac: Flamebound
Melodi Bac and a New Dragon Series
Melodi Baç is preparing to reunite with her readers through a new project she has been working on since 2024. In a world ruled by magic, dragons, and witches, a young witch princess loses her kingdom and family to a devastating invasion, only to find herself surrounded by enemies and forced into marriage with the dragon prince responsible for her kingdom's downfall. In this tale of revenge, love, and betrayal, the awakening of an ancient darkness threatens to change the fate of the entire world.
From Literature to the Screen
Passionate about the arts, Melodi Bac briefly studied architecture before changing her academic path and graduating as valedictorian from Istanbul Bilgi University's Film and Television Department in 2017. Determined to pursue her dreams, she moved to Los Angeles in 2018 and studied screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), taking her creative career onto the international stage.
During her studies at UCLA, her original television pilot earned her a quarterfinalist placement in the 2019 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship competition. Shortly afterward, she began serving as a judge for a screenwriting competition organized by Final Draft, the internationally renowned screenwriting software company. Bac has also worked on translation projects for Netflix, gaining experience across different areas of the international entertainment and publishing industries.
A member of American United Story Analysts since 2019, Bac joined the Fantasy and Science Fiction Arts Association (FABİSAD) in 2024.
Currently based in San Diego, California, Melodi Bac continues to work as a script consultant, translator, editor, and screenwriting competition judge while developing her own novels and screenplays.
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