About Melissa

Melissa Baumgart’s writing about film and television has appeared on Bright Wall/Dark Room, We Are the Mutants, Crooked Marquee, and Hey Alma. Her young adult short story, “Don’t Quote Me,” won the Katherine Paterson Prize from Hunger Mountain Journal for the Arts. Originally from Ohio but now based in New York, Melissa studied Radio/TV/Film and History at Northwestern University, and has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She can often be found in the nearest art museum, volunteering at the New York Film Festival, or traipsing around Central Park. She is represented by Linda Camacho of Gallt & Zacker.