Melanie Dixon
@MelDixonWriter
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Writer, environmentalist, editor, writing tutor, tramper, find me camping in the mountains.
New Zealand
Joined October 2011
WORD Christchurch 2024 is officially underway! Here we are at Lost the Plot! The WORD Quiz hosted by Louise & Gareth Ward with quizmaster @MelDixonWriter at Tūranga. This session SOLD OUT so don’t miss out on other sessions. Book your tickets now and we’ll see you at WORD!
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"Books that will delight and inform – from big names such as Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop, Stacy Gregg, Tessa Duder and Donovan Bixley as well as talented newcomers – have been announced today as finalists." 👉Read the full release here: https://t.co/wkeQ7tyOs0
#NZCYA #BooksAlive
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Simon Armitage: Poets can fight climate crisis by making us spellbound by nature
theguardian.com
Writer tells Hay festival about his new book, Blossomise, and his hopes to inspire people to preserve the natural world
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All across Aotearoa: See you Saturday, June 22! Come one, come all -- celebrate National Flash Fiction Day in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Waikato and Wellington. Plus a workshop in Northland on June 23.
nationalflash.org
National Flash Fiction Day 2024. Watch this space for more information about local NFFD events, including workshops, writing opportunities and more on June 22.
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Things I’ve learned about writing from running. Sometimes getting started is the hardest part.
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My story ‘Orange and White’ is live on Flash Flood as part on the UK’s National Flash Fiction Day celebrations. 😊
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Thrilled to be on this year’s NZ National Flash Fiction Day’s Micro Madness longlist.
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Sad news. This amazingly rich brownfield meadow at the edge of Oxford Business Park - normally a sea of wild broomrapes, orchids and more - has been mown flat at just the worst time! Who ordered this senseless destruction? @oxford_park @Arlington__ @BSBIbotany @BBOWT @Love_plants
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Loved reading @amy_may's The Outrun. Really makes me want to visit Orkney.
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I will be at the #BSBIExhibitionMeeting in Ormskirk this Saturday, presenting a poster about my innovative plant ID app. Please come and see me if you have any questions or if you would like to see the app in action. (The meeting is free and booking is still open!) @BSBIbotany
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Cycling across the city makes me feel like I’m 12 years old all over again!
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I’ve had the most amazing time in Auckland. First Tiritiri Mantangi then the National Writers’ Forum. Just wow!
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Had to build a fence around my lemon tree to protect it from rampaging guinea-pigs!
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When I go back and read over all the words I’ve written in this week’s flu-induced haze, will it all be complete gibberish?
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So excited to receive my contributor copy of 'Bonsai: Best small stories from Aotearoa New Zealand' in the post today. Can't wait till the launch party as part of WORD Christchurch. There are some amazing stories in this book!
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Comet, asteroid, meteor, meteoroid, meteorite... know your space rocks! This handy #infographic illustrates what’s what, just in time for #AsteroidDay2018 Download: https://t.co/S8KcZTWxE9
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Today’s highlight- waiting at the bus stop for a bus that never came. #lytteltonfestivaloflights #lovemyfriends #fishandchipsathomeinstead
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I knew R (age 13) was genuinely unwell when he spontaneously started doing the washing-up. 🤣
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