Melissa writes books for kids and teens about flawed, funny characters who get in their own way. Her fiction has won awards, including an SCBWI Midsouth mentorship and the Grinspoon Jewish Story Award.

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As a journalist, she’s contributed to publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle, Runner’s World, and National Geographic Adventure, where she was an editor.

 

She lives in Nashville with her husband, three kids, and book-eating dog (he thinks fiction is delicious).