Regina O'Melveny

Regina O'Melveny is a writer and assemblage artist in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Her poetry and prose have appeared in literary magazines including The Bellingham Review, The Sun, and Barrow Street. She has published poetry collections and chapbooks, including The Shape of Emptiness from Sheila-Na-Gig Editions (2019), which explores her relationship with her father, her mother's mental health, and her family life. Her novel The Book of Madness and Cures was published by Little, Brown and Company and named by NPR as one of the six best historical novels of 2012.