Melissa J White

Melissa J White is a creative nonfiction author whose work has been called, gripping, lucid, and delicious. Her book from Tres Chicas Books,"Dizzy Sushi," is about her year living, traveling, and teaching English conversation in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan. Her reviews, interviews, poetry and fiction have been published in Whole Earth Review, THE Magazine, Indian Artist Magazine, the Santa Fe Reporter, Crosswinds, Fish Drum and Noctiluca--an English language magazine from Japan--and the Santa Fe New Mexican among others.

BOOKS

2024 "Beautiful Girl," Facing-Pages Press

2013 "Dizzy Sushi," Tres Chicas Books

2010 "Angel Someone," Amazon

AWARDS

2020 Cover Design Finalist, NM-AZ Book Awards, “A Hundred Cups of Coffee,” M. Sagan, Tres Chicas Books

2014 Finalist, New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, Dizzy Sushi

2012 Best of 48Hour Film Project, “Baking Bad,” script supervisor

2011 Best Crowdsourced Mobile App, MIX Challenge Santa Fe

2009 Winner, New Mexico Holiday Writing Contest

2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival, 1st Prize, Short Screenplay, “ID”

2006 Recursos de Santa Fe Discovery Prize

2006 Winner, New Mexico Holiday Writing Contest, “Night of Shiva”

1999 ADDY Awards for Excellence in Advertising, Santa Fe, NM

1987 Henry Austin Prize for Poetry, St. John's College, Santa Fe

BIZ

Melissa is the owner of Facing Pages, a book services studio specializing in editing, designing and marketing all genres of books.

EDUCATION

After graduating from St. John's College with a major in western philosophy and a minor in math, Melissa traveled and lived in Japan, studied Japanese, Zen, and worked teaching English conversation for ECC. Since 2018, she has been studying criminal justice and holds a certificate in Criminal Investigation from the Santa Fe Community College as well as an Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies.

FILM

Melissa was accepted into the New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive and studied with Tom Musca, Jonathan Wacks, Kirk Ellis, and Diane Schneier-Perrin. She has worked in the New Mexico film industry as a script supervisor and assistant production coordinator. She was the first blog editor of the Santa Fe Film Festival for two years, 2011 & 2012.

Melissa's directorial debut, the short film "Wastewater," premiered at the New Mexico Film Expo in September, 2009, and has also been shown at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival and the Auxiliary Dogs Film Festival in Albuquerque.

HOME

Melissa has made Santa Fe her home since 1981.