Melanie Dixon

Writer, environmentalist, editor, writing tutor, tramper, find me camping in the mountains.

[WORD Christchurch @WORDChCh]

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!

[NZCYA Awards @nzcya]

"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

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

Simon Armitage: Poets can fight climate crisis by making us spellbound by nature https://t.co/tzFFyW0Y2E

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

@ChangiAirport Does this include visitors transferring planes, without leaving the airport?

[Michelle Elvy @MichelleElvy]

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. https://t.co/6K01rHaYj8

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

Things I’ve learned about writing from running. Sometimes getting started is the hardest part.

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

My story ‘Orange and White’ is live on Flash Flood as part on the UK’s National Flash Fiction Day celebrations. 😊

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

Thrilled to be on this year’s NZ National Flash Fiction Day’s Micro Madness longlist.

[Chris Dixon @MAKAQueS_keys]

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

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

Loved reading @amy_may's The Outrun. Really makes me want to visit Orkney.

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

@essiewhitewrite @KatieFurze @Rachkln Yes please come to New Zealand!!

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

@dianestoy @essiewhitewrite @KatieFurze @Rachkln Would LOVE to see you @dianestoy and Viv in Christchurch!

[Chris Dixon @MAKAQueS_keys]

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

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

Cycling across the city makes me feel like I’m 12 years old all over again!

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

I’ve had the most amazing time in Auckland. First Tiritiri Mantangi then the National Writers’ Forum. Just wow!

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

Had to build a fence around my lemon tree to protect it from rampaging guinea-pigs!

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

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?

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

@MAKAQueS_keys How does it smell?

[Melanie Dixon @MelDixonWriter]

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!