Clive Gilson - The Story Guy
Writer, Editor & Folklorist

Don't forget to visit my dedicated YouTube channel - @CliveGilson - where you'll find over 120 folktales, myths and legends just waiting for you, with new stories dropping every week......
Welcome...
What's New?
Welcome to my site! Feel free to explore the menu at the top of the page to learn more about me and my work. I'm excited to share my journey with you, so dive in and enjoy!

In The Works...
What's coming up over the next few weeks and months?
Released March 14th 2025
Melodies in Black Ink is a bold and electrifying collection of short stories inspired by the raw emotion, poetic grit, and sonic storytelling of contemporary rock and indie music. Each tale pulses with the spirit of a song, stories of love and loss, rebellion and redemption, heartache and hope, woven together in a literary mixtape that celebrates the power of music to move, haunt, and transform. Gritty, lyrical, and charged with atmosphere, this is fiction turned all the way up.





Tales Told By The Narrador
Folk tales, myths and legends from South America - due in the Fireside Tales series some time around end of September 2025
Tales Told By the Cuentacuentos
Folk tales, myths and legends from Central America - due in the Fireside Tales series some time around end of November 2025
Tales From The Carribbean
Folk tales, myths and legends from the Caribbean islands and nations - due in the Fireside Tales series some time around end of July 2025
Acts Of Faith
A brand new novel by Clive - telling a timely tale of suspense and political intrigue loosely based on the Lebanese hostage crisis in the 1980's...
Proud Jenny Jay
A beautiful new collection of short stories that tell tales of Corvid myths and legends in British history and in contemporary settings,,,

Audio Books
Over the next few months I'm excited to be launching my first foray into the audio book world. Melodies In Black Ink should be ready in the summer, to be followed by Jenny Jay in the autumn...