AM(Melanie) Dixon is an Ōtautahi Christchurch based writer. Her short stories and flash fiction have appeared in journals and anthologies in New Zealand and overseas. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland, as well as science degrees from the University of York and Oxford University. Melanie is the current Director of Hagley Writers’ Institute, and also teaches creative writing at the University of Canterbury and Arcadia University. An avid reader, she especially enjoys work by other Aotearoa New Zealand authors. Melanie is inspired by the outdoors and when she’s not writing you can find her planning her next adventure.
THE THREE LAMPS
The Three Lamps is named for an old Auckland landmark that used to stand at the top of College Hill – a gathering place where the trams turned, speakers drew crowds, and the city met the suburbs.