Melissa Aigilo

Melissa Aigilo is a writer and poet from Papua New Guinea.

Life
Aigilo grew up the eldest of five children and attended St Joseph’s International Primary School, Marianville Girls Catholic High School and Port Moresby National High School.

She graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature degree. Her mentors there included Steven Winduo and Russell Soaba.

Publications

 * Falling foliage, 2004, University of Papua New Guinea
 * Poems, Kunapipi, 27(2), 2005, University of Wollongong