Adjunct Lecturer (Creative Writing, Family History) Qualifications MA (Writing), Edith Cowan University, 2012 BA Honours (Creative Writing), Edith Cowan University, 2007 GradDipEd (English), Edith Cowan University, 1993 BA (Creative Writing), Curtin University, 1991 Diploma of Family History, University of Tasmania, 2019 PhD Candidate, Curtin University Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Biography

Melinda Tognini creative work has been published in anthologies in Australia and the US. Developed from her Master of Arts thesis, her first book, Many Hearts, One Voice: the story of the War Widows’ Guild in Western Australia was published by Fremantle Press in 2015. Her teaching draws on twenty-five years of industry experience and a heart for mentoring other writers and family historians. Outside the classroom, she works part-time for Writing WA, which advocates for and resources the writing community, and is actively involved in other community-based family history and writing organisations. Melinda is currently a PhD candidate at Curtin University, exploring the form and structure of life writing that explores complex social issues.

Teaching Areas

Creative writing, family history

Creative Works

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Professional Associations

• Australian Society of Authors
• Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP)
• Oral History WA (OHWA)
• Family History WA
• Writing WA

Research

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