Award-Winning Author of Fantasy Books & Magical Adventure
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About Michael
About the author
Michael Scott Clifton crafts tales where magic and mystery collide, captivating readers across genres. An avid reader, enthusiastic gardener, and movie aficionado, he calls Mount Pleasant, Texas home with his wife, Melanie. Clifton’s award-winning bibliography includes the spellbinding The Treasure Hunt Club, the haunting The Janus Witch, and the acclaimed sports romance The End Game.
His Conquest of the Veil series—The Open Portal, Escape From Wheel, A Witch’s Brew, and Cavern of the Veil Queen—sweeps readers into enchanted realms. Notably, Edison Jones and the Anti-Grav Elevator earned the Feathered Quill Award for Teen/YA fiction, while Pringle Prawn, an urban fantasy, clinched a 2024 Reader’s Favorite Book Award. Every one of Clifton’s novels has garnered 5-Star Reviews from Reader’s Favorite. Discover more about his adventures and literary worlds at www.michaealscottclifton.com, or Google him @authormsclifton.
Five Fun Facts About The Author
- Fun fact 1 - As an 11-year-old, Michael was in a Baskin-Robbins commercial holding an ice cream cone with all 31 flavors!
- Fun fact 2 – Michael served all 38 years in public education at the same school, Chapel Hill ISD, Mt. Pleasant, TX. He served as the district’s first Athletic Director, their first Assistant principal, and served as the district’s first ever Jr. High Principal.
- Fun fact 3 – Michael was one of the orphan boys in the Albuquerque Little Theater production of Oliver! He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from Eldorado High School.
- Fun fact 4 – Michael’s car, a 1966 Volkswagen Squareback, broke down three times on his honeymoon, including once in the tiny Mississippi town of D’Lo. Michael and his wife finished their honeymoon with only a quarter—to be used to call for help should the VW break down again.
- Fun Fact 5 - NBA Hall of Famer, Shaquille O’Neal, stood next to Michael at an Austin buffet. Seventeen years old and over seven-foot-tall at the time, Shaquille was there with his San Antonio Cole team who won the Boys State Basketball Tournament that year.
Speaker
Interested in Michael speaking to your group? Here are a few of the organizations Michael has spoken to on a myriad of topics. Some of the organizations include but are not limited to:
The Longview Public Library
The Titus County Retired Teachers Association
The East Texas Writers Guild
The East Texas Writer's Organization (ETWA)
The Northeast Texas Writers Organization (NETWO) Spring Writer's Conference
The Lindale High School Creative Writing Class
The Chapel Hill School Creative Writing Class
The Longview Book Club
Sesame Literary Club
Arlington South Library
Mount Pleasant Friends Of The Public Library
Overton Library
Podcaster
Book World: The Great Escape
The world of books encompasses a myriad of topics. What better people to host a podcast on the world of books than multi-award-winning authors Michael Scott Clifton & C.J. Peterson!
This live broadcast is on Wednesday afternoons at 4 PM CT! Don't miss a single episode as they talk about everything books, authors, reviews, comics, artists, and interviews.
Blogger
Be inspired by Michael's blog posts! He does interviews with his characters and thoughts from the author himself.
Appearances
See the appearances page to find out where Michael will be appearing near you!