Hi, I'm Melanie. I’m a writer based out of Brooklyn. My fiction is deeply rooted in character and emotion. It’s also very, very gay. I’m currently at work on a slightly spooky literary novel about the horrors of compulsory heterosexuality. I’m fun at parties.

I've been published in literary journals including Lunch Ticket and New Forum. My manuscript Atlanta/Pacifica was the runner-up for the SCBWI Sue Alexander Award. I was the winner of the SCBWI Los Angeles Mentorship Contest and completed a year-long mentorship with E. Katherine Kottaras. My short story "Thief River Falls" was an honorable mention for the national Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize.

I hold a BA in English with an Emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of California, Irvine, and I’ve studied with Melissa Bank, Michelle Latiolais, Patricia McCormick, and Melanie Thorne, among others.

I also volunteer as a writing mentor through WriteGirl, which is an incredible organization that seeks to empower teen girls through writing. Please check them out at writegirl.org!