Melissa Ashley

Melissa Ashley is the author of historical fiction novels The Naturalist of Amsterdam, The Bee and the Orange Tree, The Birdman's Wife, which won the Queensland Literary Awards Fiction prize and the ABA Booksellers Choice Award. She has published a collection of poetry, The Hospital for Dolls, as well as short stories, essays and academic articles. Melissa is passionate about historical women's forgotten lives, particularly in science. Melissa teaches creative writing in private and institutional settings and lives in Brisbane with her family.