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I am an editor and writer of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction as well as a library manager and comms and marketing specialist in a high school. Some of my work is published in Shaping the Fractured Self: poetry of chronic illness and pain. My current writing projects are a climate change fiction, a picture story about accepting responsibility, and a historical fiction based on my female convict ancestor.

Read more about me here, see my awards and publications, or read the blog series I wrote while my mum was dying here. My blog posts are usually about writing, reading and musings from the heart, and sometimes about other things.

You can follow me on various social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.

Every story takes time (and a cheer squad)

Two weeks ago I said to my husband that I should stop calling myself a writer. I felt utter despair with my two large writing projects. They felt too big, too overwhelming. It was the end of the school holidays and I had not done the big thinking and planning work on either of them…

About Meg Dunley

Meg Dunley is a writer of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. She works in communications and marketing in the education industry, and as a freelancer providing services in editing, proofreading and content creation.

My Mother’s Journey

When Meg’s mum found out that she was dying of cancer, she asked all to come and celebrate her life with her. Meg wrote a weekly post about this.

Read more My Mother’s Journey

“I was always very impressed with the work Meg did. She is diligent, organised and has great technical ability. I asked Meg back on a number of occasions to do further proofreading and editing work, and recommended her for a number of positions within RMIT.”
– James Hannan, RMIT Student Communications

“I highly recommend Meg as an astute, results oriented editor. She produced very well-regarded materials for the 11th Biennial Conference of the Association for Academic Language and Learning in 2013, including the substantial Conference Program. The clear, logical layout and ease of identifying specific elements were commented on by many participants and her typeface decisions and text orientation on the pages added to this clarity and overall professional ‘look’. Despite very tight deadlines for printing, Meg’s professionalism ensured these deadlines were easily met. She was also a pleasure to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending her for any writing or editing work.”
– Judy Maxwell, Senior Coordinator at RMIT