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Melanie was awarded the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2016 for the manuscript that would become Australia Day.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.

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.

<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/melanie-cheng">Melanie Cheng</a> is a writer and general practitioner of Chinese-Australian heritage.
Melanie was awarded the Victorian Premier&rsquo;s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2016 for the manuscript that would become Australia Day.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&rsquo;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:
<ul>
<li>Melanie is published by Text Publishing, and mentions <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/Michael-Heyward%20">Michael Heyward</a>, her editor.</li>
<li>Melanie also mentions the impact The Slap by <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/christos-tsiolkas%20">Christos Tsiolkas</a> has had on her writing.</li>
</ul>
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Melanie&rsquo;s interview is available at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/melanie-cheng">www.thegarretpodcast.com/melanie-cheng</a>.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.

Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).

The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).

The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram or Twitter.

You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.
Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).
The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/garretpodcast">Twitter</a>.
You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

🎧 Interviews with writers about craft and industry figures about what gets published and why.

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