Melanie Whipman
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'Llama Sutra​' - a contender for the Edge Hill Prize and winner of the Rubery International Book Award Short Story Category 2017. Listen to a clip (read by Camilla Beeput) on Radio 4
'Wonderful, compulsive reading'

                                                  

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​Melanie is a writer, editor and lecturer. Her work has been broadcast on Radio 4 and published in numerous literary and commercial magazines and anthologies. 

She is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Chichester; leads creative writing workshops in Farnham, and is commissioning editor for The Story Player.


Her debut short story collection, Llama Sutra, won the  Rubery International Book Award (short story category) in 2017 and was a contender for the Edge Hill Prize. She is currently editing her novel, which was written during her MA in Creative Writing, and which was awarded the Kate Betts Prize. She has a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the University of Southampton.

Melanie grew up in Brighton and has lived in London, France, Israel and Germany. She now lives in a village near Guildford.


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  • LLAMA SUTRA
  • Published work
    • Short Story Reviews
  • Creative Writing Courses Surrey
  • Editing Services
  • STUDENT SUCCESS
  • PRISON WORKSHOPS
  • News
  • LIT LIVE FRENSHAM
  • EVENTS
    • Greek Writing Retreat