Michelle Hamer has been writing professionally for more than 34 years; starting as a cadet journalist at just 19.

She is a highly experienced author, journalist, editor, presenter and writing teacher.

She writes prolifically for dozens of magazines, newspapers and websites around the globe, and had 20 books commercially published.

She was a sub-editor, then section editor at The Age newspaper and edited many in-house magazines for the paper.

She reviewed children’s books for The Age M Magazine, wrote for its Books, Travel, Domain, Property, TV, Cheap Eats, Epicure, 52 Weekends Away and features sections.

Her column, How it Feels, ran in The Age and Queensland Courier Mail and was later published as a book.

She has contributed to dozens of Australian newspapers including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Canberra Times, The West Australian, The Brisbane Courier Mail, the Sydney Morning Herald and magazines such as FHM, Good Medicine, Parents, Women’s Health, Disney Adventures and Living By Design.

She writes articles and content for a broad range of websites such as Mama Mia, The Royal Children’s Hospital Raising Children’s website and The New Daily.

Michelle taught Professional Writing and Editing at TAFE and now runs regular writing programs in schools and online.

She lives with her partner and a very needy Cavoodle in Melbourne.