Melinda Cochrane is a poet, and fiction author. Her publication credits include: The art of poetic inquiry, (Backalong Books), a novella, Desperate Freedom, (Brian Wrixon Books Canada), and 2 collections of poetry; The Man Who Stole Father’s Boat, (Backalong Books), and She’s an Island Poet, (melindacochrane.com). Desperate Freedom was on the bestseller's list for one week, and The Man Who Stole Father’s Boat is one of hope and encouragement for all those living in the social welfare system. She’s been published in online magazines such as, ‘Life as a Human’ as a regular author, and Shannon Grissom’s magazine. Melinda received the Mary Belle Campbell Scholarship for Poetry from the North Carolina Writers Network. And was also a winner of the summer Malahat Review weekly Monostich Contest. She's published work in the Quills literary poetry journal, as well as Red Fez and Poetry Zoo online poetry journals. She’s read in Bournemouth England, North Carolina, and Montreal… Source: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/melinda-cochrane/podcast