Melissa Hart lives and writes in Eugene, Oregon. She's the author of the memoir,
Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood (Seal, 2009).
Her essays have appeared in
The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Orion, High Country News, The Advocate, Adbusters,
Hemispheres,
Horizon Air Magazine,
The Writer, and
Writer's Digest.
She teaches Travel and Feature Writing courses at the
School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, and memoir courses for
U.C. Berkeley's online extension program. Melissa speaks frequently for writing-related organizations and conferences in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact her at melissa(at)melissahart(dot)com
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