Melvin Fechner was born in the Barossa Valley, South Australia, where their father was manager of a local newspaper. Melvin worked as a library assistant/researcher for News Ltd in the 1990s, but left due to political differences. Melvin has been recipient of grants from Arts SA and has been published in a diverse range of publications including Knives Australia. Melvin blogs here at and is on Twitter @MelvinFWriter.
