Say hello

If you’re a teacher, librarian, bookseller, or reader of any age, I’d love to hear from you!

Most of my events are in Melbourne, with some in other capital cities or regional Victoria. I can also post an autographed sticker to a trusted adult's postal address for interstate and international fans. I write them by hand, so it's just like getting your book signed in person!

To book me for school talks and library visits, contact one of my speakers’ agencies:
- Lamont Authors to order my books at the same time
- Or Booked Out to browse some of the sessions I run.

This includes virtual lessons for venues I can't attend in person, like interstate and rural schools.

Feel free to email me directly at melloramelia@gmail.com if you’d like to send a longer message, or an attachment such as fan art.

Please note that I am unable to take on manuscript assessment work at the moment. I’m open to providing endorsements for new books relevant to my genres, but ask that these requests come via publishers or agents. This is because I am a big snob, a bad liar, and a coward. I only endorse books I really like, and I’d hate to have to tell an author (however gently) that their book didn’t click for me. Kids’ writing is the major exception to this rule. I love the little sparks of brilliance that appear in the work of artsy kids, and to me, their writing is always unique and wonderful.

I also delete everything that writes or otherwise behaves like an AI, so if you’re a human and you haven’t heard back from me in a few weeks, please give me a nudge and I’ll reply as soon as I can.