Melanie Kanicky Melanie Kanicky i(24984035 works by)
Gender: Female
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 'Melanie Kanicky is a Melbourne-based author. Born in the Yarra Valley, Melanie has a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film & Television) from Deakin University, and is currently completing her master’s degree in Writing & Literature with a focus on creative writing. Outside of her studies, Melanie currently manages a bookstore, where she delights in sharing her love of reading and literature with others. Her short fiction has appeared in the Wyndham Writing Awards Anthology and the Forty South Short Story Anthology, as well as being shortlisted for the 2022 Tasmanian Writers’ Prize.' (https://www.dropbox.com/s/i8f3dk5z0ckjazt/oct23k_rs.pdf?dl=0)

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y separately published work icon The Weaver Adelaide : MidnightSun , 2023 26505828 2023 single work novel young adult fantasy

'In a remote village, bordered by woods and an endless winter, Saatcha lives in the attic of her ailing father's blacksmithery.

'As her father's health fades and he is no longer able to work, Saatcha takes it upon herself to keep the forge running.

'But when a pair of thieves appear in the dead of night, Saatcha's duty to her father is torn from her. Forced to leave her home behind, the bounds of magic that once held Saatcha begin to slip away.

'Papa is gone.

'Magic is real.

'And her kidnappers are much more than simple thieves.

'As Saatcha's world is irrevocably altered, she must rely on her new friends to find the truth of her past - and what it might mean for the future of the kingdom.' (Publication summary)
2023 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Novel
Salt for Cleansing 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Forty South Short Story Anthology 2022 2022;
2022 finalist Tasmanian Writers’ Prize
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