Mel Lee-Smith

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Sure, Mel is an excellent writer. But she’s so much more than that.

— Amy Caldwell, Content Strategist @ Breezy HR

Mel is 100% committed to ensuring the highest levels of editorial quality and integrity on any project she puts her name to.

— Tim Falk, Freelance Journalist & Writer

Mel’s a talented writer and editor. Her writing contributions are fantastic and capture the style and voice we’re striving to achieve.

— Lindsay Lenser, Former Editor at Outdoorsy

It is evident that writing is indeed Mel's lifelong passion, and that’s something that truly shines through the quality of her work.

— Genna Ash-Brown, Former Editor @ StudyInternational

Mel has been a huge asset to our site's content creation, which includes editorial management as well as writing skillfully researched and informed pieces herself.

— Hannah Hollinger, Former Growth Marketing Specialist at Wag! Group Co.

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Lander University

BA, English
Class of 2015

Studied technical writing, linguistics, rhetoric, and discourse analysis. I tutored writing at Lander for two semesters through a work-study program and was a member of the Honors College. Other achievements include winning 2 academic scholarships and studying abroad in England.

University of Winchester

MA, Creative and Critical Writing
Class of 2016

Studied how to combine research and rationale with contemporary fiction, scriptwriting for TV and film, and other creative writing genres for the modern publishing industry. Completed a 30,000-word dissertation and an independent study on fictionalized autobiography.