Call For More Young People To Write
By Sharon AustinPublished: August 31, 2009 Author of The Pearl, Melanie Springer (right), presenting Minister of Youth, Family and Sports, Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, with
On Imaginings
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I think happily for me, I am easily able to tap into my creative inner child. So, in a sense, it becomes possible for me to go to that land where those characters are.
History
Melanie Springer is a Barbadian Writer, Multi-media Specialist and Educator. She was born on the island of Antigua, in a time of quiet protest, and steady freedom from oppression into freedom of Pan African expression. While still a toddler, her family relocated to Barbados where she spent the remainder of her formative years. Her late teens were devoted to studying Fine Arts at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas in Puerto Rico, and Art Education at the Barbados Community College. Both experiences were invaluable for exposing her to a wide variety of creative media across diverse cultures..
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Her growing passion for the audio-visual would lead her to Martinique where she worked as an au-pair, and gained proficiency in French with the intention to study film in France. She was however so inspired by the multicultural beauty of the Caribbean, that her subsequent travels would ultimately lead her to Cuba and to La Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV). The school boasts among its founders, world renowned author and Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez.
Melanie’s experience of sharing culturally rich creative spaces with the multi-talented and the multi-linguistic was further nourished by the school’s vision of “Polivalencia”. This emphasis on cultivating the well-rounded cinematographer meant that she could, while specialising in Sound Engineering, at the same time immerse herself in the world of Creative Writing.
Career
Between her writing projects, Melanie Springer works as a Producer/Director and as a Consultant in Cinematic Arts for various institutions and cultural bodies in Barbados and the Caribbean Region. Since 2005 she has successfully run her own multi-media production company, providing Brand Communications in the form of Print Ads, TV & Radio Commercials, Documentaries & Features and even Music Videos. The author is also a former tutor of the Barbados Community College Associate Degree in Fine Arts, and of the BFA in Graphic Design programmes. Her areas of focus were Interrelated Media and Creative Writing.
Publications
In 2009 Melanie published debut novel; “Pearl – a Caribbean Story” to very positive reviews.
Genres: Fiction, Drama, Caribbean Literature, Women’s Literature, Coming of Age, Who Dunnit, Dark Comedy, Humour, Family, Teen & Young Adult, Adventure, Adolescence,
Genres: Fiction, Drama, Caribbean Literature, Women’s Literature, Coming of Age, Who Dunnit, Dark Comedy, Humour, Family, Teen & Young Adult, Adventure, Adolescence,
Her second work of fiction is the publication; Bimsy Whimsody (a tale of tails lost, in pictures and poetry). This is an illustrated storybook for readers of all ages.
Genres: Fiction, Drama, Caribbean Literature, Children’s Literature, Colouring book, Mystery book, Bedtime Rhymes, Love and compassion
Genres: Fiction, Drama, Caribbean Literature, Children’s Literature, Colouring book, Mystery book, Bedtime Rhymes, Love and compassion
What's New
Melanie Springer is currently working on two projects:
These are two intriguing multi-dimensional trips!
- a novella titled; “Mermaid Run” an origin story with supernatural beings
- a short story collection titled; “Journeyling Chronicles”- in a world of humans, ethereal characters intersect our lives as ghosts, ancestors, spirit guides, and angels, dragons, aliens and other-worldly creatures – even God might make an appearance in their multidimensional experiences.
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