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 Port Moresby National High School is one of the six national government high schools in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the only one that does not offer boarding facilities. It was officially opened on 1 June 1995. The school's intake is limited to G ...

. She graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature degree.

Publications

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

References

1983 births Living people University of Papua New Guinea alumni Papua New Guinean writers Papua New Guinean women writers {{PapuaNewGuinea-bio-stub