Aurora Belle

Aurora Belle resides in Canada amid piled cups of tea, lush leaves, rocky mountains and organic living.

She writes YA, Middle Grade, and Children’s 12th century adventure books that breathe life into the fairytales you know and love while saturating the pages with God’s unchanging hope.

Her trilogy-in-progress recently shortlisted for the “In The Beginning Award” and earned runner up in the Word Guild Awards Ceremony.

At the heart of Aurora’s fairytales and message is a passion for fearless living, embracing one’s talents despite weakness or failings, and drawing readers closer to Jesus.

Aurora Belle is the pen name for Melanie Kilsby. One would say that Melanie is the ‘OG’ of BookTube for Christian readers, but there is no doubt that she is a prolific reader who has been writing and practising the gift of storytelling for over 10 years. Melanie has peer-reviewed and critiqued works in her field, leading to incredible connections within the industry. Melanie faithfully served the ministry as a Pastor's Wife and Children's Leader for over 7 years, Outreach Coordinator and Music Events participant for over 15 years, and continually serves the local body to this day.

Most days you can find her sneaking in a quick read beneath forest trees, or revelling in research adventures to search for heroines and heroes of the past to illuminate them again within the pages of her stories!