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2025

Other Outputs

A good kind of trouble

Saward, Melanie and Blurton, Brooke (2025). A good kind of trouble. Sydney, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins Publishers Australia.

A good kind of trouble

2024

Book

Love Unleashed

Saward, Melanie (2024). Love Unleashed. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Penguin Random House Australia.

Love Unleashed

2023

Other Outputs

Burn

Saward, Melanie (2023). Burn. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Affirm Press.

Burn

2022

Book

Higher degree by research: Factors for Indigenous student success

Anderson, Peter, Blue, Levon, Pham, Thu and Saward, Melanie (2022). Higher degree by research: Factors for Indigenous student success. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-5178-7

Higher degree by research: Factors for Indigenous student success

2025

Other Outputs

The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’

Saward, Melanie (2025, 10 22). The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’ The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.3n3xmyyeg

The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’

2025

Journal Article

Indigenous rights-based approaches to decolonising research methodologies in settler colonial contexts

Anderson, Peter, Diamond, Zane M., Pham, Thu, Baeza Peña, Angela, Tapia, Carla, Blue, Levon, Saward, Melanie, Hurley, Angelina, Pecar, Kate, Kelly, Amanda, Forbes, Owen, Goerke, Veronica, Diamond, Jeane, Cathcart, Abby, Sato, Chizu, Maeda, Koji, Fox, Russell and Howe, Wren D. W. (2025). Indigenous rights-based approaches to decolonising research methodologies in settler colonial contexts. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 10 1553208, 10. doi: 10.3389/frma.2025.1553208

Indigenous rights-based approaches to decolonising research methodologies in settler colonial contexts

2025

Other Outputs

A tough sell: fighting for space on the path to publication

Saward, Melanie (2025, 07 09). A tough sell: fighting for space on the path to publication Bookseller and Publisher

A tough sell: fighting for space on the path to publication

2025

Conference Publication

Connection to Country in Indigenous romantic comedy novels

Saward, Melanie (2025). Connection to Country in Indigenous romantic comedy novels. International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, Mexico City, Mexico, 24-26 June 2025.

Connection to Country in Indigenous romantic comedy novels

2025

Journal Article

A tough sell

Saward, Melanie (2025). A tough sell. Griffith Review.

A tough sell

2025

Journal Article

Bridesmaid revisited

Saward, Melanie (2025). Bridesmaid revisited. The Big Issue.

Bridesmaid revisited

2025

Other Outputs

Beyond the Pink and Fluffy: Centering Tiddaism, Indigeneity, and Intersectionality in the ‘Chick Lit’ Novel

Saward, Melanie (2025). Beyond the Pink and Fluffy: Centering Tiddaism, Indigeneity, and Intersectionality in the ‘Chick Lit’ Novel. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.251793

Beyond the Pink and Fluffy: Centering Tiddaism, Indigeneity, and Intersectionality in the ‘Chick Lit’ Novel

2024

Journal Article

Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review

Baeza Pena, Angela, Xing, Congcong, Blue, Levon, Pham, Thu, Saward, Melanie and Anderson, Peter (2024). Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (2), 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00777-2

Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Heart of my heart

Saward, Melanie (2024). Heart of my heart. The Big Issue.

Heart of my heart

2024

Conference Publication

Where are all the Blakfullas

Saward, Melanie (2024). Where are all the Blakfullas. Romance Writers of Australia Academic Symposium, Adelaide, SA Australia, 16 August 2024.

Where are all the Blakfullas

2024

Journal Article

Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how

Pham, Thu, Blue, Levon E., Baeza, Angela, Anderson, Peter and Saward, Melanie (2024). Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how. EduResearch Matters.

Want Indigenous university students to succeed? Here's how

2024

Journal Article

Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates

Pham, Thu Dinh Xuan, Blue, Levon E., Baeza, Angela, Anderson, Peter J., Xing, Congcong and Saward, Melanie (2024). Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates. Student Success, 16 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.5204/ssj.3154

Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates

2024

Conference Publication

When what’s ugly isn’t considered ugly: the tension between romcom norms and marginalised experience

Saward, Melanie (2024). When what’s ugly isn’t considered ugly: the tension between romcom norms and marginalised experience. Pop Culture Association, Chicago, IL United States, 27-30 March 2024.

When what’s ugly isn’t considered ugly: the tension between romcom norms and marginalised experience

2024

Other Outputs

Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding

Anderson, Peter, Baeza Pena, Angela, Blue, Levon Ellen, Saward, Melanie and Pham, Thu D. (2024, 03 04). Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding The Conversation

Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding

2024

Journal Article

Milk tea

Saward, Melanie (2024). Milk tea. Island Magazine (171).

Milk tea

2023

Other Outputs

When the birds scream: lessons from the cockatoos

Saward, Melanie (2023). When the birds scream: lessons from the cockatoos. Griffith Review, 82 (Animal Magic), 103-109.

When the birds scream: lessons from the cockatoos