Melanie Saward is a proud Bigambul and Wakka Wakka woman. She is a lecturer of Australian Studies in the School of Communication and Arts and has recently (July 2024) been appointed as the coordinator of BlackWords. Her research looks at Indigeneity in romantic comedy fiction with a focus on diversity, intersectionality, and the Australian publishing industry.
Melanie is a writer and editor. Her debut fiction book, Burn, was published in 2023 with Affirm press and her first romantic comedy novel, Love Unleashed, was published in August 2024.
Affiliate of Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Lecturer
School of Communication and Arts
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Availability:
Available for supervision
Media expert
Beck Wise teaches and researches in professional, technical and academic writing, with specialisations in the rhetoric of science, visual communication, writing in digital environments, and gender studies.
Current research projects include:
Medical imaging, argumentation and public culture
Reproductive health and access in Australia
Writing instruction for diverse academic disciplines
