Melanie Cheng is a writer and general practitioner of Chinese-Australian heritage.

Melanie was awarded the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2016 for the manuscript that would become Australia Day. Australia Day, a collection of short stories, was published by Text Publishing and was awarded the the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction in 2018.

Her writing has also appeared in The Age, Meanjin, Overland, Griffith Review, Visible Ink, Peril, The Victorian Writer and Seizure.

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Melanie is published by Text Publishing, and mentions Michael Heyward, her editor.
Melanie also mentions the impact The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas has had on her writing.

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Melanie’s interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/melanie-cheng.

Melanie Cheng is a writer and general practitioner of Chinese-Australian heritage. Melanie was awarded the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2016 for the manuscript that would become Australia Day. Australia Day, a collection of short stories, was published by Text Publishing and was awarded the the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction in 2018. Her writing has also appeared in The Age, Meanjin, Overland, Griffith Review, Visible Ink, Peril, The Victorian Writer and Seizure. Related episodes: Melanie is published by Text Publishing, and mentions Michael Heyward, her editor. Melanie also mentions the impact The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas has had on her writing. About The Garret The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Melanie’s interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/melanie-cheng.

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<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia&rsquo;s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

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The Garret: Writers and Publishing is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards. Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more. Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why). The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in AusLit, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures. The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry. You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527" rel="noopener noreferrer">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">astridedwards.com</a>.

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