Writer and illustrator of diverse stories.
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About
Melissa Jayne (she/her) is a writer/illustrator and a graduate of Bath Spa University with a degree in Creative Writing and Film Studies. Jayne focuses on writing diverse, queer stories that engage with issues of gender, race, sexuality, and disability.
Her webcomic Summer of Seoul is a lesbian K-pop romcom about two queer girls determined to make their relationship work when faced with extraordinary circumstances. SoS deals with topics such as closeted relationships, the cruelty of media industries, and queer found family.
She has been featured in the Beloved zine of Butch/Femme art and writing, awarded runner-up in the Prose Purple Transgender Writing Competition, and is a regular on the second season of the podcast Determination, Deliberation, and Dragons.
Short Stories
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There was a smell of wet dirt and school lunches persisting in the air. She was sitting beside the window, as always. You sat on the side of the aisle. It meant that the brown birthmark below her left eye was invisible until she turned her face towards you… Read More
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With her hands on the handlebar of her shopping trolley and the fluorescent lights giving her a headache, isolation seemed an attractive idea. She remembered a recent dream where she had walked into the ocean. Fragments of her unconsciousness, a white nightdress, the starless sky, and the dark waves lapping at her feet… Read More
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Wei crossed his arms over his bare chest. “Have you ever been stung by a wasp?”
“No,” Tate admitted, frowning in a way that made him seem more attractive.
“You wouldn’t understand,” Wei whispered.
Tate slid his pale hand around the skin of Wei’s waist. “I didn’t disagree with you, it was just unexpected.” Read More
Experience
I have experience writing to a deadline while studying Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. This course also encouraged me to write a wide range of genres and forms (including poetry, science-fiction, and even picture books)!
Gallery
Essays
A collection of essays from my undergraduate degree, including feminist film theory and my dissertation on queer Asian representation in American cinema.