Lynne Melcombe
BIO
Biography
Lynne has been writing and editing professionally for 40 years. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from University of King's College in Halifax (2015), certificates in writing, editing, and publishing from Simon Fraser University writing and publishing program (2008), and a BA in anthropology and English from University of British Columbia (1984). In August 2026, Iguana Books (hybrid) published Lynne's first book: No Such Thing: A True Story of "Mild" Traumatic Brain Injury and My Twenty-Year (so far) Recovery. She lives in Port Coquitlam, BC, with her office assistant, Loki.
ADDRESS
City: Port Coquitlam,
Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
creative nonfiction, memoir
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
No Such Thing: A True Story of "Mild" Traumatic Brain Injury and My Twenty-Year (so far) Recovery
Publisher
Iguana Books
Year
2026
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Lynne Melcombe
LINKS
Programs & Interests
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